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Havana (AFP) Dec 17, 2007Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in a letter read on television Monday that he would not cling to office or obstruct the rise of a new generation of leaders, raising speculation about his political future. "My basic duty is not to cling to office, nor even more so to obstruct the rise of people much younger, but to pass on experiences and ideas whose modest value arises from the except ... more Progress solid on Indonesian tsunami reconstruction: donors 
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 18, 2007Reconstruction in ravaged areas of the Indonesian coastline is on track nearly three years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a key group of international donors said Tuesday. The Multi Donor Fund (MDF) of foreign nations and international financial institutions paid out 270 million dollars between May 2005 and September this year, a progress report said. Fund representatives lauded the com ... more Adapt to climate change, World Bank chief tells developing nations 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2007China and other developing countries must place a much greater priority on adapting to climate change, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday. "For developing countries the adaptation challenge is as important, if not more so, than the mitigation challenge, but there has been less work on adaptation," Zoellick told reporters at the end of a four-day trip to China. "For many ... more Drought hits over a million people in southern China: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2007A drought described as the worst in 50 years in parts of southern China has left over a million people short of drinking water, state media reported Tuesday. More than one million residents in Guangxi region and nearly 250,000 in Guangdong province have been impacted by the drought since September, the China Daily reported. Guangxi recorded just 0.5 millimetres of rainfall between Novemb ... more Ant Invaders Eat The Natives, Then Move Down The Food Chain 
Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 19, 2007The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, is one of the most successful invasive species in the world, having colonized parts of five continents in addition to its native range in South America. A new study sheds light on the secrets of its success. The findings, from researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of California at San Diego, appear this week in the Proceedings of the ... more |
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Newcastle, UK (SPX) Dec 19, 2007As families gather round for the winter holidays, some faces may be more familiar than others. A recent study shows that the amount of social interaction between extended family members depends on whether people are related through their mother or father. Thomas Pollet and colleagues at Newcastle University and the University of Antwerp, Belgium, investigated how far maternal grandparents and pa ... more Monkeys Can Perform Mental Addition 
Durham NC (SPX) Dec 19, 2007Researchers at Duke University have demonstrated that monkeys have the ability to perform mental addition. In fact, monkeys performed about as well as college students given the same test. The findings shed light on the shared evolutionary origins of arithmetic ability in humans and non-human animals, according to Assistant Professor Elizabeth Brannon, Ph.D. and Jessica Cantlon, Ph.D., of the Du ... more SAFE Proclaims Energy Victory Proudest Moment of This Congress 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2007Securing Americas Future Energy (SAFE) has praised final House approval of historic energy legislation that will help reduce U.S. oil dependence through a robust strengthening and reform of fuel-economy standards and a renewable fuel standard. The bill, now headed for the presidents desk, incorporates key elements of the Recommendations to the Nation on Reducing U.S. Oil Dependence, a report iss ... more China sets up key agency to manage oil reserves 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 18, 2007China said Tuesday it had set up a special office to handle its strategic oil reserves that will aim to better manage and ensure the faster construction of storage facilities. The new office will be authorised to fill and release crude as it sees fit, according to a statement posted on the website of the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's key economic agency. China, ... more Iran sees Bushehr plant at full capacity in one year: official 
Tehran (AFP) Dec 18, 2007Iran expects its first nuclear power plant will produce electricity at full capacity in around a year after passing a "critical stage" with the delivery of fuel from Russia, a top official said on Tuesday. The 1,000 megawatt plant in the southern city of Bushehr could come on line within three months at up to 200 megawatts before being cranked up to full capacity nine months later, said Moha ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Dec 14, 2007Nuclear-armed India said on Friday it was ready to jump-start production of long-range nuclear missiles which can hit targets deep in China or Pakistan. V. K. Sarswat, the chief of India's missile development project, said the assembly lines were in place to speed up the production of the precision rockets. Military insiders told AFP the announcement was a response to reports of growing ... more Biochip Mimics The Body To Reveal Toxicity Of Industrial Compounds 
Troy NY (SPX) Dec 18, 2007A new biochip technology could eliminate animal testing in the chemicals and cosmetics industries, and drastically curtail its use in the development of new pharmaceuticals, according to new findings from a team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of California at Berkeley, and Solidus Biosciences Inc. The team's most recent discovery will be featured in the ... more Lost Worlds Of West Papua Reveal More Surprises 
Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 18, 2007A tiny possum and a giant rat were recorded by scientists as probable new species on a recent expedition to Indonesia's remote and virtually unknown "Lost World" in the pristine wilderness of western New Guinea's Foja Mountains. Conservation International (CI) and Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) scientists were accompanied by the first film crew to obtain f ... more Snowstorm blankets eastern Canada, kills four 
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 17, 2007A violent storm dropped 30-60 centimeters (12-24 inches) of snow in eastern Canada, causing road accidents that left at least four people dead and disrupting air traffic, officials said Monday. Dozens of flights from Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax were canceled or delayed. Along the Atlantic seaboard, up to 20,000 homes were without electricity in New Brunswick, as 16 ... more Study Shows Urban Sprawl Continues To Gobble Up Land 
Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 18, 2007Despite reports to the contrary, urban sprawl has continued to grow significantly for the past several decades, new research suggests. A study of changing land use patterns in the state of Maryland found substantial and significant increases in sprawl between 1973 and 2000. The results are in contrast to a well-publicized study last year that concluded that the extent of sprawl remained roughly ... more
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