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Tank battles in Chad capital
Ndjamena (AFP) Feb 3, 2008Tank battles in the streets and helicopter air strikes rocked the Chad capital Sunday as President Idriss Deby tried to win back lost territory and foreigners fled the country. Anti-tank and automatic weapons fire was heard around the presidential palace, where Deby has been holed up since Friday. Bodies covered with flies littered the streets and aid groups reported hundreds of wounded from ... more Western demand drives Burkina Faso organic goods 
Tanghin-Dassouri, Burkina Faso (AFP) Feb 3, 2008Burkina Faso may be one of the poorest countries on the planet but some of its people are now getting ahead thanks to rising demand in the developed world for organically grown cotton and skin-saving shea butter. And the principal beneficiaries of this flourishing new trade are village women. The famed US women's wear chain Victoria's Secret last July signed a deal for the delivery this ... more The Yellow River, "China's sorrow," in troubled times 
Zhengzhou, China (AFP) Feb 1, 2008The Yellow River has traditionally been called "China's sorrow" and for Li Xiaoqiang, the grief strikes particularly close to home. As a senior official with the Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Li observes -- up close and on a daily basis -- the gradual deterioration of China's second-largest waterway. "The Yellow River is still in a pretty bad state," he told AFP, sitting in his sp ... more France's Veolia to fully enter Japanese waterworks market 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 3, 2008France's Veolia Water, the world's largest water company, will fully enter the Japanese waterworks market by boosting its stake in a Japanese partner, a newspaper said Sunday. Veolia Japan Water KK, a subsidiary of the French firm, has recently upped its stake in Nishihara Environment Technology Inc, a waterworks firm, to 51 percent from the 20 percent it acquired in 2006, the Nikkei busines ... more Dumpling scare exposes Japan's food dependency 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 3, 2008A nationwide alarm in Japan over toxic Chinese dumplings is a wake-up call for an agriculture policy that has left the nation at the mercy of imported food, analysts say. Nearly 300 people have sought medical treatment, with one girl in serious condition, since a Japanese company last week said that frozen meat dumplings produced at a Chinese factory contained insecticide. Major foodmake ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2008Most of the Earth's listed active volcanoes are located at the borders between two tectonic plates, where upsurge of magma from the mantle is facilitated. When these magmatic uprisings occur at a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate plunges under another, they give rise to volcanic massifs such as the Andes cordillera. Other volcanic chains are formed along oceanic ridges, submarine regions ... more Beijing's disaster response too little, too late: travellers 
Changsha, China (AFP) Feb 1, 2008Many of the millions of Chinese hit hardest by a run of severe weather are venting their anger at what they see as an inept government response that was too little and too late. Official propaganda has painted a picture of a heroic response to weeks of deadly cold and subsequent transport paralysis. But people in this stressed-out city in central Hunan province say the government fiddle ... more Heavy Snow Blankets North America, Europe And Asia 
Chicago (AFP) Feb 1, 2008Heavy snow blanketed much of the central United States Friday, shutting down busy roadways, closing schools and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Some 500 flights were cancelled at Chicago's O'Hare airport where delays were also averaging 45 to 60 minutes, a spokesman for the airport said. As the massive storm system made its way slowly eastward, huge swaths of the country ... more Africa quakes kill at least 40: officials, hospitals 
Kigali (AFP) Feb 3, 2008Two strong earthquakes shook the African Great Lakes region on Sunday, killing at least 34 people in Rwanda and six in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to officials and hospital sources. Hundreds of people were wounded, many with fractured limbs, after the two quakes struck close together along the western Rift Valley fault. Houses crumbled and deep cracks spread up the walls ... more Millions struggle for tickets as China battles weather 
Guangzhou, China (AFP) Feb 3, 2008Millions of Chinese workers battled for a precious train ticket home Sunday as authorities flew in emergency food and medical supplies to areas stranded by the worst weather in 50 years. China's top leaders warned that the country faced a grim relief task as supplies were airlifted to the snowbound southwestern province of Guizhou and neighbouring Hunan where many people have been without po ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Feb 2, 2008Ukraine may join the WTO on unfavorable terms just to beat Russia to it and gain advantage, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Saturday, adding that Russia would only take an offer that guarantees its economic stability. "On the wave of its political relations with the West, Ukraine will most likely join (the WTO) on unfavorable terms just to join ahead of Russia and get some advant ... more France, Japan, US cooperate on nuclear reactors 
Paris (AFP) Feb 1, 2008France, Japan and the United States agreed Friday to cooperate in making prototypes of so-called "4th generation" nuclear reactors, according to statements released by each country's energy ministries. These sodium-cooled reactors, which would not come on line until mid-century, produce more energy per unit of fuel than nuclear reactors currently in operation. But early prototypes have b ... more China, US aluminum giants buy into Rio Tinto 
London (AFP) Feb 1, 2008Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco said Friday it and US peer Alcoa have bought a 12-percent stake in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto, setting up a possible takeover tussle with rival BHP Billiton. Analysts said the acquisition was a possible defensive move to prevent, or at the least complicate, any tie-up between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, two of the biggest miners and suppliers of raw mat ... more Analysis: Iraq oil deals drawing near 
Washington (UPI) Feb 1, 2008Iraq's Oil Ministry, in talks with oil majors to boost production in crucial fields, may give long-term deals to firms that offer technical support. This comes as Baghdad is preparing a first round, though somewhat cloudy in details, of bidding and negotiated contracts to improve its struggling oil sector. Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Argus Media on the sidelines of t ... more US, Russia to hold formal economic talks 
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2008The United States and Russia announced Thursday they will launch formal talks this year to discuss growing trade and investment links, which include US plans to import Russian nuclear fuel. Washington will host the first meeting in the spring and delegates from both the public and private sector will participate in the new dialogue, according to a joint statement released by the State Depart ... more
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