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Indonesia's tsunami reconstruction chief lauds progress Jakarta (AFP) Dec 23, 2007 
When Kuntoro Mangkusubroto dashed in to lead reconstruction of Indonesia's Aceh in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it was with little immediate help from his own government.
Despite leading an organisation set up by presidential decree in May 2005, Mangkusubroto was forced to go cap in hand to Australia's aid agency for the money to fly his team out to the flattened provincial cap ... read more
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Sri Lanka's cinnamon farmers seek divine help to spice up trade
Seenigama, Sri Lanka (AFP) Dec 23, 2007Sri Lanka at the weekend revived an ancient ritual of offering the first cinnamon harvest to the gods, three years after a devastating tsunami wiped out centuries-old plantations here. In a pageant involving traditional dancers and elephants, farmers resplendent in white walked three kilometres (two miles) in bright sunshine, carrying 90 kilos (41 pounds) of their precious virgin harvest to ... more Russian Christmas trees struggle to be merry 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 23, 2007Valentina Zhigulina sounds less than festive as she displays her stack of Christmas trees at a central Moscow bazaar. "They're rather prickly," she warns. And not just prickly: the typical, khaki-coloured Russian Christmas tree is spindly, sheds needles in a hurry, and appears to have been battered in a Siberian storm. As Yelena, a Moscow city employee shopping under a light snowfall ... more Nanowire battery lasts 10 times longer 
Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 U.S. researchers say they've found a way to use silicon nanowires to create a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The device, developed at Stanford University, produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion batteries. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours, the university said Friday in a release. Engineering professor Y ... more China's rolls out first home-made commercial jet 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 21, 2007China's first home-made passenger airliner rolled off the production line on Friday in an event hailed as a milestone in the nation's ambition to become a giant of the global aviation industry. The mid-range ARJ-21 was unveiled at its Shanghai assembly plant in a glitzy nationally televised ceremony which was as much an advertisement for potential customers around the world as a boost to nat ... more China, India building trust in first joint military exercises: official 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2007China said Thursday its first-ever joint military exercises with India that began this week were aimed at building trust between the neighbours, which still have rival claims to Himalayan territory. The nine-day military exercises in southwest China, which involve around 100 troops from each side, began on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing. "The ... more |
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Berlin (AFP) Dec 22, 2007The EU environment commissioner in an interview to appear Sunday rejected German criticism of plans to fine carmakers that miss proposed cuts in carbon emissions from new cars. "The European Commission's proposals to reduce CO2 emissions in automobiles are not punishments but a chance for the German industry," Stavros Dimas said in an interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Such ... more EU commissioner warns against buying 'cheap and tacky' toys 
Berlin (AFP) Dec 22, 2007A top European official warned consumers against buying "cheap and tacky" toys this Christmas, and promised new measures next month to make playthings safer, in an interview appearing Sunday. German European Commission Vice President Guenter Verheugen told the Bild am Sonntag weekly that people should "open their eyes" when buying toys, and beware particularly of "tacky unbranded products." ... more Kashmir lake tourist jewel has become 'cesspool': report 
Srinagar, India (AFP) Dec 20, 2007Dal Lake, Indian Kashmir's top tourist attraction, has become a "cesspool" and huge efforts are needed to save it, a court-appointed committee said, according to a report on Thursday. The lake, ringed by mountains and celebrated by admirers as Kashmir's shimmering centrepiece, is being flooded by raw sewage and silt, said the committee, formed by the state's high court in 2002 to oversee cle ... more Analysis: China's fuel oil reserves 
Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 North Korea no longer has the capability to initiate a large-scale invasion of South Korea; in fact it lost this ability in the mid-1990s. This assessment is based on the calculation of the fuel oil the mechanized battle groups of the North Korean People's Army would need to launch an invasion and the actual oil inventory of the country. Using similar calculations, one can analyze how l ... more |
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Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 20, 2007California will sue the US government within weeks over its failure to give the green light to the state's tough new vehicle emissions standards, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday. The movie star turned Republican politician said in a strongly worded statement that the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of a request by California to be allowed to set its own standards was ... more Analysis: Militants threaten oil industry 
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007 Nigeria's leading militant group has called for its allies to band together to cripple the country's oil industry through attacks on oil installations. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta issued a statement to local reporters earlier this week saying all "genuine" militant groups in the West African country's oil-rich Niger Delta should wage full-blown attacks on oil i ... more The Quest For A New Class Of Superconductors 
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Fifty years after the Nobel-prize winning explanation of how superconductors work, a research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University are suggesting another mechanism for the still-mysterious phenomenon. In a review published in Nature, researchers David Pines, Philippe Monthoux and Gilbert Lonzarich posit that superconductivity in cer ... more France backs India nuclear accord 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2007France's foreign minister said Thursday he was hoping to see India secure a nuclear safeguards agreement with the UN atomic watchdog that would pave the way for energy business in the country. India needs to reach an agreement on UN inspections as part of a deal with the United States that would give New Delhi access to the global nuclear fuel market even though it has not signed the Non-Pro ... more
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