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Dome to capture oil from disaster well as slick spreadsVenice, Louisiana (AFP) May 4, 2010 Winds pushed a giant oil slick towards fragile wetlands on the US coast Tuesday as efforts intensified to bottle up a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico causing the growing environmental disaster. Under pressure energy giant BP said it had prepared the first of three giant domes to collect oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico and channel it into a waiting tanker. But a political tempest spread across the United States, with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger backing away from a conten ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2010More than 2,000 babies have been born in China to women who lost their children in a 2008 earthquake thanks to a government programme that includes artificial insemination, state media said Wednesday. A total of 3,140 women had become pregnant under the programme, which also provided free medical treatment, with 2,106 giving birth so far, the Global Times said, quoting government figures. ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 4, 2010China could see a 73-percent jump in heart disease by 2030 due to aging, smoking, high blood pressure and other risk factors, researchers who reviewed health since China's economic reforms in the 1980s said Tuesday. "China is a prime example of a middle income nation in transition. The country's standard of living and life expectancy have improved for many, but aging, dietary changes and les ... more  
Madison WI (SPX) May 05, 2010Conventional agriculture production relies heavily on fossil fuels, particularly in its ability to provide energy at a low cost. However, the uncertain future of fossil fuel availability and prices point to need to explore energy efficiencies in other cropping systems. Most of the U.S. Corn Belt relies on a two-year rotation of corn and soybean with heavy inputs of fertilizer, herbicides a ... more |
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Malaysia aims to have nuclear power plant by 2021Kuala Lumpur (AFP) May 4, 2010 Malaysia announced Tuesday it aims to build its first nuclear power plant by 2021, saying it is the only solution to the country's growing energy needs. "The cabinet has approved in principle. Yes, we are going nuclear. For our ministry, the countdown has begun," said Peter Chin, minister for energy, green technology and water. "We need a lead time of 10 years. (In) 2021 we could have our first plant hopefully," he told reporters. Chin said the nuclear option was the solution to Malaysia's e ... read more |
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