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Tourism The Casualty For Radiation Leak City Kashiwazaki, Japan (AFP) Aug 07, 2007 
Staring at the few carefree teenagers frolicking about in the water, beach worker Hitoshi Arakawa was full of resentment over a leak at a nearby nuclear plant. "They say the exposure level won't harm people's health, but the very fact that there was radiation leakage kills businesses like ours," Arakawa said furiously, with unsold stocks of corn piled up under his table. Arakawa, 42, is one of t ... read more
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Porphyrin Electron-Transfer Reactions Observed At The Molecular Level
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 08, 2007Researchers at Temple University have observed and documented electron transfer reactions on an electrode surface at the single molecule level for the first time, a discovery which could have future relevance to areas such as molecular electronics, electrochemistry, biology, catalysis, information storage, and solar energy conversion. The researchers have published their findings, "Dynamics of P ... more Putin Says Recent North Pole Mission To Back Russian Claim To Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 08, 2007The results of the Russian North Pole mission last week should be central to the country's case for ownership of a vast section of the Arctic, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Russian researchers made the first-ever dive below the North Pole in two mini-submarines last Thursday, taking rock samples from the seabed to gather proof that Russia's continental shelf stretches out into the Arcti ... more WMO Says World Hit By Record Extreme Weather Events In 2007 
Geneva (AFP) Aug 07, 2007Many parts of the world have experienced record extreme weather conditions including unusual floods, heatwaves, storms and cold snaps since the beginning of the year, the UN's weather agency said Tuesday. Preliminary observations also indicated that global land surface temperatures in January and April reached the highest levels ever recorded for those months, the World Meteorological Organisati ... more Indian Boat Owners Exploit Floods To Make Money 
Madhubani, India (AFP) Aug 07, 2007Yamuna Devi and her children clung to a tree, waving desperately at a passing boat to rescue them. It paddled off as she had no money to pay for a ride to safety in India's flooded Bihar state. "Pay or perish," the boatman screamed, mumbling obscenities as she numbly stared at the retreating vessel filled with people who had paid 40 rupees (one dollar) each for a ride in the state's cut-off Madh ... more Risk Of Contamination Rises As Global Food System Expands 
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 07, 2007As they work to protect the nation's food supply from accidental contamination and intentional threats, food industry and homeland security experts alike are feeling the weight of the world. "You can't buy a hamburger without touching the global system," said Col. John T. Hoffman, a senior research fellow with the National Center for Food Protection and Defense, in Minneapolis. Speaking ye ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 07, 2007Iraq's citizens suffer from the August heat, little electricity and fuel. Death is seemingly around every corner. So the time may not be right for an oil law, especially the one the Bush administration wants. United Press International has found a recurring theme over recent months during coverage of the Iraq oil law: creating a law governing the bloodline to Iraq's economy should be less of a p ... more Nissan Car Catches Drunk Drivers Through Sweaty Palms 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 08, 2007Motorists tempted to get behind the wheel after one alcoholic drink too many could soon get a ticking off from an unlikely source -- their car. Nissan Motor on Friday announced a new concept car packed with technologies to deter driving while under the influence of alcohol. Inside the gear stick knob is a highly sensitive odor sensor. If alcohol is detected in the perspiration on a driver's palm ... more A Venezuelan Oil Takeover 
Miami (UPI) Aug 08, 2007Efforts to nationalize Venezuela's oil and gas sector have increased government revenue by $5.8 billion a year since 2004, according to President Hugo Chavez. In a national address last week, Chavez said, "You can't have a socialist economist model - without including oil," a reference to his recent efforts to wrest greater state control of the country's petroleum sector. On May 1, Venezuela's s ... more The Iran Nuke Industry Row 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 07, 2007A group of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Iran to visit a heavy-water reactor being built near Arak, in the center of the country. This time, the Iranians are ready to give the IAEA exhaustive answers to questions about their experiments with plutonium and their uranium-enrichment program. This is a real breakthrough in Tehran's long-running dispute with the nu ... more |
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Kashiwazaki, Japan (AFP) Aug 06, 2007UN inspectors on Monday examined the world's largest nuclear plant in Japan, which leaked a small amount of radiation last month following a powerful earthquake. Tokyo invited the team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in a bid to dispel concerns at home and overseas about risks posed by the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. The IAEA team started the visit just as Japan was mourning the ... more Nissan To Launch First Clean Diesel Vehicle Next Year 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 06, 2007Nissan Motor has unveiled plans to launch its first 'clean diesel' engine vehicle in Japan next year as part of efforts to catch up with rivals in green motoring. Japanese automakers are competing to be the first to launch the low pollution diesel engines, which some analysts predict could eventually become more popular than petrol-electric hybrids due to their lower production cost. Nissan said ... more Putin Calls For Clear Foreign Investment Rules In Energy Sector 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 06, 2007Russia's president called Monday for improvements to rules for foreign investment in the country's oil and gas sector, to ensure clarity and transparency. Russia is currently developing two draft laws to regulate foreign investment in the national economy, one on strategic companies, and one on natural resources. Vladimir Putin told a meeting of Cabinet ministers and representatives of state-co ... more Russian Oil-Fuelled Boom Continues 
Moscow (SPX) Aug 07, 2007Russia's lucky streak continues. The price of oil, the country's main export item and its chief source of budget revenues, has once again soared to record levels. On July 31, the price of a barrel of oil gained $1.38, closing at $78.21 on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). This is the highest it has closed on the NYMEX since the exchange began trading oil in 1983 and is close to its all-t ... more
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