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Too late to avert second Haiti disasterPort-Au-Prince (AFP) March 18, 2010 Despite billions of dollars in pledges and an unprecedented humanitarian drive, it is likely too late to avert a second disaster in quake-hit Haiti, a top US aid coordinator warned Thursday. Tents and tarpaulins are simply not enough to protect tens of thousands of Haitians from the coming rains and hurricanes, and a new wave of quake survivors could perish in a second "catastrophe," InterAction chief Sam Worthington predicted. "Having observed camps on very steep slopes and that you cannot simp ... read more |
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Boston MA (SPX) Mar 19, 2010Since its development in China thousands of years ago, silk from silkworms, spiders and other insects has been used for high-end, luxury fabrics as well as for parachutes and medical sutures. Now, National Science Foundation-supported researchers are untangling some of its most closely guarded secrets, and explaining why silk is so super strong. Researchers at the Massachusetts Insti ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2010Graphene-carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick-now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications. Graphene h ... more  
Sydney (AFP) March 19, 2010Australia Friday voiced confidence its vital trade ties with China would not be harmed by next week's sensitive trial of an Australian mining executive charged with bribery and industrial espionage. Trade Minister Simon Crean said Australia did not link the case of Rio Tinto's Stern Hu, set to be tried along with three Chinese colleagues, with the booming resources sales that have made China ... more |
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Siemens to revamp IT unit, cut 4,200 jobsFrankfurt (AFP) March 18, 2010 German industrial giant Siemens announced on Thursday a broad restructuring of its SIS information technology division that includes the elimination of 4,200 jobs worldwide. As part of the "reorientation" of Siemens' IT business, "plans call for eliminating some 4,200 of about 35,000 jobs worldwide by 2011," a statement said. Around 2,000 of the cuts would come in Germany, it added. Some 9,700 of the division's staff are employed in Germany, according to the business daily Handelsblatt. Inve ... read more |
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