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Security Council divided on response to Myanmar cyclone
United Nations (AFP) May 8, 2008The UN Security Council was divided Thursday on how to respond to Myanmar's cyclone emergency with Western members urging strong pressure on Yangon to allow foreign relief aid while China warned against politicizing the issue. Britain's UN Ambassador John Sawers said London looked to the Yangon regime "to take the necessary measures to allow humanitarian relief in." "They have taken some ... more Myanmar 'not ready' for foreign rescue teams: state media 
Yangon (AFP) May 9, 2008Myanmar is "not ready" for foreign search and rescue teams after the deadly cyclone, the foreign ministry said Friday in a state newspaper, announcing that some aid workers had been deported. A search and rescue team and media who arrived Wednesday on a flight from Qatar were deported the same day, the statement said. "Currently Myanmar has prioritised receiving emergency relief provisio ... more Grim fight for survival after Myanmar cyclone 
Yangon (AFP) May 9, 2008More than one million homeless in Myanmar were battling to stave off disease and hunger Thursday, but the military government maintained tight limits on foreign assistance six days after a massive cyclone. With death toll estimates near 100,000 and the clock ticking for those who survived, Myanmar's junta -- long suspicious of the outside world -- came under new pressure to fully open up to ... more West presses Myanmar on aid, China says don't play politics 
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2008Western powers stepped up the pressure on Myanmar's rulers Thursday to quickly allow foreign aid into the cyclone-ravaged country, as China warned against politicizing the disaster. The United States led calls for improved cooperation from Yangon and even weighed dropping food and aid into the worst affected parts of Myanmar. It did not rule out doing so even without approval from the countr ... more Tsunami offers lessons for Myanmar aid effort 
Jakarta (AFP) May 8, 2008A region closed to the press, a regime reticent to open its borders to aid workers, an overwhelming catastrophe -- there are worrying similarities between Myanmar's cyclone and the 2004 tsunami. The most striking parallel is physical: villages wiped out, bodies floating in paddy fields, aerial images of a swamped tropical coastline and descriptions of a six-metre (20-foot) tidal surge. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2008China has vowed to keep grain output above 500 million tonnes in 2008 as the world's largest producer and consumer of rice struggles to cope with rising global grain prices, state media said Thursday. "We will strive to stabilise full-year grain output at more than 500 million tonnes," said Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai, according to the China Securities Journal. In 2007, China prod ... more US caught between aid and politics over Myanmar disaster 
Washington (AFP) May 8, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insists aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar has nothing to do with politics but critics and some Asian diplomats wonder whether Washington is mixing the two. The United States has already accorded three million dollars in aid and geared up for massive operations in Myanmar where up to 100,000 people were feared killed by Tropical Cyclone Nargis. But the ... more UN official 'disappointed' with Myanmar relief cooperation 
United Nations (AFP) May 8, 2008UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said Thursday that he was "disappointed" with Myanmar over its failure to facilitate entry to more foreign relief workers and supplies to cope with the cyclone disaster. "I am disappointed that we have not had more results" from discussions with the Myanmar government to enable the arrival of disaster relief teams and the distribution of badly-needed emergen ... more UNEP sounds alarm over decline in migratory birds 
Nairobi (AFP) May 8, 2008The United Nations Environment Programme on Thursday voiced concern over declining numbers of migratory birds globally, in what it said was an alarming sign of the state of world biodiversity. "The decline in numbers is currently being recorded for many of the migratory bird species along all of the world's major flyways," UNEP said in a statement issued ahead of the May 10-11 World Migrator ... more Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home 
Washington (AFP) May 9, 2008A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. With gasoline at record prices at US pumps, and soaring corn, rice and wheat costs sparking a global food crisis this year with deadly riots in several nations, some have questioned the ... more |
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Helsinki (AFP) May 8, 2008More than half of Finns are opposed to the building of new nuclear reactors in the Nordic country, a poll published Thursday showed. Some 53 percent said they were against new nuclear reactor projects, while 34 percent said they supported the idea, according to the poll conducted by research company Taloustutkimus for Finnish national broadcaster YLE. Around 12 percent of those questione ... more GIOVE-B Transmitting Its First Signals 
Paris, France (ESA) May 08, 2008Following a successful launch on 27 April, GIOVE-B began transmitting navigation signals today. This is a truly historic step for satellite navigation since GIOVE-B is now, for the first time, transmitting the GPS-Galileo common signal using a specific optimised waveform, MBOC (multiplexed binary offset carrier), in accordance with the agreement drawn up in July 2007 by the EU and the US for the ... more Garmin, TomTom and Magellan Dominate Latest Consumer Reports GPS Navigator Ratings 
Yonkers NY (SPX) May 06, 2008Despite the influx of several new brands and models, longtime GPS brands -- Garmin, TomTom and Magellan -- are still making the best Global Positioning Systems. The three brands accounted for 16 of the top 20 rated models in the latest tests in Consumer Reports June issue. After months of in-lab and on-the-road tests of 39 GPS systems, the Garmin Nuvi 760 ($600) rated best with an Excellen ... more RFMD Announces Strategic Restructuring 
Greensboro NC (SPX) May 07, 2008RF Micro Devices has announced that effective immediately RFMD is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, in order to focus on core semiconductor component opportunities, including cellular front ends and other components in RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG) and the expanding portfolio of semiconductor components in RFMD's Multi-Market ... more Rodale Garners Two National Magazine Awards 
New York NY (SPX) May 06, 2008Rodale has announced that RunnersWorld.com and Bicycling.com each received a National Magazine Award (NMA), the magazine industry's highest editorial honor, from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). RunnersWorld.com was recognized for General Excellence Online, while Bicycling.com's GPS Tool won for best Interactive Feature. SVP and Editor-in-Chief of Runner's World and newly e ... more
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