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Volcano emitting 150-300,000 tonnes of CO2 daily: expertsParis (AFP) April 19, 2010 Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano is emitting between 150,000 and 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per day, a figure placing it in the same emissions league as a small-to-medium European economy, experts said on Monday. Assuming the composition of gas to be the same as in an earlier eruption on an adjacent volcano, "the CO2 flux of Eyjafjoell would be 150,000 tonnes per day," Colin Macpherson, an Earth scientist at Britain's University of Durham, said in an email. Patrick Allard of the Paris In ... read more |
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West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 20, 2010Decreasing or increasing the function of a newly discovered gene in corn may increase vitamin A content and have significant implications for reducing childhood blindness and mortality rates, according to a Purdue University-led study. Torbert Rocheford, the Patterson Endowed Chair of Translational Genomics and professor of agronomy at Purdue, led the study that made findings in yellow and ... more  
Paris (AFP) April 19, 2010Air travellers stranded around the world by Iceland's volcanic ash turned to imaginative and often expensive alternatives to get home as airport authorities struggled to assuage passenger anger. With no clear end in sight to the cloud of ash bringing travel chaos to millions, European travellers turned to ground- and sea-based alternatives, with coach and ferry services reaping the dividends ... more  
Yangon (AFP) April 17, 2010A series of bomb blasts at the site of a controversial dam project in a remote part of Myanmar destroyed cars and buildings and left one man injured on Saturday, an official said. The explosions took place in the early hours of the morning at four locations where the Myitsone Dam is under construction in the country's northernmost Kachin state, the official said on condition of anonymity. ... more |
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China, Venezula in 36-billion-dollar energy dealsBeijing (AFP) April 19, 2010 China and Venezuela have agreed on energy deals and loans worth a hefty 36 billion dollars, as the Asian giant cements ties with a Latin American state that is a major irritant to Washington. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a 16-billion-dollar investment package during a ceremony in Caracas Saturday, at which the two governments signed several energy-related deals, China's state news agency Xinhua reported. Venezuela will also receive soft loans worth 20 billion US dollars from the Ch ... read more |
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