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Europe accused of over-reacting to ash cloud threatBrussels (AFP) April 20, 2010 Did Europe erupt into panic over the volcanic cloud threat? With flights restrictions set to be eased Tuesday, airlines and the media were asking if officials had over-reacted much as they appeared to have done with the swine flu outbreak. The swift decisions to shut down airspace last Thursday was "motivated more by fear than science," said Jean-Dominique Giuliani, president of the Brussels-based Schuman Foundation, which studies European issues. "Could the real culprit be the principle of prec ... read more |
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Melbourne (AFP) April 20, 2010Mining giant Rio Tinto Tuesday postponed this month's Melbourne annual general meeting after top bosses were stranded in London by the ash cloud which has paralysed air travel. Chairman Jan du Plessis, chief executive Tom Albanese and other senior directors are all unable to travel, forcing the April 22 meeting to be put off for more than a month until May 26, a statement said. "In light ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2010A low-cost water purification technique published in Current Protocols in Microbiology could help drastically reduce the incidence of waterborne disease in the developing world. The procedure, which uses seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree, can produce a 90.00% to 99.99% bacterial reduction in previously untreated water, and has been made free to download as part of access programs under ... more  
Cape Town (AFP) March 16, 2010African states should harness Chinese interest as Beijing's demand for commodities drives growth on the continent and fuels capital investments, an energy conference heard on Tuesday. China's investment model in Africa, characterised by long-term capital concessional financing, was a developmental "no-brainer," Martyn Davies, head of the Frontier Advisory firm, told the Oil and Gas Africa ex ... more |
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China's Hu reaches out to earthquake survivorsJiegu, China (AFP) April 19, 2010 Chinese President Hu Jintao called on rescuers Sunday to keep searching for survivors as he visited victims of a powerful quake in the country's northwest that left more than 1,700 dead. The Chinese leader promised new homes and schools as he reached out to victims on a visit to the region hit four days ago by a 6.9-magnitude quake that killed 1,706 people and left 256 missing. Just before his arrival, spirits were lifted by the rescue of a 68-year-old man trapped beneath rubble for more than 10 ... read more |
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