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US capital begins digging out after 'Snowmageddon'Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 Residents of the US east coast began digging out from under a thick blanket of snow Sunday after a record-breaking blizzard paralyzed Washington and the region, snapping power to 350,000 residents and killing two people. The monster storm stretched more than 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from eastern Indiana across into New Jersey and then down as far south as North Carolina, affecting tens of millions of Americans. With winds gusting at almost 60 miles (90 kilometers) an hour, meteorologists sai ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2010China hit back at the United States on Thursday after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet. Obama on Wednesday hinted he would take Beijing to task over the strength of its yuan currency, responding to growing discontent in the US Congress over Chinese monetary policy as the US economy make ... more  
Bonn, Germany (UPI) Feb 2, 2009 Most major greenhouse gas emitters submitted their emissions-reduction plans to the United Nations in a move that infused with life an accord reached at a climate conference in Copenhagen last year. As of Tuesday, 55 countries had sent in their action plans, including the United States, Canada, the 27 members of the European Union, India and China. Nations detailed their pledges to redu ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2010The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama will meet with the Dalai Lama, firmly rejecting Chinese pressure to snub him as rows escalate between the Pacific powers. Days after defying Beijing with a 6.4 billion-dollar weapons package for Taiwan, the White House also stood firm on US calls for China to address human rights concerns in Tibet. "The president told China leaders ... more |
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Way found to dispose of plastic with BPAChennai, India (UPI) Feb 1, 2009 Researchers in India report fungi might provide an eco-friendly way of decomposing polycarbonate plastic waste that contains bisphenol A. Mukesh Doble and Trishul Artham of the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai, (formerly Madras) said manufacturers produce about 2.7 million tons of plastic containing BPA each year. Polycarbonate is an extremely recalcitrant plastic, used in everything from screwdriver handles to eyeglass lenses, but some studies have suggested BPA may cause a range of a ... read more |
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