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No hope for 181 Chinese miners: official
Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Two coal mines in eastern China that flooded last week have claimed the lives of 181 workers, a senior official said Thursday, confirming for the first time the full extent of the tragedy. "They have no hope of survival," Shandong province vice governor Huang Sheng told reporters here, even as rescuers continued to pump water out of the two pits that have been submerged since Friday. ... more Death toll mounts as floods, heat wave batter US 
Chicago (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Unrelenting storms and floods have forced thousands of people from their homes, while other states have wilted in a record-breaking heatwave with the death toll from the extreme weather hitting the US rising to almost 50 Thursday. Mudslides and murky floodwaters hampered rescue efforts in the central and southern states of Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin after a week ... more Dean's death toll rises with new deaths in Mexico 
Puebla (AFP) Aug 23, 2007A couple and their two children were killed in central Mexico Thursday by a landslide caused by driving rains blamed on the remnants of hurricane Dean, raising to at least 25 the death toll from the storm's rampage. The four were killed when a chunk of mountainside buried the path on which they were walking in Xochitlaxco, according to Puebla state Governor Mario Marin. ... more Underwater Robot Taken On Black Sea Expedition 
Newark DL (SPX) Aug 16, 2007Using a novel underwater robot, University of Delaware marine scientists will help reveal the mysteries of the Black Sea's geology and maritime history, including ages-old shipwrecks, during an international expedition that is now underway. The Institute for Exploration and the Institute for Archaeological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography are leadi ... more Global warming to decimate China's harvests 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Global warming is set to cut China's annual grain harvest by up to 10 percent by 2030, placing extra burden on its shrinking farmland, state press reported Thursday. Zheng Guoguang, head of the State Meteorological Administration, said the impact of global warming means that China will likely need an extra 10 million hectares (247 million acres) of farmland by 2030. ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Shifting to renewable energy could save countries in East Asia as much as two trillion US dollars in fuel costs over the next 23 years, or more than 80 billion dollars annually, environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday. A shift from oil and coal could also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 22 percent in the same period, it said in a report released to coincide with a meeting of Associat ... more German gov't, energy companies agree to improve nuclear safety 
Berlin (AFP) Aug 23, 2007The German government and four companies operating nuclear power plants in the country on Thursday agreed they would tighten safety measures, a month after two incidents sparked a national outcry. "We have agreed to put in place steps that will further improve the safety climate at nuclear power plant operations within a year," the environment ministry said in a statement. ... more Analysis: Nigeria probes oil block awards 
Miami (UPI) Aug 23, 2007 As part of President Umaru Yar'Adua's ongoing effort to curb corruption, the Nigerian government is considering revoking licensing blocks for exploration amid accusations they were obtained through bribes. Some of the companies awarded choice blocks in the last year had close ties to government officials, This Day newspaper reported, citing a government source. ... more ASEAN agrees to set up nuclear energy safety network 
Singapore (AFP) Aug 23, 2007Southeast Asian countries agreed Thursday to establish a regional nuclear energy safety network, amid warnings from environmental activists that the risks of atomic power outweigh the benefits. Energy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) tasked senior officials to work out the details of the ASEAN Nuclear Energy Safety Sub-Sector Network, they said at the end of ... more Eco-Friendly Home Concerns Don't Match Buying Behaviors 
Roseville MN (SPX) Aug 22, 2007It's no secret that homeowners have "green" on the brain. With energy efficiency rebates and a number of different green products on the market, homeowners are showing concern for eco-friendly home upgrades. In fact, according to a recent market research survey on U.S. Residential Awning Usage, conducted by Harris Interactive Inc. and commissioned by the Professional Awning Manufacturers A ... more |
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Paris (UPI) Aug 22, 2007 The big question in Russian politics is not only who will replace President Vladimir Putin when he is required by the constitution to step down after serving two consecutive terms, but whether Putin himself leaves politics. The semi-forced resignation of former Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov from the job of secretary of the national Security Council, and his replacement by a temporary ... more B-52 Bombers To Remain In Service For Foreseeable Future 
Zhukovsky, Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 22, 2007The U.S. Air Force (USAF) will continue flying the B-52 strategic bomber into the foreseeable future, despite their having been in service for more than five decades, a senior U.S. military official said Tuesday. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the USAF since 1955. A total of 744 B-52s have been produced, but only about 100 B-52H bombers remain in service ... more A Rocket-Powered Prosthetic Arm 
Nashville TN (SPX) Aug 22, 2007Combine a mechanical arm with a miniature rocket motor: The result is a prosthetic device that is the closest thing yet to a bionic arm. A prototype of this radical design has been successfully developed and tested by a team of mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University as part of a $30 million federal program to develop advanced prosthetic devices. "Our design does not have superhuman ... more Hurricane Dean pounds Mexico for a second time 
Nautla, Mexico (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Hurricane Dean on Wednesday hit Mexico for a second time in two days, blasting the eastern state of Veracruz with strong winds and pounding rain threatening to trigger dangerous floods and mudslides. Dean was little more than a shadow of the monster storm that roared onto Mexico's Caribbean coast on Tuesday, but authorities worried that as many as 3.5 million residents could be at risk from ... more Taiwan, wary of China, to hike military spending 
Taipei (AFP) Aug 22, 2007Taiwan's cabinet agreed Wednesday to hike military spending by nearly 15 percent in next year's budget in an apparent signal of its resolve against rival China. Under a draft budget, which has to be confirmed by parliament, the defence ministry is setting aside 345.9 billion Taiwan dollars (10.5 billion US), up 44.6 billion Taiwan dollars, the cabinet said in a statement. ... more
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