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Scrubbing CO2 From Atmosphere Takes CommitmentPalo Alto CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2010 With carbon dioxide in the atmosphere approaching alarming levels, even halting emissions altogether may not be enough to avert catastrophic climate change. Could scrubbing carbon dioxide from the air be a viable solution? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution suggests that while removing excess carbon dioxide would cool the planet, complexities of the carbon cycle would limit the effectiveness of a one-time effort. To keep carbon dioxide at low levels would require a long- ... read more |
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Jakarta (AFP) July 6, 2010Representatives from 13 "tiger-range countries" will draft a global recovery plan at a meeting in Indonesia next week in a bid to rescue the big cats from extinction, officials said Tuesday. The plan to be drafted on the Indonesian resort island of Bali will be used as the basis for discussion at a "tiger summit" scheduled to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from September 15 to 18. "W ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) July 7, 2010Agricultural Bank of China has priced the Hong Kong portion of its massive stock sale at 3.20 Hong Kong dollars (41 cents) per share, below the top end of its expected range. AgBank - the last of China's big four lenders to float its shares - had said the stock would be priced between 2.88 Hong Kong dollars and 3.48 Hong Kong dollars a share, raising 13.1 billion US dollars at the top end. ... more  
Dharamshala, India (AFP) July 7, 2010The Dalai Lama turned 75 on Tuesday, a milestone marked by celebrations in his hometown-in-exile but tinged by sadness that his compatriots in Tibet were unable to honour the occasion. Under relentless rain, the Tibetan spiritual leader addressed a packed crowd of 5,000 followers at his temple in McLeod Ganj, a hill station in the Indian Himalayas where he has lived since fleeing Tibet in 19 ... more |
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Chinese-built hospital risks collapse in Angola: state radioLuanda (AFP) July 6, 2010 Luanda's general hospital has evacuated 150 patients over worries that the four-year-old, Chinese-built structure could collapse, state radio reported Tuesday. The patients were evacuated after the discovery of "deep cracks in the walls of the paediatrics and gynaecology wards", the report said. The eight-million-dollar hospital was built by the China Overseas Engineering Group Company (COVEC), through credit lines provided by Beijing, according to the private weekly O Pais. The ruling MPLA ... read more |
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