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One dead, more than 40 injured as typhoon lashes Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 7, 2007A strong typhoon lashed Japan on Friday, bringing torrential downpours and violent winds that left one person dead, more than 40 injured and flooded hundreds of homes. Typhoon Fitow slammed into the Tokyo region shortly before 2:30 am (1730 GMT), packing strong winds that also felled trees, smashed windows and swept people off their feet. The storm hit Kanagawa prefecture, just south of ... more Central America on flooding alert after storms 
Bilwi, Nicaragua (AFP) Sept 6, 2007Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico geared up for flooding from rain-swollen rivers Thursday in the wake of two devastating hurricanes that left at least 109 dead and scores more missing. Nicaragua and Honduras in a joint death toll Thursday, said that Hurricane Felix killed 100 people in their two countries. In Mexico, meanwhile, nine people were killed in the wake of Hurricane Henriette ... more China leads charge against Australian climate pact 
Sydney (AFP) Sept 6, 2007Australia's plans for a strong statement by Asia Pacific leaders on climate change fell into disarray Thursday as emerging nations led by China insisted the United Nations must retain the upper hand. Prime Minister John Howard had put climate change at the top of the agenda for a weekend summit of Pacific Rim leaders here as a way to shape the debate on how to tackle global warming. ... more US, China join forces to warn Taiwan over UN bid 
Sydney (AFP) Sept 6, 2007In an unusual diplomatic two-step, the US and Chinese presidents Thursday set aside their differences on Taiwan and put pressure on the island to drop plans for a referendum on UN membership. Presidents George W. Bush and Hu Jintao warned Taipei that its proposed vote on whether to apply for United Nations membership under the name "Taiwan" was provocative and could propel the region into a ... more China pronounces 172 miners dead in mining disaster 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 6, 2007The 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China nearly three weeks ago were pronounced dead Thursday as officials cited bad management as a main cause of the tragedy, state press said. The miners "will not return alive," Xinhua news agency quoted a statement from the Shandong provincial government as saying. Heavy rains caused a nearby river to burst its banks on August 18 ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Sept 6, 2007Japan and China on Thursday agreed to hold further talks on proposed joint exploration of a disputed natural gas field in the East China Sea, a Japanese official said. Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi agreed that senior officials should discuss the proposal in Beijing on September 21, foreign ministry spokesman Mitsuo Sakaba told ... more Protests as BBC scraps planned green day 
London (AFP) Sept 6, 2007The BBC has dropped plans to hold a day of programming highlighting the threat from climate change, it said Thursday, in a move which has drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups. The "Planet Relief" telethon had been pencilled in for early next year and was due to feature stars including Emmy Award-winning comedian Ricky Gervais. But it was ditched after some senior BBC ... more Indian parliament stalls over US nuke deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 6, 2007India's opposition stalled parliament on Thursday over a controversial nuclear accord with the United States as it demanded a joint parliamentary probe into the deal. The pact, concluded in August, seeks to bring New Delhi into the loop of global atomic commerce after a gap of more than three decades. But it has been rejected by the Congress-led government's communist allies and the ... more Iran says Russia committed to finishing nuclear plant 
Tehran (AFP) Sept 6, 2007Iran said on Thursday that Russia remains committed to completing construction of its first nuclear power plant, despite strings of delays and setbacks, state media reported. "During our latest discussion, Russian officials assured us that they are committed to completing this power plant," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying by the state broadcaster's website. ... more French companies keen to build Lithuanian nuclear plant: minister 
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 6, 2007French companies want to take part in the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, France's European affairs minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet said Thursday in Vilnius. "We have huge experience in this area and are ready to cooperate with Lithuanian institutions in this area," Jouyet said at a briefing after a two-day visit to the Lithuanian capital. "Our companies will work ... more |
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Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Sep 06, 2007On Earth, we all know gravity affects everything around us. But did you know gravity also influences what goes on inside our bodies? Every time we stand up, gravity pulls blood into parts of the body that are below the heart. A simple experiment you can do to prove this is to let your hand hang down for a short time then examine the veins in the back of your hand. These veins will get ... more Intelligence chiefs discuss terror, piracy in inaugural meet 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 5, 2007Top military intelligence chiefs from 19 nations gathered here Wednesday for the first time to discuss terrorism, maritime security and disaster relief. "This is an opportunity for the intelligence chiefs from all these countries to get together to talk about areas of mutual cooperation and how we can go about sharing information for the benefit of all," said Major General Mohamed Salleh ... more Antarctic scientific station opens its doors... in Brussels 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 5, 2007Belgian explorer Alain Hubert on Wednesday unveiled a new eco-friendly Antarctic base, aimed at generating greater public interest in the problems posed by global warming. The "Princess Elizabeth" base is currently housed in a huge hangar in the Belgian capital but will soon be bound for the frozen south to highlight the effects of climate change. ... more NASA Satellites Eye Coastal Water Quality 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 06, 2007Using data from instruments aboard NASA satellites, Zhiqiang Chen and colleagues at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, found that they can monitor water quality almost daily, rather than monthly. Such information has direct application for resource managers devising restoration plans for coastal water ecosystems and federal and state regulators in charge of defining water ... more Researchers Discover New Strategies For Antibiotic Resistance 
Torrance CA (SPX) Sep 05, 2007With infections increasingly resistant to even the most modern antibiotics, researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) report in the September issue of Nature Reviews Microbiology on new clues they have uncovered in immune system molecules that defend against infection. Drs. Michael R. Yeaman and Nannette Y. Yount present ... more
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