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BP launches new bid to stem Gulf of Mexico oil spillNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 13, 2010 BP prepared Thursday for a make-or-break bid to stop oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico by inserting a tube into the main leak and siphoning the crude up to a tanker on the surface. Remote-controlled submarines will perform the delicate operation to insert a narrow six-inch (15-centimeter) diameter tube into the 21-inch thick riser pipe in inky depths 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) down on the seabed. "There will be a set of gaskets attached to the tube and they will help seat it in the riser pipe," ... read more |
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Abu Dhabi (AFP) May 13, 2010Navies can intercept Somali pirate skiffs and foil hijackings but fighting waves of attacks at sea will not solve the problem, which is rooted in instability on land in Somalia, naval leaders say. Anti-piracy efforts "will not actually resolve the base problem of why piracy is occurring ... That solution lies in the stabilisation" of Somalia, Commodore Bob Tarrant, director of Britain's Roya ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2010The United States and China were Friday holding talks on human rights for the first time in two years, with a feud brewing over US support for efforts to crack through China's Internet firewall. Senior officials on Thursday opened the two-day talks, which offer the Obama administration a chance to show it also cares about human rights as it seeks a wide-ranging partnership with China on issu ... more  
Seoul (UPI) May 13, 2010 Electronics giant Samsung announced it would invest $21 billion in clean energy over the next decade. The move is aimed at repositioning Samsung for changing global markets, the company said. "Governments around the world are investing in green industries to address the issues of depleting energy resources," said Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee Tuesday in an announcement. "We must m ... more |
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Suspension from Kyoto carbon trading looms for BulgariaSofia (AFP) May 13, 2010 Bulgaria will likely be suspended from carbon emissions trading as of June 30 for failing to comply with UN recommendations, Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova said Thursday. The UN Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol has taken a preliminary decision to revoke Bulgaria's accreditation to trade in carbon emissions, which is likely to be definitively confirmed on June 30, the minister said. Bulgaria's previous government had not complied with the committee's recommendations to bring its ... read more |
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