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Beijing latest victim of China virus outbreak: state media
Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2008A deadly viral outbreak that preys on children has appeared in Olympic host city Beijing, and the number of infections in China has grown to more than 9,000, state media reported Monday. The latest reported death occurred in eastern Zhejiang province, where a person died of hand, foot and mouth disease, the state-run Zhejiang Online news site said, without giving further details. ... more Bees Disease - One Step Closer To Finding A Cure 
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 06, 2008Scientists in Germany have discovered a new mechanism of infection for the most fatal bee disease. American Foulbrood (AFB) is the only infectious disease which can kill entire colonies of bees. Every year, this notifiable disease is causing considerable economic loss to beekeepers all over the world. The only control measure is to destroy the infected hive. The mechanism of infection ... more Cholera Study Provides Exciting New Way Of Looking At Infectious Disease 
Rome, Italy (SPX) May 06, 2008Scientists in Italy have discovered a new perspective in the study of infectious disease. Normally, such studies are based upon laboratory work looking at an organism and how it works within the human body. However, in a recent paper published in Environmental Microbiology, Dr Carla Pruzzo, Dr Luigi Vezzulli and Dr Rita R Colwell studied an environmental bacteria and it's interaction with the ... more Australia needs years of heavy rainfall to crack drought: experts 
Sydney (AFP) May 5, 2008Australia will need several years of heavy rainfall to reverse the devastating effects of a drought that has battered farm production, the Bureau of Meteorology said in a report received Monday. The report came despite months of drenching rains spawned by the La Nina weather phenomenon in the agricultural east of the country that sparked optimism that the worst drought in 100 years might at ... more US: Myanmar junta failed to warn people on cyclone 
Washington (AFP) May 5, 2008US First Lady Laura Bush accused Myanmar's military rulers Monday of failing to warn their citizens in time about a killer cyclone and pressed the junta to accept US aid in the disaster's wake. "Although they were aware of the threat, Burma's state-run media failed to issue a timely warning to citizens in the storm's path," Bush said in an unusual appearance at the White House briefing room ... more |
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London (UPI) May 5, 2008 The victory of Boris Johnson in London's mayoral election represents the emergence of a new generation of politicians into the struggle for power. The baby boomers are starting the long, sad slide into senescence. The generation X-ers are on the march. The first sign of this great shift came in Russia earlier this year when Dmitry Medvedev, at 44 just two years older than Johnson ... more US authorities close campsites amid beetle fears 
Salmon, Idaho (AFP) May 5, 2008A small beetle wreaking havoc on forests in the western United States has prompted authorities to shut down a host of campgrounds for the summer amid fears that ravaged trees could topple over. Officials have closed 21 campsites in northern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming because of the hazards posed by the handiwork of the bark beetle, which is killing a record number of conifers across ... more Tropical insects risk extinction with global warming: study 
Washington (AFP) May 5, 2008Global warming could pose a greater risk to tropical insects and other species sensitive to the slightest shifts in temperature than to creatures living in the world's tundra, US scientists warned Monday. While cold weather animals are used to huge temperature changes, tropical species live under a much smaller temperature range and face a bigger risk of extinction with an increase of just ... more Surging food prices bite across Asia 
Sydney (AFP) May 5, 2008From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warn. A billion people in Asia are seriously affected by the surging costs of daily staples such as rice and bread, the director general of the Asian Development Bank, Rajat Nag, has said. "This includes rough ... more Beijing working to clear the air 
Beijing (UPI) May 2, 2008 Chinese officials said anti-pollution efforts are helping clear the air in Beijing, with 86 days of fairly good air quality reported so far this year. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection said the number of so-called "blue sky" days is up from 67 during the same period last year, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday. The Chinese news service said ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) May 06, 2008Scientists probing volcanic rocks from deep under the frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean have discovered a special geochemical signature until now found only in the southern hemisphere. The rocks were dredged from the remote Gakkel Ridge, which lies under 3,000 to 5,000 meters of water; it is Earth's most northerly undersea spreading ridge. The study appears in the May 1 issue of the leading ... more Offshore EOR Crucial To Sustaining Future Oil Supply 
Tulsa OK (SPX) May 06, 2008A major campaign of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in offshore fields will be crucial for sustaining the world's future oil supply, according to renowned petroleum consultant Dr. Rafael Sandrea. Offshore fields have been the main source of growth for world oil production in recent years, as onshore oil output has been essentially flat during the last two decades, he noted. But less than a fou ... more Iowa Utility Board Approval Of Marshalltown Coal-Based Power Plant Lauded By Clean Coal Proponents 
Alexandria VA (SPX) May 06, 2008The approval of a coal-based power plant in Marshalltown, Iowa, is a major step in the continued development and deployment of clean coal technology and the continued utilization of coal- America's most abundant energy resource-according to a statement by American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity Vice President of Communications Joe Lucas. "The approval of the Marshalltown plan ... more Raser Begins Work On Utah Geothermal Power Project 
Provo UT (SPX) May 06, 2008Raser Technologies has announced that they will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for beginning the construction phase of the first geothermal power plant built in Utah in 20 years. The groundbreaking ceremony in Beaver County, Utah will be followed by a press conference at the Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI) building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Senator Orr ... more Hydro-Quebec Awards Four Wind Projects To The St-Laurent Energies Consortium 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) May 06, 2008The St-Laurent Energies consortium, consisting of EDF Energies Nouvelles, HYDROMEGA Services and RES Canada, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded five wind projects by Hydro-Quebec Distribution, representing a total capacity of 954 Megawatts (MW). St-Laurent Energies submitted its bids in association with REpower Systems AG, a world-renown manufacturer of wind turbines, utilizing it ... more
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