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British explorer to measure depth of Arctic ice cap
London (AFP) Oct 16, 2007A British explorer who was the first man to reach the North Pole solo announced plans Tuesday to lead an expedition to measure the thickness of the Arctic ice caps. Pen Hadow, 45, who reached the top of the world alone in 2003, will lead a three-person team on the Vanco Arctic Survey mission, which could provide key evidence on climate change. "The Arctic ice cap is in crisis. It is goin ... more Taiwan's Chen says no peace deal with China 
Taipei (AFP) Oct 16, 2007Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday snubbed a peace overture made by China, saying Taipei would never sign what he called a "surrender agreement" based on Beijing's "one-China" principle. Chinese President Hu Jintao made the offer on Monday in his keynote speech at the opening of the Communist Party's five-yearly Congress, but insisted independence for the island would never be tolera ... more Chinese bank eyeing Bear Stearns: official 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 16, 2007China's CITIC Bank may bid for US investment bank Bear Stearns, a Wall Street icon tracing its roots back to the 1920s, a Chinese government official said Tuesday. "CITIC Bank is considering a bid for Bear Stearns," Jiang Dingzhi, vice chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the industry watchdog, told reporters. It was the first time that a potential Chinese buyer was menti ... more Imminent eruption for Indonesian volcano 
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 17, 2007Indonesia late Tuesday raised the status of a volcano on Java island to the highest alert level and recommended people evacuate the area immediately. Officials have advised residents living within a 10-kilometre (6.2-mile) radius of Mount Kelut to leave, with the Indonesian volcanology and geology disaster management centre saying the highest alert level status meant "an eruption is possible ... more Satellites Help Save Lives 
London UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2007The UK is taking charge of an international group providing satellite data to support disaster relief across the globe. The British National Space Centre and DMC International Imaging will lead the International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" from October 2007 until April 2008. The organisation's Executive Secretariat and Board will meet in London on 17 and 18 October 2007. Minister f ... more |
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Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 17, 2007When University of Illinois crop scientist Fred Below began growing tropical maize, the form of corn grown in the tropics, he was looking for novel genes for the utilization of nitrogen fertilizer and was hoping to discover information that could be useful to American corn producers. Now, however, it appears that maize itself may prove to be the ultimate U.S. biofuels crop. Early research ... more Novel Gate Dielectric Materials: Perfection Is Not Enough 
London UK (SPX) Oct 17, 2007For the first time theoretical modeling has provided a glimpse into how promising dielectric materials are able to trap charges, something which may affect the performance of advanced electronic devices. This is revealed in a paper published on the 12th October in Physical Review Letters by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and SEMATECH, a company in Austin, Texas. Throug ... more Nuclear Deal In Trouble India Warns US As Whitehouse Says Deal Not Dead 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 16, 2007India's government has admitted to the United States it is having trouble pushing through a landmark nuclear accord, in a fresh sign it may have caved in to pressure from its left-wing allies. Premier Manmohan Singh, who had been pushing for the conclusion of the deal as his key foreign policy achievement, conveyed the message to US President George W. Bush during a phone conversation late M ... more Putin blames 'worn-out' equipment for Iran nuclear delay 
Tehran (AFP) Oct 16, 2007President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed "old worn-out equipment" for the delays in completing Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant but insisted the project would still be completed. Putin said Russian engineers working on the plant in the southern city of Bushehr were coping with equipment dating back to when the project was started by Germany's Siemens in the 1970s under the de ... more Putin Calls For Shared Use Of Most Of Caspian Sea 
Tehran, Iran (RIA Novosti) Oct 17, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin told a Caspian summit in Tehran that the bulk of the Caspian Sea should be left for the common use of its five littoral states. "The Caspian Sea should not be covered by numerous state borders, sectors and exclusive zones," Putin said. "The less territory they occupy and the more water remains in common use, the better." The Russian leader said the Caspian states ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2007The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it had no information about any "undeclared nuclear facility in Syria" and it was investigating media reports that such a site had been the target of a recent Israeli air strike. The International Atomic Energy Agency "has no information about any undeclared nuclear facility in Syria and no information about recent reports," spokeswoman Melissa Fleming sai ... more Chemistry Turns Killer Gas Into Potential Cure 
London UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2007Despite its deadly reputation, the gas carbon monoxide (CO) could actually save lives and boost health in future as a result of leading-edge UK research. Chemists at the University of Sheffield have discovered an innovative way of using targeted small doses of CO which could benefit patients who have undergone heart surgery or organ transplants and people suffering from high blood pressure. ... more Hu Hints At Political Reform As Police Shutdown Petitioners Village 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 15, 2007Chinese President Hu Jintao signalled Monday a willingness to experiment further with political reforms, but he will proceed slowly and carefully, analysts said. Standing with an accountant's demeanour as he delivered the opening speech to the ruling Communist Party's five yearly Congress, Hu was a model of caution as he touched on the hot-button issue of democracy -- and with good reason. ... more Tiny Pacific islands say climate change threatens survival 
Nuku'Alofa (AFP) Oct 15, 2007Some of the world's most vulnerable island nations appealed Monday for action to halt climate change that could cause them to disappear beneath the Pacific Ocean. Meeting in the Tongan capital, Nuku'alofa, the leaders of tiny nations including Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, Niue, the Cook Islands and the Marshall Islands said countries responsible for greenhouse gas emissions must act. "It is ... more International Team Of Scientists Warns Of Climate Change's Impact On Global River Flow 
Cambridge MD (SPX) Oct 16, 2007A global analysis of the potential effect of climate change on river basins indicates that many rivers impacted by dams or extensive development will require significant management interventions to protect ecosystems and people, according to an article published today in the online version of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. "As a result of damming and development, major rivers wo ... more
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