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Rescuers race to find missing in flooded China mineXiangning, China (AFP) April 6, 2010 Rescuers were searching Tuesday for 33 workers still trapped in a flooded Chinese coal mine, as the joy of seeing over 100 others pulled out alive was tempered by the first news of fatalities. Five bodies were found during overnight searches at the Wangjialing mine in Shanxi province, China's coal-producing heartland in the north, but authorities say there is still hope the rest will be found alive. On Monday, rescuers wept with joy as 115 workers were brought one by one from the pit - some rar ... read more |
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Maribor, Slovenia (AFP) April 6, 2010The Dalai Lama praised Tuesday Chinese citizens' increasing criticism of Beijing's policy on Tibet, but saw little chance for a short-term solution on the region. "Things are hopeful in the long run, very hopeful, but in the short term, (it is) very difficult," the Tibetan spiritual leader said when asked by journalists about a possible solution that would allow him to return to Tibet. " ... more  
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2010Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have unveiled a new class of reverse-osmosis membranes for desalination that resist the clogging which typically occurs when seawater, brackish water and waste water are purified. The highly permeable, surface-structured membrane can easily be incorporated into today's commercial production system, the resear ... more  
Seoul (AFP) April 6, 2010A South Korean warship has caught up with a supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates but is keeping its distance from the vessel for the sake of the crew's safety, officials said Tuesday. The destroyer has tracked down the 300,000-tonne South Korean tanker Samho Dream, which is heading for Somali waters, a foreign ministry official said. "At around 1:20 am (16:20 GMT Monday), the destroyer ... more |
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US court deals setback to regulators over 'net neutrality'Washington (AFP) April 6, 2010 A US appeals court dealt a major setback on Tuesday to the efforts of US goverment regulators to force Internet service providers to treat all Web traffic equally. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of broadband provider Comcast Corp. in a case seen as a test of the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enforce "net neutrality." Net neutrality is the principle that ISPs provide the same speed and level of service to all Web users, regardless ... read more |
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