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Iran transfers fuel into its first nuclear power plantBushehr, Iran (AFP) Aug 21, 2010 A defiant Iran on Saturday began loading fuel into its Russian-built first nuclear power plant in the face of stiff opposition from world powers to its controversial atomic programme. Despite leading Western opposition to the Islamic republic's project to enrich uranium in defiance of four sets of UN sanctions, the United States said it saw no "proliferation risk" from the new plant. Western nations suspect that Iranian uranium enrichment masks a weapons drive, a charge strongly denied by Tehran ... read more |
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Cairo (AFP) Aug 22, 2010Power and water cuts, soaring costs, scorching heat and anxiety over the country's supply of wheat are causing frustration in Egypt during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Angry villagers cut off a highway in the Fayoum governorate in protest at power cuts last week. The police were sent in to quell the demonstration, but the problem of power outages has not been resolved. Elsewhere a y ... more  
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 20, 2010The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment that will search for antimatter and dark matter in space, leaves CERN1 next Tuesday on the next leg of its journey to the International Space Station. The AMS detector2 is being transported from CERN to Geneva International Airport in preparation for its planned departure from Switzerland on 26 August, when it will be flown to the Kenned ... more  
United Nations, Usa (AFP) Aug 19, 2010Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told UN members states Thursday that 'terrorists' must not be allowed to exploit his country's flooding disaster. "The massive upheaval caused by the floods and the economic losses suffered by the millions of Pakistanis must be addressed urgently," he pleaded. "We cannot allow this catastrophe to become an opportunity for the terrorists." H ... more |
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Norway to pay 30 million dollars to save Indonesian forestsJakarta (AFP) Aug 19, 2010 Norway agreed Thursday to advance 30 million dollars to Indonesia in the first installment of a planned billion-dollar scheme to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation. After two days of talks in Jakarta, Norwegian officials said they were satisfied that Indonesia was making progress towards its promise to impose a two-year moratorium on deforestation starting in January 2011. "Indonesia... is taking a global leadership role on climate change. Norway is honoured to work wi ... read more |
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