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Tiger countries meet in Indonesia to map rescueNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) July 12, 2010 Representatives from 13 "tiger-range countries" met in Indonesia on Monday to draft a global recovery plan ahead of a summit in Russia in September. "We're gathering here because we share concerns about the sustainability of tigers," Indonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said in an opening address to delegates on the resort island of Bali. "It is alarming that out of the nine tiger subspecies in the world, only six are remaining." The plan to be drafted in Bali will be used as the basi ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) July 12, 2010A New York judge has issued a temporary restraining order restricting the transfer of Facebook's assets after a New York man filed suit claiming he owns an 84 percent stake in the social network, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Paul Ceglia claimed in the suit filed in the Supreme Court of New York's Allegany County on June 30 that a 2003 contract he signed with Facebook founder Mark ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Jul 12, 2010 Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is pursuing a restoration of $2 billion soya trade with China in talks begun after she arrived in Beijing Sunday. China is holding back on soybean oil imports from Argentina, complaining of chemical contamination, in a move seen by observers as retaliation for Argentine curbs on Chinese imports. Before Fernandez landed in Beijing ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) July 12, 2010They held elections within days of each other: The Philippines, a lively democracy where politicians get shot dead in the street and Britain, the rock solid 'mother of all parliaments'. But the Asian state's quick-fire digital vote made the European nation look more like a grandmother as its citizens stuck to the old style of dropping bits of paper in battered old boxes. It was hoped el ... more |
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BP fixes new cap to finally stem Gulf oil disasterNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 12, 2010 BP placed Monday a new cap over the ruptured oil pipe in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to stem the catastrophic flow of toxic crude once and for all. Almost 13 weeks after America's worst environmental disaster began with a deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, the end is finally in sight as engineers lower a device called the "Top Hat 10" from a surface ship. As of 2000 GMT, the giant valve system was 40 feet (12 meters) away from the pipe with BP officials saying it should be latched on ... read more |
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