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Another Potential Cure For HIV Discovered
Chicago (AFP) Jun 29, 2007In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell, according to the study published in Science magazine. The enzyme is still far from being ready to ... more French Group Veolia Wins Big Saudi Desalination Contract 
Paris (AFP) June 28, 2007The French utility services group Veolia has won a contract worth 702 million euros (945 million dollars) to design and build a water desalination plant in Saudia Arabia, Veolia said Thursday. The facility will also produce its own electricity, and construction is to be handled by a consortium that includes General Electric of the United States, the Korean group Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Veo ... more In Russian Far East Nature Makes No Allowances For Tourists 
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (AFP) Jun 28, 2007In a vast wilderness in eastern Russia, scientists and tourism entrepreneurs are anxiously working out how much is left of one of the world's great natural wonders, Geyser Valley. Hidden behind a veil of secrecy in Soviet times, the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula boasts nature at its most unpredictable, as demonstrated by a recent landslide that obliterated many of its prized geysers. In ... more Islands Off China Vanishing Under Weight Of Exploitation 
Beijing (AFP) June 29, 2007China boasts tens of thousands of islands but many are disappearing and others are being devastated by uncontrolled quarrying and other industrial practices, state media reported Friday. "Rampant stone quarrying and rubbish dumping have accelerated the deterioration of island eco-systems," said a circular issued by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), according to the Xinhua news agency. ... more Australian Drought Turns To Flood As California Dries Out 
Sydney (AFP) July 1, 2007As severe water restrictions take effect in Australia's major agricultural area, experts say there are signs the country's worst drought in a century may finally be coming to an end. Torrential rain last week flooded parts of Victoria state, just weeks after a deluge hit New South Wales and left nine people dead. The rains helped replenish dwindling dam levels in some of Australia's major ... more |
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Oslo (AFP) June 29, 2007Norwegian oil group Statoil and Britain's Shell said Friday they were scrapping plans to use carbon dioxide (CO2) to increase oil production. An evaluation showed that "though the value chain is technically feasible, it is not commercial viable," Statoil said in a statement. The project, announced in March 2006, involved the construction of a gas-fired power plant and a methanol production facil ... more EU To Relaunch Ties With Africa Amid Rising Chinese Influence 
Brussels (AFP) Jun 29, 2007The European Union aims to set up a strategic partnership with Africa to meet the continent's most important needs and match growing Chinese influence there, officials said Thursday. "We are looking for new, high-level relations. We want it to be a strategic partnership," Portugal's State Secretary for European Affairs, Manuel Lobo Antunes, told reporters. "We want to respond to individual ... more ADB Eyeing To Boost Clean Energy Program 
Manila (AFP) June 26, 2007The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday it was planning to boost its clean energy program to one billion dollars annually amid warnings Asia's contribution to green gas emissions could get worse. ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda said the region faced a "daunting challenge in securing energy" and expanding economies needed to spend more on clean energy technologies. "About 70 percent of ... more Russia And France Establish JV To Produce Nuclear Power Planet Turbines 
Paris (RIA Novosti) Jun 29, 2007Russia's Atomenergomash and France's Alstom signed Friday documents to establish a $400-million joint venture to manufacture half-speed turbines for nuclear power plants in Russia and abroad. The companies reached a deal in April with Russia's state controlled nuclear power corporation having a 51%-share in the JV, which will operate on the platform of the machine-building firm ZIO Podolsk in th ... more Belarus To Announce Nuclear Power Planet Tender Soon 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 29, 2007Belarus will soon announce a tender for the construction of its first nuclear power plant, the prime minister said Friday. "The amount of finance will be determined shortly, and a tender will be announced," Sergei Sidorsky said after a ministerial Russia-Belarus union session in Moscow, adding a potential construction site was already being selected. Belarusian officials have said that Rus ... more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 29, 2007A NASA satellite has captured the first occurrence this summer of mysterious shiny polar clouds that form 50 miles above Earth's surface. The first observations of these "night-shining" clouds by a satellite named "AIM" which means Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, occurred above 70 degrees north latitude on May 25. People on the ground began seeing the clouds on June 6 over Northern Europe. AI ... more Urban Populations Booming 
New York (UPI) June 27, 2007The U.N. Population Fund has issued a warning as the majority of the world's population shifts from rural to urban areas that plans must be prepared now because the coming changes are too large and will happen too fast to allow for simply reacting. the first time in history, more than half of the world's population, or 3.3 billion people, will be living in urban areas, said the "UNFPA State of W ... more Flood-Hit Britain Braces For More; As Heatwave Burns Greece 
London (AFP) June 28, 2007Britain braced for more torrential rain this weekend after flooding that has claimed at least four lives and left 3,000 homes inundated since the start of the week. Firefighters went to the aid of nearly 3,500 flood victims, while 1,300 people were forced to spend a third night away from their homes in the hardest-hit region of Yorkshire, in northeast England. More than 600 injuries have b ... more Firefighters Make Inroads Against California Wildfire 
San Francisco (AFP) June 28, 2007Firefighters tackling a massive forest fire in northern California made steady progress on Thursday after forecasted strong winds failed to materialize, US Forest Service officials said. More than 2,100 personnel have been working frantically to contain the inferno raging near the southern tip of Lake Tahoe, a popular tourist spot 304 kilometers (189 miles) northeast of San Francisco. The ... more Cooperation Agreement For Satellite Navigation In Africa 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 29, 2007ESA and the Agency for Security of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar have signed a cooperation agreement with the objective of using satellite navigation to improve air traffic safety over the African continent. The framework agreement, which covers cooperation between ESA and the African aviation safety agency (Agence pour la Securite de la Navigation Aerienne en Afrique - ASECNA), was si ... more
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