Place: Mediterranean region

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food

Michelle Darmody: Baking with almonds

Recipes by Michelle Darmody this week are orange blossom and almond cake, almond macaroons and sunken prune tarts.

general

Rocket leaves are added to all of this week's tasty recipes

home and gardens

Grow your own almonds for beauty and health

world

Spain's Princess Cristina in court on fraud charges

world

Greenpeace in oil rig demonstration in Turkey

business

NTR eyes European expansion

Petroceltic announces £27.5m share placing

Oil and gas exploration company Petroceltic today announced that it has successfully raised £27.5m (€30.7m) through a conditional placing with existing and new shareholders.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2009

More calls for Govt to rejoin Commonwealth

The Irish Government today faced further calls to rejoin the Commonwealth.

Tue, 15 May, 2007

Major tsunami 'before end of the century'

The Mediterranean region – particularly the area around Greece – could be hit by a major tsunami before the end of the century, a scientist said today.

Thu, 07 Sep, 2006

Hundred-year forecast warns of longer, hotter heatwaves

HEATWAVES are likely to become more severe, frequent and long lasting this century, scientists said yesterday.

Fri, 13 Aug, 2004