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China's odd climate-change remarkNew Delhi (UPI) Jan 26, 2009 China's top climate-change negotiator said he was keeping an open mind on whether global warming was man-made or the result of natural cycles. Speaking in New Delhi following the conclusion Sunday of a two-day meeting of ministers from the BASIC group of the most powerful emerging economies - China, India, Brazil and South Africa - Xie Zhenhua said climate change was a "solid fact." But, he said, more and better scientific research was needed to determine the causes. India and South ... read more |
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Commentary: Fatigue and trust deficitWashington (UPI) Jan 22, 2009 The 9.2 magnitude earthquake that triggered the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami claimed some 230,000 lives in 13 countries. But the Port-au-Prince 7.0 quake may exceed that toll in one small country. Haiti's capital will have to be rebuilt from the ground up, like German and Japanese cities after World War II. For a city of 3 million that was designed to handle a mere 50,000, there was little modern infrastructure to begin with. But it will still cost billions. Fighting two trillion-dollar wars abroa ... read more |
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Kanpur, India (AFP) Jan 24, 2010For India's devout Hindus, the sacred River Ganges is always clean and always pure -- even if its waters are a toxic stew of human sewage, discarded garbage and factory waste. The belief that the Ganges washes away sin entices millions of Hindus into the river each year, and huge crowds of pilgrims are currently passing through the town of Haridwar for the three-month Kumbh Mela bathing fest ... more  
Seoul (UPI) Jan 21, 2009 After closing 2009 with a $20 billion order from the United Arab Emirates to build nuclear power plants, South Korea aims to ink more deals. "We're in serious talks with Turkey, Jordan and Malaysia and we've attracted China and India's interest," Chung Kun Mo, a nuclear adviser to state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp., told Bloomberg Wednesday. "There are many countries k ... more  
Srinagar, India (AFP) Jan 23, 2010Troops shot dead a top-ranking militant in restive Indian Kashmir and security forces battled Islamic rebels ahead of next week's Republic Day national holiday, police said Saturday. Rebel violence routinely increases in the revolt-hit Muslim-majority state ahead of the annual public holiday. But tensions in India have been heightened by warnings by Western intelligence agencies that fli ... more |
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Snail shell provides clues for armorCambridge, Mass. (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The shell of a tiny marine snail could be a model for better armor for soldiers and military vehicles, scientists in Massachusetts said. The shell of the scaly-foot snail can dissipate an amount of energy that would cause weaker shells to break, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said in a release Tuesday. The snail lives on the floor of the Indian Ocean near hydrothermal vents where it is exposed to temperature fluctuations and attack from crabs, said researcher Ch ... read more |
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