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Myanmar says cyclone death toll tops 22,000
Yangon (AFP) May 7, 2008More than 22,000 people were killed in Myanmar's devastating cyclone and 41,000 are still missing four days after the storm slammed into the country's southern coast, the government said Tuesday. Aid workers were racing to deliver food and water to the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta region, which was submerged by floodwaters, leaving scenes of utter devastation with homeless survivors running low ... more US leads pressure on Myanmar to admit aid agencies 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008The United States and Australia led international calls Tuesday for the military junta in Myanmar to ease entry restrictions to allow disaster relief to reach the cyclone-hit country. With the latest death toll reaching 22,000 dead, 41,000 missing and expected to continue rising from the weekend cyclone, many aid agencies are still awaiting travel visas to enter the reclusive nation. ... more US ships standing by for Myanmar relief: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008US Navy ships, including an amphibious assault ship with helicopters and US marines, are standing by off Thailand awaiting permission to join relief efforts in cyclone-hit Myanmar, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The Pentagon and the State Department have begun planning for a humanitarian relief mission even though Myanmar has yet to respond to US offers of aid, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Mor ... more Mangrove destruction partly to blame for Myanmar toll: ASEAN chief 
Singapore (AFP) May 6, 2008The destruction of mangrove forests that served as a buffer from the sea is partly to blame for the massive death toll from a cyclone in Myanmar, the head of the ASEAN regional bloc said Tuesday. More than 15,000 people have died after the cyclone swept through the Irrawaddy river delta over the weekend and pounded Myanmar's main city of Yangon, the country's state media reported. ... more Doctors punished in China for mishandling deadly virus outbreak: Xinhua 
Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2008Ten doctors and officials in China have been punished for mishandling a virus that has killed 26 children, state media reported as the number of infected youngsters rose to more than 12,000. The punishments have been meted out in the eastern province of Anhui, where most of the deaths have occurred and local officials have been accused of being too slow to report the disease, Xinhua news age ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) May 6, 2008China's national economic planner said Tuesday grain reserves were sufficient to ensure domestic supplies, adding the rise in global grain prices would only have a limited impact on the country. The supply and demand of grain is basically in equilibrium with adequate state reserves and restrictions on grain exports in place, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement ... more Chile volcano erupts; evacuation ordered 
Puerto Montt, Chile (AFP) May 6, 2008A volcano in southern Chile erupted with renewed vigor Tuesday, raining ash and lava over its surroundings and forcing a total evacuation in a 30-kilometer (19-mile) radius, the National Emergency Office said. Emergency sirens sounded in the coastal region 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) south of Santiago, after the Chaiten volcano blasted out ash and cinders and generated lava and pyroclastic ... more Asian Development Bank mulling response to Myanmar cyclone 
Madrid (AFP) May 6, 2008The head of the Asian Development Bank Tuesday expressed his condolences to Myanmar over the country's devastating cyclone, and said the institution would decide how best to respond. "I would like to take a moment to offer, on behalf of all of us at ADB, our heartfelt condolences to the people of Myanmar who are struggling through the aftermath of Sunday's cyclone with huge losses of life an ... more U.S. to fund advanced water energy studies 
Washington (UPI) May 6, 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy says it will make up to $7.5 million available for research into harnessing the energy potential of oceans, tides and rivers. "Water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface," said Andy Karsner, the department's assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy. "Using environmentally responsible technologies, we have a tremendous ... more Analysis: Storage needs for nuclear growth 
Hanover, Germany (UPI) May 6, 2008 Expanding nuclear power to meet growing energy demand worldwide may be hindered by the lack of repositories for spent nuclear fuel, but planned national underground repositories in some countries and interim storage options could sustain nuclear energy's rapid growth in the short term. Proposed international storage sites for spent nuclear fuel in Russia and other countries may ... more |
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San Francisco CA (SPX) May 07, 2008International investment and specialized fund and asset management group Babcock and Brown has announced it has a completed the financing of its Wessington Springs Wind Project, located near the town of Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Construction has begun on the wind farm, which is expected to begin commercial operations by the end of the year. The Wessington Springs Wind Project, with ... more Xantrex Launches New Solution For Off-Grid Renewable Energy And Backup Power Systems 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) May 07, 2008Xantrex Technology announces the launch of its latest innovative product for the off-grid and backup power markets. The Xantrex Trace Series Inverter/Charger is a durable, reliable, and economical power conversion solution for renewable energy and backup power applications. The new Trace Series Inverter/Charger provides dependable modified sine wave electricity for homes or businesses that ... more Ormat Technologies And Montana-Dakota Utilities Announce New Recovered Energy Generation Project 
Reno NV (SPX) May 07, 2008Ormat Technologies and Montana-Dakota Utilities have announced that the two companies entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement to build a 5.3 MW recovered energy generation facility to be located on the Northern Border Pipeline Company's (Northern Border) compressor station in Morton County, North Dakota. The facility, which is expected to be completed in ... more GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Selects Site For Potential Commercial Uranium Enrichment Facility 
Wilmington NC (SPX) May 07, 2008Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) has announced it has selected GEH's Wilmington headquarters site for a potential commercial uranium enrichment facility. The planned GEH plant would result in the creation of hundreds of new technical, operational and support jobs at the site between now and 2012. "This is a key milestone in GLE's development process," said Tammy Orr, President and CEO of ... more Solar Games At Paranal 
Cerro Paranal, Chile (SPX) May 05, 2008Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, is certainly one of the best astronomical sites on the planet. Stunning images, obtained by ESO staff at Paranal, of the green and blue flashes, as well as of the so-called 'Gegenschein', are real cases in point. The Earth's atmosphere is a gigantic prism that disperses sunlight. In the most ideal atmospheric conditions, such as those ... more
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