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Walkout heightens failure fears for climate marathonCopenhagen (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 Negotiators raced against time to prevent a UN climate summit from ending in catastrophic failure Monday after developing nations staged a five-hour walkout and China accused the West of trickery. As the White House said Barack Obama wants a deal that imposes "meaningful steps" to combat global warming, ministers admitted they had to start making giant strides before 120 heads of state arrived for the summit's climax Friday. But their hopes were hit when Africa led a boycott by developing nations of working groups, only returning ... read more |
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Terneuzen, Netherlands (AFP) Dec 14, 2009Having a chemical plant sited almost next door to your plantation isn't normally what your average aubergine grower might want for his crop. Jan van Duijn, however, walks proudly through his greenhouse, a vast glass and metal structure spread out over five hectares (12.3 acres) where millions of aubergines are doing very nicely thank you. He's happy because thanks to a deal with a ... more  
San Francisco (UPI) Dec 14, 2009 The U.S. Geological Survey says its research has determined an earthquake early warning system for use in California is feasible. USGS scientists said earthquake early warning systems, already successfully deployed in Mexico, Japan and Taiwan, can detect an earthquake in progress and provide notice of seconds to tens of seconds prior to actual ground shaking. After a three-year ... more  
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 15, 2009Ancient DNA retrieved from extinct horse species from around the world has challenged one of the textbook examples of evolution - the fossil record of the horse family Equidae over the past 55 million years. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involved an international team of researchers and the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) based at the ... more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 14, 2009China has blocked the broadcasting signal for a popular television network, a company official said Monday, amid growing media censorship in the country. Sun TV viewers on the Chinese mainland called the network's Hong Kong office on December 5 to report that they had lost their signal, the spokesman said, declining to give his name or job title. "Some people in the audience called our ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Dec 14, 2009Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday warned that troubled global climate talks were at risk of "failure" and urged world leaders to adopt a more flexible approach. Rudd, who is due to arrive at the summit on Wednesday, said key polluters like China and India had made positive statements but as the talks enter their second week, a consensus looked difficult to achieve. "There's a ... more  
Dhaka (AFP) Dec 14, 2009Bangladesh's police force is in such a "dire state" that it risks inviting a military takeover of law and order duties, an international research institute has warned. The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report published over the weekend that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government lacked the political will to reform the police force despite a UN-led effort to do ... more |
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