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Philippines calls for Asia food meet as China rebuffs bid to buy wheat
Manila (AFP) April 11, 2008The Philippines has urged Asian governments to hold talks on the sharply escalating cost of food, officials said Friday as China rebuffed a bid by Manila to buy wheat. Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap wants a ministerial-level meeting of Asian governments to discuss means to raise food production and provide interim food aid, the International Rice Research Institute said. "We must ... more Warmer seas, over-fishing spell disaster for oceans: scientists 
Hanoi (AFP) April 11, 2008The future food security of millions of people is at risk because over-fishing, climate change and pollution are inflicting massive damage on the world's oceans, marine scientists warned this week. The two-thirds of the planet covered by seas provide one fifth of the world's protein -- but 75 percent of fish stocks are now fully exploited or depleted, a Hanoi conference that ended Friday was ... more US will work with partners to avert future crisis: Paulson 
Washington (AFP) April 11, 2008US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned Friday that the struggling US economy may face rougher times ahead but insisted its fundamental prospects are in good shape. The Treasury chief also said Washington would work with its global partners to take steps aimed at averting future financial crises. "The financial market turmoil and its impact on global growth underscore the need for all ... more Three killed in French attack on Somali pirates: local officials 
Mogadishu (AFP) April 11, 2008Three people were killed Friday during an operation against pirates by French armed forces in Somalia shortly after hostages on a luxury boat were freed, local officials told AFP. The thirty hostages, most of them French, had been held on board the "Le Ponant" yacht since it was seized in the Gulf of Aden on Friday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office flatly rejected that its ... more Researchers Develop New Conservation Map For Biodiversity Hotspot 
York, UK (SPX) Apr 14, 2008A conservation biologist at the University of York is part of an international team of researchers that has developed a remarkable new road map for protecting thousands of rare species that live only in Madagascar. The researchers, including Professor Chris Thomas, prepared a detailed conservation plan for lemurs, ants, butterflies, frogs, geckos and plants across the 226,642-square-mile island ... more |
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Paris (AFP) April 12, 2008A prototype robot that can induce a general anaesthetic for operations has been developed in France using American equipment and tested on some 200 patients,the project team leader has announced. "The automatic pilot system relieves the anaesthetist of one of his tasks so that he can devote himself to the extremely important job of monitoring the patient's state," said Professor Marc ... more Market alone can't halt CO2 emissions: British climate official 
Paris (AFP) April 11, 2008A top British climate change official backed an embattled European Union scheme Friday to tax industrial carbon emissions, but also allowed for exceptions in highly competitive sectors. Adair Turner, the newly-appointed head of Britain's Climate Change Committee, also expressed skepticism toward the reliance on industry-wide agreements and new technology favoured by the United States for ... more Indonesian police arrest three officers over illegal logging 
Jakarta (AFP) April 11, 2008Three Indonesian police officers have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in illegal logging on Borneo island, the national police chief said Friday. The arrests followed a series of raids on illegal logging operations on Borneo in which police confiscated around 24 million dollars' worth of logs bound for China, Japan and Taiwan. "Three police officials of Ketapang city in West Ka ... more How Strong Is A Hurricane. Just Listen 
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 14, 2008Knowing how powerful a hurricane is, before it hits land, can help to save lives or to avoid the enormous costs of an unnecessary evacuation. Some MIT researchers think there may be a better, cheaper way of getting that crucial information. So far, there's only one surefire way of measuring the strength of a hurricane: Sending airplanes to fly right through the most intense winds and into ... more Flowers' Fragrance Diminished By Air Pollution 
Richmond VA (SPX) Apr 14, 2008Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby inhibiting the ability of pollinating insects to follow scent trails to their source, a new University of Virginia study indicates. This could partially explain why wild populations of some pollinators, particularly bees - which need nectar for food - are declining in several areas of the world, in ... more |
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Washington, April 11, 2008 This week the circus came to town. Not Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, but Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, and with it the three rings of a five-plus year war and occupation, politicians in their populist best pitches and the media echo of what's going on with Iraq's oil revenue. Petraeus, the commander of coalition forces in Iraq, and Crocker, the top U.S. diplomat ... more Russia, Mongolia sign uranium accord: reports 
Moscow (AFP) April 11, 2008Russia and Mongolia signed on Friday an agreement on cooperation in the uranium sector, as Moscow pushes to develop nuclear power in the neighbouring state, Russian news agencies reported. "The signing of this document ensures a multi-faceted approach to developing aspects of atomic energy in Mongolia," the head of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko, was quoted by ... more Oil, environment, lifestyle fuel Asia's two-wheeler boom 
Singapore (AFP) April 12, 2008Record high oil prices, environmental concerns, affluent lifestyles as well as the need to dodge city traffic are driving a boom in Asia's motorcycle and bicycle market, industry figures say. The rediscovery of cycling as a way to keep fit is also helping to boost demand for two-wheelers, those at a bicycle and motorcycle exhibition which runs in Singapore until Sunday said. Asia is ... more New Method Rapidly Produces Low-Cost Biofuels From Wood, Grass 
Amherst MA (SPX) Apr 14, 2008George Huber of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $400,000 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue his revolutionary new method for making biofuels, or "green gasoline," from wood or grasses, a process that would be much less expensive than conventional gasoline or ethanol made from corn. Results of Huber's research were published in the April 2008 ... more Greenpeace complains to EU over Slovak nuclear plans 
Brussels (AFP) April 11, 2008The environmental group Greenpeace filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Friday, alleging illegal Slovakian state aid for a "pre-Chernobyl" nuclear power plant project. The complaint claims that the Slovak authorities used "market-distorting measures" to push through "what would otherwise have been an unviable and unattractive project". ... more
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