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Economists list cheapest ways to save the worldCopenhagen (AFP) May 14, 2012 Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said Monday, calling for a shift in global priorities. "It may not sound sexy, but solving the problems of diarrhoea, worms and malnutrition will do good for more of the world's poor than other more grandiose interventions," Bjoern Lomborg, who heads the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, said in a statement. His think-tank on Monday presented ... read more |
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 Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources Big-mouthed babies drove the evolution of giant island snakes 'Modern Portfolio Theory' optimizes conservation practices Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too UMD Finding May Hold Key to Gaia Theory of Earth as Living Organism Statistical Analysis Projects Future Temperatures In North America Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint Model Forecasts Long-Term Impacts of Forest Land-Use Decisions Wall art from France said world's oldest Amber preserves earliest pollination clue Lee makes 'landmark' visit to Myanmar Report details biodiversity concerns Libya's Belhaj quits military to enter politics EU issues warning to carbon tax rebels China, India | .. |
 Clinton to leave China for Bangladesh cauldron US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves a diplomatic crisis in China for a difficult mission in Bangladesh on Saturday where violence and a crackdown on the opposition threaten new instability. ... more | .. |
 Japan to go nuclear-free for first time since 1970 Japan is set to go without nuclear energy for the first time since 1970 from Saturday, when the last operating reactor shuts down for maintenance, heightening fears of a looming power crunch this summer. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea starts building new nuclear reactors South Korea on Friday started work on two new nuclear reactors despite fears over safety in the aftermath of the radioactive disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
 Can Nature's Beauty Lift Citizens From Poverty? Using nature's beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China's valued panda preserves, but it isn't an automatic ticket out of poverty for the humans who live there, a unique long-term st ... more |
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S. Korea nuclear safety agency probes two plants South Korea's nuclear safety watchdog said Friday it has launched an investigation at two power plants after a corruption scandal involving locally-made copies of foreign components. ... more | .. |
 Construction of Chernobyl shelter starts on anniversary Ukraine launched Thursday construction of a new shelter to permanently secure the stricken Chernobyl plant as it marked the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Sean Penn urges more aid for Haiti Actor and activist Sean Penn on Wednesday urged more aid for Haiti as it struggles with the "enormous task" of recovering from the devastating 2010 quake. ... more |
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 Hong Kong holds nuclear accident drill Hong Kong held a nuclear emergency drill on Thursday involving over 1,000 officials and foreign experts, the city's first exercise since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan last year. ... more | .. |
 European body sees broad failures in Libya migrant deaths A catalogue of failures led to the deaths at sea last year of 63 African migrants who fled Libya during the conflict that ousted Moamer Kadhafi, a European rights body said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Helicopter transport improves trauma patient survival compared to ground transport If you are severely injured, a helicopter flight to a top-level trauma center will boost your chance of survival over ground transport. That's the conclusion of a rigorous, national comparison of th ... more | .. |
 Desolation of Pakistan avalanche site Half a dozen tattered yellow flags poke from a huge boulder-strewn expanse of gravel and ice. They mark where the buildings of Pakistan's Gayari army base once stood. ... more |
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 Lawyer to take over at Fukushima plant operator A 64-year-old lawyer is to be the new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power, taking on the task of revamping the troubled operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Toxic gases hamper search at Pakistan avalanche site Toxic gases Tuesday hampered the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistan army camp, as teams from the United States and Norway arrived at the site to help operations. ... more | .. |
Quake-hit Christchurch to build cardboard cathedral A temporary cathedral made from cardboard will be built in Christchurch to replace the historic Anglican building destroyed in last year's earthquakes, Church officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 New underwater images show damage at Fukushima Tokyo Electric Power Co. has released dramatic images taken by an underwater camera showing major damage at a spent fuel storage pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. ... more |
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 Japan enters commercial space race German Astronomers Finish Europe's Largest Solar Telescope On Tenerife Ariane 5 ECA rocket orbits JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 Mission accomplished Watching an electron being born New Space Station Crew in Orbit Solar Eclipse this Weekend JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House Space Systems Loral Provides High Capacity Broadband Satellite to Hughes NASA trains astronauts to land on asteroid Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow Russia Does Not Rule Out Preemptive Missile Defense Strike American Hypersonic Weapons Are Threat To Russia Says Rogozin Hitting the wrong target with missile-interceptor Russia Repeats Iskander Deployment Threat | .. |
Indonesia warns runaway prisoners after quake chaos Indonesian prison authorities Friday warned dozens of inmates who escaped during a massive quake, including paedophiles and drug offenders, that they would be shot if they resisted arrest. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia's disaster-ready schools pass quake test When the earth shook under their feet on Wednesday, students and staff at Jeumpa Puteh high school coolly continued with lessons, assuming it was just another tremor in Indonesia's quake-prone Aceh province. ... more | .. |
Canada's aid overhaul ignores the needy: critics Canada is radically changing how it doles out foreign aid, funding partnerships with chosen mining giants and development groups while ignoring those most in need, critics say. ... more | .. |
Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents Radiation from nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima may not present as much of a threat to wildlife as previously thought, British researchers say. ... more |
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Massive Indonesia quakes trigger tsunami alert A huge earthquake and strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert that sent terrified people fleeing from the coast. ... more | .. |
Chinese yacht arrivals to seek asylum in Australia A group of Chinese nationals rescued from a stricken yacht will now seek asylum in Australia after abandoning their quest to sail to New Zealand, a minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Titanic's first-class menu recreated in Hong Kong The Titanic was more than just the most advanced ship of its time. It was the paragon of turn-of-the-century style and luxury, when languid meals, dinner suits and fine china were de rigueur. ... more | .. |
 Titanic disaster 'unlikely to happen again' World-leading ship science expert, Professor Ajit Shenoi, says that a seafaring tragedy on the scale of the Titanic disaster is unlikely to happen again. Professor Shenoi, who is the Director ... more |
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