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 Bangkok (UPI) Oct 5, 2009 
Industrialized nations are trying to "sabotage" a treaty to combat global warming in advance of the December climate summit in Copenhagen, China's chief climate negotiator said Monday. Now in the second and final week of talks in Bangkok on a climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, tensions were running high as negotiators representing 180 countries attempt to whittle down the exh ... read more 
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 4, 2009In quake-hit Indonesia, the flooded Philippines and typhoon-ravaged Vietnam, troops are evacuating the wounded and stranded, distributing food and medicines - and gaining the public's admiration. As countries across Southeast Asia clean up and count the dead following a series of devastating natural disasters, the militaries engaged in relief work have seized the moment to burnish their som ... more |
China installs record amount of renewable energy in 2024, data shows
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Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2009The number of swine flu cases worldwide has jumped by at least 24,000 in two weeks to exceed 343,000, while deaths from the A(H1N1) virus edged up to more than 4,100, a US health agency said Monday. "The World Health Organization (WHO) regions have reported over 343,298 laboratory-confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1 with at least 4,108 deaths, which is an increase of at least 24,373 cases and 191 ... more  
Tonopah, Nev. (UPI) Oct 2, 2009 Renewable energy solutions, while answering the energy problems of the United States, also can require billions of gallons of water annually and could cause conflicts over water resources, The New York Times reports. "When push comes to shove, water could become the real throttle on renewable energy," Michael E. Webber, an assistant professor at the University of Texas Austin who studie ... more  
Zurich, Switzerland (UPI) Oct 5, 2009 The convincing "Yes" vote in the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty came as a great relief to the leaders of the European Union. EU Commission President Jose Barroso called it "a vote of confidence" in Europe, with understandable exaggeration. In fact it was a vote of fear, based on the dire economic situation in Ireland, which faces massive budget deficits for years to come after be ... more |
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Padang, Indonesia (AFP) Oct 5, 2009Indonesia called off the search for survivors in the quake-hit city of Padang on Monday as officials sought to contain the risk of disease caused by thousands of trapped bodies. ocal officials and foreign specialists who rushed to Indonesia's Sumatra island after Wednesday's devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake said the aid effort had switched to relief and rebuilding. The United Nation ... more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2009India said Friday that December's climate meet in Copenhagen should aim to agree on modest goals, calling on wealthy nations to be less "evangelical" in their push for a deal. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh renewed India's vows not to be the deal-breaker in Copenhagen but stood by the developing world's refusal of binding requirements on cutting emissions blamed for global warming. ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 4, 2009Most Japanese know the drill: keep a backpack near the door, filled with bottled water, dried or canned food, a first-aid kit, cash, clothes, a radio, a torch and lots of spare batteries. In disaster-prone Japan - regularly shaken by earthquakes, dotted with more than 100 volcanoes and swept by typhoons every year - living with the threat of death has always been a part of life. The me ... more |
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