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UN's FAO asks for millions more to help Peru quake victims
Rome (AFP) Aug 28, 2007The United Nations needs another 10 million euros (13.8 million dollars) in emergency aid for earthquake-hit Peru, where damage is worse than originally thought, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Tuesday. "Some 13.8 million dollars are needed to help feed and restore the farming and fishing-based livelihoods of the affected population," the Rome-based agency said in a ... more Hong Kong faces 10 percent risk of tsunami this century: study 
Paris (AFP) Aug 28, 2007Hong Kong and the neighbouring territory of Macau face a roughly 10 percent risk of being hit by a devastating tsunami in the next hundred years, scientists said. The danger stems from where the bed of the South China Sea ducks under the Manila Trench, a boundary in the notoriously seismic Philippine Sea plate of the Earth's crust. An earthquake on the Manila Trench could cause giant waves ... more US farmers at odds with government over weather 
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2007An annual US publication with a track record for accurately predicting the weather found itself at odds Monday with the government weather service over what winter is going to be like in the United States. The 191st edition of the US Farmers' Almanac, which goes on sale on Tuesday, predicts a colder than usual winter from Maine to normally warm Florida, in the eastern half of the United ... more France's washout summer fails to deter tourists 
Paris (AFP) Aug 24, 2007It's official: France's rainy, grey and generally cold summer has been the worst for the past 30 years, the weather service said Friday, but tourist arrivals were the highest in five years. July and August were wet across two-thirds of the country while the Mediterranean region was too dry, said Frederic Nathan, meteorologist at Meteo France. "Yes we can say that it was a rotten summer ... more Discovery May Help Defang Viruses 
University Park (SPX) Aug 29, 2007Researchers may be able to tinker with a single amino acid of an enzyme that helps viruses multiply to render them harmless, according to molecular biologists who say the discovery could pave the way for a fast and cheap method of making vaccines. "We have successfully tested this technique with poliovirus," said Craig Cameron, the Paul Berg professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2007Four construction workers who were trapped for eight days in a tunnel following an accident at a hydropower project in southwestern China were pulled out alive on Tuesday, state media reported. The workers were trapped on August 20 when a water tunnel serving the large hydropower project in Yunnan province collapsed, Xinhua news agency reported. They were kept alive by rescuers who dug ... more Engineers Perfecting Hydrogen-Generating Technology 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 29, 2007Researchers at Purdue University have further developed a technology that could represent a pollution-free energy source for a range of potential applications, from golf carts to submarines and cars to emergency portable generators. The technology produces hydrogen by adding water to an alloy of aluminum and gallium. When water is added to the alloy, the aluminum splits water by attracting ... more Germany FM warns over race for Arctic resources 
Ny Alesund, Norway (AFP) Aug 28, 2007German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday warned that no nation should break the law to get its hands on the natural energy resources of the Arctic. "I very much believe that everybody should respect international law," Steinmeier told reporters as he visited the research station at Ny Alesund on Spitzbergen, a Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean. "The North Pole is ... more Energy Department to aid biofuels creation 
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy says it will allocate up to $33.8 million to support commercial production of cellulosic biofuels. The funding, officials said, will support development of enzymes -- a key step to enabling bio-based production of clean, renewable biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol. The funding, part of President Bush's Twenty in Ten Plan, seeks to displace ... more Russia US To Sign Nuclear Power Cooperation Deal In Fall 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 29, 2007A senior Russian nuclear official said Tuesday that a deal is likely to be signed with the United States this fall on the civilian use of nuclear power. The document, initialed two months ago, envisages the transfer of fissile materials, and relevant installations and equipment. "We hope the document will be signed during the coming fall," said Nikolai Spassky, deputy head of the Federal Agency ... more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 28, 2007In the field of astrobiology, few people have had a bigger influence than Frank Drake. In 1960, he conducted the first radio Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He formulated the "Drake Equation," which set the standard for the search for alien life in our galaxy, providing scientific rigor to a field of inquiry that previously had been derided as pure science fiction ... more Sibal Calls For Dedicated Satellite For Better Health Services In Remote Areas 
New Delhi (ANI) Aug 28, 2007Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal called for a dedicated satellite for providing health services to the people in remote areas. Speaking after formally launching the Telemedicine facility for the rural areas at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, he said the country with 17000 hospitals and half a million doctors has the potential to give its people the best health ... more Lockheed Martin Bids On Next Generation Global Positioning Satellite System 
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2007A Lockheed Martin-led team has submitted its proposal to design and build the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Global Positioning System Space Segment program, known as GPS Block III. This program will improve position, navigation, and timing services for the warfighter and civil users worldwide and provide advanced anti-jam capabilities yielding improved system security, accuracy and reliabil ... more Boeing Bids On Next Generation Global Positioning Satellite System 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 28, 2007Boeing has submitted its proposal to the U.S. Air Force for the development and production of up to 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites. The enhanced spacecraft will offer positioning service that is 10 times better than today's system as well as improved anti-jamming capabilities for the warfighter. "Boeing's GPS III offering builds on our proven 34-year GPS partnership with ... more Sino-Russia Military Ties 
Hong Kong (UPI) Aug 24, 2007 China is running into problems in its military-technology dealings with Russia. The country has postponed high-level military talks on defense technology and stopped all new military contracts until Russia delivers an overdue shipment of aircraft, according to industry sources in both countries. China has also complained about the quality of Russian weapons. Russian dealers, on the other ... more
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