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Court upholds jail term for Japanese architect
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 7, 2007A Japanese court on Wednesday upheld a five-year prison term for an architect at the centre of a nationwide scandal over buildings vulnerable to collapse during earthquakes. The Tokyo High Court dismissed an appeal by Hidetsugu Aneha, 49, who was given a jail term and fined 1.8 million yen (15,700 US dollars) by a district court in December. He outraged the nation by admitting he lied to ... more US House votes to override Bush for first time 
Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2007For the first time in his seven-year presidency, the US House of Representatives voted Thursday to override a veto by President George W. Bush. In an effort to force through the 23 billion dollar "Water Resources Development Act" to fund numerous water projects, the Democrat-controlled House voted 361-54 -- more than the two-thirds required -- to override Bush's veto last week of the bill. ... more China to beef up presence in Antarctica 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2007China will send its largest research team to Antarctica in more than two decades and expand its facilities there in a major reassertion of its presence on the icy continent, state media said Wednesday. A team of 188 scientists and support personnel will leave next Monday for Antarctica, China's biggest single contingent since it first established a research base in 1985, the China Daily news ... more Indonesian volcano erupting slowly: volcanologist 
Blitar, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 7, 2007A massive island that has risen from the crater lake of a steaming Indonesian volcano consists of new lava that has gradually erupted from its core, a volcanologist said Wednesday. Mount Kelut in Indonesia's East Java has been on high alert for three weeks, with scientists fearing the peak could explode, putting at risk thousands of lives. "The lava has been coming out through the cracks ... more Nairobi e-waste dump threatens lives of hundreds of children 
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 7, 2007The Nairobi slum where 12-year-old Priscilla grew up abuts one of Africa's largest dumpsites. Now her blood is charged with lead, as electronic waste from the world over piles up unchecked. Dandora is far and away the largest refuse dump in the 4.5-million-strong Kenyan capital, and with 2,000 tons of fresh waste every day, it also holds the dubious distinction of being a member of the "dirt ... more |
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Madison WI (SPX) Nov 08, 2007The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed world, according to a new study. In a paper to be published the week of Nov. 12, 2007, in the journal EcoHealth, a team of researchers led by environmental public health authority Jonathan Pat ... more Higher Levels Of Pollutants Found In Fish Caught Near A Coal-Fired Power Plant 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2007Emissions from coal-fired power plants may be an important source of water pollution and fish contamination, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study being presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C. The study, abstract number 157770, found higher-than-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-recomm ... more Pollution From Marine Vessels Linked To Heart And Lung Disease 
Rochester NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2007Pollution from marine shipping causes approximately 60,000 premature cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths around the world each year, according to a report scheduled to appear in the Dec. 15 issue of Environmental Science and Technology, the journal of the American Chemical Society. The report benchmarks for the first time the number of annual deaths caused globally by pollution from marine ve ... more Massive Project Reveals Shortcomings Of Modern Genome Analysis 
Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 08, 2007The sequencing and comparison of 12 fruit fly genomes -- the result of a massive collaboration of hundreds of scientists from more than 100 institutions in 16 countries -- has thrust forward researchers' understanding of fruit flies, a popular animal model in science. But even human genome biologists may want to take note: The project also has revealed considerable flaws in the way they identify ... more SkyPort Signs Contract With Cisco For Emergency Response Satellite Connectivity 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2007SkyPort Global Communications has signed a contract with Cisco Systems to provide satellite connectivity for Cisco's Emergency Response Networks (ERN) service. Cisco's ERN service provides emergency voice, video, and Internet connectivity for first responders during disasters where terrestrial communication is unavailable or disrupted. Cisco maintains two mobile command and control centers ... more |
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Kinshasa (AFP) Nov 7, 2007Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have opened a probe after nearly 18 tonnes of radioactive minerals from primarily Chinese-owned mines were dumped in a river, officials said Wednesday. "We are investigating in order to understand what happened," provincial mines' minister Barthelemy Mumba Gama told AFP. "The minerals were seized and must be buried in a secured area. They w ... more IEA forecasts for Indian, Chinese energy demand 
Paris (AFP) Nov 7, 2007The International Energy Agency focused on the impact of soaring demand from Asian giants China and India in its 2007 World Energy Outlook. Here are some key predictions by the energy watchdog. The figures and dates are based on current energy consumption trends. Future action by governments to reduce demand would affect the forecasts. They are also based on an assumption of economi ... more Boeing Completes 747-8 Intercontinental Firm Configuration 
Everett WA (SPX) Nov 08, 2007Boeing has completed firm configuration of the 747-8 Intercontinental. This milestone marks the completion of the major trade studies needed to finalize the airplane's performance and interior features. "We have designed the 747-8 Intercontinental to be the ideal airplane for serving the 400- to 500-seat market between the 777 and the A380," said Michael Teal, deputy chief project engineer for t ... more Iran reaches key nuke target: Ahmadinejad 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 7, 2007Iran has built a landmark 3,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Wednesday, despite international pressure to halt its atomic work. "We have now reached 3,000 machines," Ahmadinejad told a rally in the northeastern city of Birjand. Scientists say that in ideal conditions 3,000 centrifuges can make enough highly enriched uranium in a year's ti ... more EU proposes 'alliance' with developing world on climate change 
Lisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2007The EU proposed a "global alliance" with developing countries to tackle climate change Wednesday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said. "Developing countries will be the most affected by climate change and have the least resources to fight its affects," Barroso said at the second European Development Days conference in Lisbon. The alliance will focus on financial suppor ... more
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