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New Mumbai airport plan pits environment against businessChinchpada, India (AFP) July 11, 2010 Lush green mangrove trees and shrubs stretch into the distance on the muddy outskirts of Navi Mumbai in western India, the low-lying land swollen with heavy monsoon rains Nearby, the people of Chinchpada are starting their day: women wash and dry clothes in the open, children walk barefoot to school along a dirt track and men sip tea at a stall. But the village, nearly a dozen others like it nearby, and 160 hectares (395 acres) of the steaming mangroves are under threat. A blue sign on the r ... read more |
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Quang Tri, Vietnam (AFP) July 11, 2010Something resembling a broken green plate suddenly catches Staff Sergeant Mike Overton's eye. "I need you to back up," he quickly warns a reporter. In Vietnam's Quang Tri province, which a survey found to be 80 percent contaminated with unexploded munitions from the Vietnam War, Overton has just discovered another potential threat. Overton, 28, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afg ... more  
Taipei (AFP) July 11, 2010Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Sunday sent a message to China's President Hu Jintao, calling for closer ties following the historic trade pact signed by the two sides last month. The appeal, condensed into 16 Chinese characters, will be given to Hu this week by Wu Poh-hsiung, honorary chairman of Taiwan's Kuomintang party, when he meets the mainland's leader in Beijing. "There is a lot ... more  
Herndon VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2010The U.S. Department of State has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation to continue providing staff to conduct peacekeeping operations and humanitarianism assistance training for the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program. The contract has a potential value of $150 million over five years. "The ACOTA program is to arguably the most successf ... more |
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G. Bissau president warns army top brass, drug traffickersBissau (AFP) July 9, 2010 Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha on Friday made an outspoken attack on the country's powerful military and on high ranking officials allegedly involved in drugs trafficking. "Guinea-Bissau is not the private property of soldiers.... We will not accept being perpetual hostages in the hands of the military," he told a stunned meeting attended by new chief of staff of the armed forces General Antonio Indjai. Indjai in April led a mutiny and arrested and threatened to kill the prime ministe ... read more |
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