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Lessons from past disasters help combat California blaze
Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Lessons learned from previous disasters helped save lives in California's wildfire crisis but better pre-emptive strategies could have helped douse the flames earlier, analysts say. As California smolders one week after the outbreak of wildfires that scorched several hundred thousand acres, destroyed 1,800 homes and left seven people dead, experts say the scale of destruction could have been ... more Retreating California fires leave smoke hazard 
San Diego, California (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Firefighters tightened their grip on California's wildfires with the help of cooler weather, although a health threat remained Sunday from choking smoke and lingering ash over the region. Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and spots of drizzle allowed firefighters to staunch or contain most of the 23 fires that have erupted since last Sunday, leaving seven dead, destroying 1,800 homes and dis ... more Drought in southeast US fuels battle over water resources 
Cumming, Georgia (AFP) Oct 28, 2007An extreme drought in the southeastern United States has fueled a bitter tri-state battle over dwindling water resources that pits man against mussels. Millions of people in the state of Georgia fear their taps could run dry, while environmentalists in Florida say freshwater mollusks protected under the US Endangered Species Act risk dying off. Hoping to guarantee no one will go thirsty, ... more Climate controversy heats up Australian election 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Australian Prime Minister John Howard was defiant Sunday in the face of reports his environment minister urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Kyoto Protocol ahead of upcoming polls. The prime minister is battling for his political life in the November 24 election against a Labor Party leader who has vowed to immediately sign onto the UN-backed Kyoto process if he wins. How ... more Rebuilding of Indonesia's Aceh nearly complete: officials 
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 26, 2007The multi-billion dollar reconstruction of Indonesia's Aceh province after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is nearing completion but survivors still face challenges, officials said Friday. The agency overseeing reconstruction of the province at the northern tip of Sumatra island said just over 100,000 houses have been rebuilt, still short of a 120,000 target, set following the trag ... more |
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Bordeaux, France (AFP) Oct 28, 2007The first-ever attempt at a climate neutral vineyard in France is underway in Bordeaux's Medoc region, where winemaker Remi Lacombe plans to offset his own carbon emissions by investing in a carbon-reducing project elsewhere. Lacombe, who has four chateaux in the region, is working in conjunction with German based climate protection group, ClimatePartner, to measure his own emissions and fin ... more Faroes go against the current for a sustainable fishing industry 
Torshavn (AFP) Oct 28, 2007At the Torshavn docks, Ola Jacobsen is busy preparing his fishing boat for the coming season. Unlike most fishermen, his quota is set in days instead of tonnes, part of the Faroe Islands' new ecological fishing policy. The system, designed to prevent fishermen from throwing excess fish back into the North Atlantic, was introduced in 1996 after a crisis in the early 1990s when fish prices plu ... more British navy seizes drugs on Venezuelan vessel 
London (AFP) Oct 27, 2007A British Royal Navy warship has seized three tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a Venezuelan fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean, the navy said Saturday. HMS Portland was on routine patrol Friday in the north of the ocean when crew members spotted a suspicious-looking vessel and dispatched a helicopter to inspect it more closely. As the helicopter approached, crew members allegedly threw pac ... more Australian town cleaning up after freak tornado 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2007An Australian town was cleaning up Saturday after a freak tornado tore roofs off homes and destroyed a power station, emergency services said. The twister hit the town of Dunoon in northern New South Wales Friday, part of a storm front that also brought hail and torrential rain. NSW State Emergency Services worker Scott Hankel said the tornado smashed into a power station, effectively cu ... more New Wrestling Bout Over The Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007The Arctic is rapidly becoming a scene of "competition and conflict for access to natural resources." This is how it is defined in A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, a unified United States' maritime strategy that explains the comprehensive role of the sea services in an era marked by increased globalization and change, presented on October 17. U.S. Senate was also urged to approv ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2007 As Washington, Baghdad and Ankara intensively seek a last-minute diplomatic solution to Turkey's intention to invade Iraqi Kurdistan to deal a decisive blow to Kurdistan Workers Party guerrillas, the ominous consequences of an invasion are becoming clearer. While a Turkish military operation carries the possibility of inflaming the one remaining area of Iraq relatively free of insurgent ... more US nudges India on nuclear deal 
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 28, 2007US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged India Sunday to quickly conclude a nuclear energy deal, stalled due to opposition from the communists who prop up India's federal coalition. "We want the nuclear deal to move forward as quickly as possible," Paulson said after a function in Amtala village, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Kolkata, capital of the Marxist-ruled state of West Bengal. ... more Japan warns Chinese activists heading to disputed islands 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Japan's Coast Guard Sunday dispatched patrol ships and aircraft after spotting a boat carrying Chinese activists to a group of disputed islands claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan. "We have spotted a boat near the Japanese territorial sea on the western side of the islands," said a coast guard official based in the southern Japanese island chain of Okinawa. The Coast Guard sent patrol shi ... more High oil prices hit Chinese petrol stations 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Fuel shortages were reported at petrol stations throughout China Sunday as the cost of oil on the domestic market lagged behind record global prices, prompting refiners to slow deliveries. Petrol stations were temporarily closed or refusing to sell petrol and diesel in Shanghai, the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian and in the central and eastern regions of Zhejiang, Shandong and He ... more Africa: China cashes in 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2007China's government may have high-profile political and strategic reasons for seeking closer ties with Africa, but its companies are on the continent mostly for the money, analysts say. A case in point is the move by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to buy 20 percent in South Africa's Standard Bank, which at 5.5 billion dollars is the biggest Chinese financial acquisition ever. ... more
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