Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A technician services skates during the 200 km (124 miles) speed skating race in Techendorf in Austria's southern Carinthia province, January 27, 2012. Techendorf hosts the Alternatieve Elfstedentocht Weissensee (Alternative Eleven City Races Weissensee), a traditional Dutch series of speed skating events for both professionals and amateurs with some 6.000 participants from January 23 to February 4. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING SOCIETY)
Lael Brainard, United States under secretary of the treasury ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:30:06 +0100 (AP) - Lael Brainard, United States under secretary of the treasury for international affairs smiles during a pannel session at the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The meeting lasts until Jan. 29. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Microsoft founder Bill Gates addresses the European Parliament ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:20:03 +0100 (Reuters) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates addresses the European Parliament in Brussels January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer
A visitor looks at "Abstrates Bild (rot)" by Gerhard ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A visitor looks at "Abstrates Bild (rot)" by Gerhard Richter during a contemporary arts exhibition in Doha January 25, 2012. The painting is estimated to fetch between $3,900,000 and $5,460,000 when it is auctioned off in London on February 15-16. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: SOCIETY)
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, Bill Gates answers ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:20:06 +0100 (AP) - In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, Bill Gates answers a question while being interviewed in Kirkland, Wash. Gates has a terse response to criticism that the high-tech solutions he advocates for would hunger are too expensive or bad for the environment: Countries can embrace modern seed technology and genetic modification or their citizens will starve. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)