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December 12, 2013

Japan to spend $970 mn on nuclear soil store: report
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 11, 2013
Japan is planning to earmark 100 billion yen ($970 million) for a storage facility for tens of thousands of tonnes of soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima disaster, a report said Wednesday. The government will set aside the cash to buy some 3 to 5 square kilometres (1.2 to 2 square miles) of land somewhere near the crippled plant, the Asahi Shimbun reported. But finding a candidate site for the facility, which the government envisages using for 30 years, is a political challenge a ... read more

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Geoengineering approaches to reduce climate change unlikely to succeed Reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the planet's surface by geoengineering may not undo climate change after all. Two German researchers used a simple energy balance analysis to explain how the ... more		US top court examines rules on cross-border air pollution The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on environmental rules aiming to reduce smog that drifts from one state to another. ... more		Putin orders military to boost Arctic presence President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's military on Tuesday to step up its presence in the Arctic after Canada signalled it planned to claim the North Pole and surrounding waters. ... more
				Canada to claim North Pole: minister Canada signalled intentions to claim the North Pole and surrounding Arctic waters while announcing Monday the filing of a UN application seeking to vastly expand its Atlantic sea boundary. ... more		Showdown on Iraqi Kurds' oil, gas is looming The thorny dispute over Iraqi Kurdistan's oil riches is likely to heat up in the weeks ahead, aggravating tensions in a flashpoint region at a time when al-Qaida bombers are wreaking havoc across the country spurred by the civil war raging in next-door Syria. ... more

Google opens first data centres in Asia US search engine giant Google Wednesday opened its first data centres in Asia to cater for soaring demand, and said it would double its planned investment in the Taiwan facility to $600 million. ... more		Myanmar businesses call for better deal from China Leading Myanmar firms called on China Wednesday to improve investment practices in its impoverished neighbour, amid increasing scrutiny of Beijing's sometimes controversial projects. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		India to offer BHP Billiton incentives to keep oil and gas blocks? India is trying to convince mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. to stay invested in the country, and may offer a partnership with state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. as an incentive, an oil ministry official said. ... more
				More logging, deforestation may better serve climate in some areas Replacing forests with snow-covered meadows may provide greater climatic and economic benefits than if trees are left standing in some regions, according to a Dartmouth College study that for the fi ... more		Chinese newspaper blasts state TV for tribute to smog A Chinese newspaper lashed out Tuesday at the state broadcaster for crediting the country's choking air pollution with making the nation more equal, branding it a sycophantic stunt to curry favour with Communist authorities. ... more

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US takes last shipment of Russian uranium The United States has taken delivery of its last shipment of downgraded uranium from Russia, signaling the end of a 20-year program to neutralize around 500 tonnes of the weapons-grade material, the White House said Tuesday. ... more		Pentagon chief affirms Qatar, US defence ties Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel reaffirmed US military ties with Qatar on Tuesday, during a regional tour aimed at shoring up Gulf alliances amid disagreements over policy on Iran and Syria. ... more		Collision of equal sized bodies may explain Mercurys unique composition Gravitino emerges as contender in dark matter search Molecular 'fossils' offer microscopic clues to the origins of life - but they take care to interpret		Polymers can be semimetals Polymers can behave like insulators, semiconductors and metals - as well as semimetals. Twenty researchers, under the leadership of Xavier Crispin, Docent in organic electronics at Linkoping Univers ... more
				Oregon scientists offer new insights on controlling nanoparticle stability University of Oregon chemists studying the structure of ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles have captured fundamental new insights about their stability. The information, they say, could help to ma ... more		A Stopwatch for Electron Flashes Physicists at LMU Munich and the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics measure the duration of energetic electron pulses using laser fields. A stopwatch made of light can determine the durati ... more

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Ethiopia spearheads green energy in sub-Saharan Africa

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EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc

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Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones

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Google hard at work bringing voice recognition to the mainstream

Australia eases foreign ownership limits on Chinese miner

China auto sales hit record high in November

China November industrial output growth slows to 10.0%

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US solar sector small but growing

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