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Iran's growing relationship with Venezuela may not be the biggest threat the country poses to U.S. national security interests, but U.S. officials and foreign policy experts are monitoring it closely.
"There's at least enough there that it bears watching," David Myers, professor of political science at Penn State University, told a conference last week at the Center for International ... read more
Milan, Italy (AFP) Aug 14, 2009Italian power company Enel said Friday that it had started up a ground-breaking hydrogen-powered electricity plant producing no greenhouse gases. Enel said the 12 megawatt plant, at Fusina in Venice's industrial zone of Porto Marghera, was the first of its kind in the world to operate on such a scale. Powered by hydrogen by-products from local petrochemical industries such as the Eni ... more
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2009More than 1,200 new cars hit the roads of China's capital Beijing every day on average in the first seven months of the year, state media reported Sunday. The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau reported the registration of 261,000 new vehicles -- 97 percent of which were private cars -- from the beginning of January until the end of July, the official Xinhua news agency said. The figure ... more  
Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2009Web 2.0 can help companies located in the same region share haulage space when transporting consignments. Pooling benefits the environment, reduces CO2 output and saves costs - experts put the figure at around 15 percent. "Have you got a spare seat on the journey to Berlin?" Many weekend commuters use opportunities to travel together, instead of driving alone. It's more companionable and saves p ... more  
Paris (AFP) Aug 14, 2009France has ordered toxicity tests to be carried out on the mounds of seaweed on the country's northern coast that have been blamed for the recent death of a horse, officials said Friday. Potentially lethal fumes from the rotting weed have worried local residents and threatened the region's lucrative tourist industry. The national institute for environmental threats (INERIS) will test ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2009China has sacked a top nuclear power official, state press said Friday, after reports he was being investigated for allegedly squandering public funds and taking bribes of up to 260 million dollars. Kang Rixin, born 1953, was removed as party secretary and general manager of state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) due to possible involvement in "grave violations of discipline", ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2009Power consumption in China rose for a second successive month in July, official data showed Friday, giving more hope that the world's third biggest economy is recovering from the global slump. The six percent year on year increase, released by the National Development and Reform Commission, followed a 3.8 percent lift the previous month. Before June demand had been falling continuously ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2009The number of children showing lead poisoning blamed on a smelting plant in northern China has doubled to more than 600, state media reported. Tests showed at least 615 children out of 731 living in two villages near the plant in Changqing township, Shaanxi province, had excessive lead levels in their blood, Xinhua news agency said, citing the local Fengxiang county government. A total ... more |
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