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 June 25, 2007 |
| SHAKE AND BLOW + Chaos in Karachi as storms kill 228 And Hundreds More Across Asia  Karachi (AFP) Jun 24, 2007 - More than 200 people were killed as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed the Pakistani port city of Karachi, destroying hundreds of homes and causing widespread power outages on Sunday. Gale-force winds uprooted trees and power pylons and blew down roofs and walls, crushing and electrocuting scores of victims. Provincial health minister Syed Sardar Ahmed said 43 people were killed on Saturda ... moreABOUT US + Extra Police And Military For Australian Aboriginal Towns  Sydney (AFP) Jun 24, 2007 - Police backed by military support will arrive in Australian Aboriginal communities within days as part of a controversial plan to end child sex abuse, Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday. The deployment heralds a new strategy to end rampant sexual exploitation of children fuelled by alcohol abuse in indigenous communities in the vast Northern Territory. The plan, which has been criticis ... moreAFRICA NEWS + Environment Woes Key Source Of Sudan Conflicts  Nairobi (AFP) June 22, 2007 - Lasting peace in Sudan will not be possible unless the fractious country takes serious steps to address alarming environmental woes, said a UN report published Friday. Decades of war have devastated Africa's largest country and fresh competition for its resources continue to fuel conflict, said the report by the United Nations Environment Programme said. "Long-term peace in the region will ... moreSINO DAILY + Thousands Clash With Police In China Housing Dispute  Beijing (AFP) Jun 24, 2007 - Thousands of protesters clashed with police in eastern China last week after security teams moved in to forcefully relocate families involved in a housing dispute, a rights group said Sunday. Residents refusing to move out of their homes threw gas bombs at the security forces, igniting riots Wednesday in Shengzhou city, Zhejiang province, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights a ... moreAFRICA NEWS + Chinese Bid For Africa Could Have Substantial Trickle Down Effect  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 23, 2007 - China's growing interest in Africa should not be seen as a threat, but rather as a major boost for international efforts to raise living standards on the continent. Yet there are also growing concerns that Chinese financial aid to struggling African nations may lower standards for environmental protection and human rights. With its seemingly insatiable appetite for oil and other natural re ... more | EPIDEMICS:  WEATHER REPORT:  WEATHER REPORT:  AFRICA NEWS:  |
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| ENERGY TECH + Canadian Oil Sands Development An Economic Boon But Leaves A Mess  Fort Mcmurray (AFP) Canada, June 22, 2007 - The development of Canada's oil sands is laying waste to its great northern forest and western plains, say critics who point to skyrocketing greenhouse gas emissions, diverted rivers and razed backwoods. And the devastation can only get worse, they say, as energy companies pump billions of dollars into new projects to triple local oil production to some 3.0 million barrels per day within the nex ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Bangladesh To Build Nuclear Power Plant  Dhaka (AFP) Jun 24, 2007 - Bangladesh's emergency government said Sunday it will build a nuclear power plant to meet electricity shortages that have sparked riots and hit the country's economy. The International Atomic Energy Commission, the global nuclear watchdog, had approved a government plan to set up a nuclear power plant, interim Energy Minister Tapan Chowdhury told reporters. "We have now got the approval fr ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Mitsubishi And Areva To Bid For US Nuclear Power Plant  Tokyo (AFP) Jun 22, 2007 - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Friday it and France's Areva have jointly bid for a multi-million-dollar research and development project on a US nuclear fuel cycle program. The United States is set to resume building nuclear power plants after a gap of more than two decades amid growing concern about high oil prices and greenhouse gas emissions. Under the plan, Japan's top heavy ... moreENERGY TECH + Russia Economic Bandwagon Rolls On Despite Major Problems  Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 25, 2007 - Several events this week cast interesting light on Russia's economy, and the different perceptions of the country here and abroad. After Heiligendamm and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Renaissance Capital, one of Russia's leading investment banks, held its 11th Annual Investor Conference in Moscow, this year on the theme "Russia: Investing in Prosperity." As Renaissance C ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Russia Hopes To Sign Belene NPP Contract This Year  Zagreb (RIA Novosti) Jun 25, 2007 - President Vladimir Putin said Sunday Russia is hoping to sign a contract this year on construction of a nuclear power plant in Bulgaria, as part of cooperation with the Balkan countries in the energy sector. In October 2006, Russia's nuclear equipment export monopoly Atomstroyexport won a tender to build a nuclear power plant in Belene. The Balkan state wants to build a second NPP in Belene, 25 ... more | CIVIL NUCLEAR:  FROTH AND BUBBLE:  CAR TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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