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Discovery Provides Key Evidence Of Life's Beginnings
St Louis MO (SPX) Jul 27, 2007Researchers from Saint Louis University (SLU) and Peking University in China are revealing for the first time the findings of a discovery that could change the way we think about the development of life on Earth. Two years ago, Timothy Kusky, Ph.D., the Paul C. Reinert Professor of Natural Sciences at SLU, and Jianghai Li, a professor of geological science at Peking University, dug up hundreds o ... more Boost For US Asia strategy
Toronto, Canada (UPI) Jul 25, 2007For the past decade, U.S. leaders have been privately considering China as a rival. Publicly, China is the United States' great trading partner, even though the trade relationship between the two is a bit skewed. Ever since China emerged from the shadows as an economic and military powerhouse, U.S. policymakers have been concerned about its rapid rise in military expenditures and its economic in ... more China Takes Aim At US Over Claims Chinese Missiles Are In Iraq
Beijing (AFP) July 26, 2007China on Thursday accused the United States of deliberately misleading the public after the US military said it had found Chinese-made missiles in Iraq that were probably smuggled in from Iran. "For some time now, certain countries have connected China's normal military trade links with other countries to military smuggling and even destabilisation of areas," the foreign ministry said in a state ... more Iraq Envoy Slams US Over Arms Supplies
Washington (AFP) July 25, 2007Iraq's ambassador to the United States Wednesday launched a withering attack on US reluctance to provide basic weaponry to his country's ill-equipped armed forces. Samir Sumaidaie said administration foot-dragging was inexplicable given President George W. Bush's oft-stated desire for Iraqi forces to "stand up" and so allow US troops to withdraw from the frontlines. Rejecting suggestions that th ... more Australia Considers Selling Uranium To India
Sydney (AFP) July 26, 2007Australia is considering selling uranium to India after New Delhi finalises a landmark civilian nuclear deal with the United States, the government said Thursday. Australia has the world's largest known reserves of uranium and has been under pressure sell the nuclear fuel to India since it agreed last year to supply rival Asian giant China. But Australia has a policy of refusing to export ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) July 23, 2007A top Taiwan army official is visiting the United States to seek to buy advanced fighter jets to help counter a mounting military threat from China, a report said Friday. Chief of General Staff Ho Shou-yeh led a delegation to Washington this week for talks with US defense officials, the China Times here said, quoting unnamed sources. Ho also hoped to meet "by chance" with US Defense Secretary Ro ... more China To Make Cuban Dengue Mosquito Killer
Havana, Cuba (AFP) Jul 24, 2007China will mass-produce a Cuban pesticide effective against dengue-carrying mosquitos, Cuba's foreign ministry said Sunday. Cuban scientists developed and patented Bactivec, a biolarvicide which kills larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the dengue vector, the ministry statement said. According to the agreement, China will defray the cost of building the factory in China, and Cuban Labio ... more Tibetian Warming Trend Gaining Pace
Beijing (AFP) Jul 23, 2007Tibet, the mountainous region whose snows and glaciers give birth to several of Asia's major rivers, is warming at an alarming rate, China's state media reported Sunday, citing a new survey. Average annual temperatures in Tibet are rising at a rate of 0.3 degrees Celsius (0.54 degrees Fahrenheit) every ten years due to global warming, Xinhua news agency said, citing a report by the Tibet Meteoro ... more China Floods Take More Lives As River Dykes Threatened
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2007Another 74 people have died in floods across China bringing the death toll for the week to at least 156 in one of the deadliest rainy seasons in years, state media reported Sunday. The latest reported deaths from heavy rains that have spread misery across much of the country included dozens killed in recent days in the mountainous southwestern province of Yunnan, the Xinhua news agency said. ... more |
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Beijing, China (Xinhua) Jul 19, 2007More than a year before China's third manned space mission, Chinese astronauts have begun training for their first spacewalk during the Shenzhou VII space flight mission. "As it's the first time that our astronauts will leave their capsule in space, the mission requires even higher physical, technical and psychological standards, so training is more intense than ever," said Yang Liwei, the first ... more Russia Ready To Consider Dismantling North Korea Reactors
Beijing (RIA Novosti) Jul 19, 2007Russia is ready to discuss assisting in deactivating North Korea's nuclear facilities, a Russian envoy said Wednesday at six-party talks in China, aimed at pressing the Communist state to take further denuclearization measures. "Russian specialists are ready to discuss issues concerning the closing down of nuclear facilities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," said Vladimir Rakhmanin ... more Violent Thunderstorms Kill Dozens In China
Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2007At least 32 people died as thunderstorms of unprecedented intensity rocked southwestern China, smashing rainfall records and paralysing transportation, state media reported Wednesday. Lightning struck more than 40,000 times in the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing during a frightening 16-hour downpour on Tuesday, the Beijing News reported. Heavy rains continued on Wednesday and were expect to rage ... more Bush Targets Import Safety Amid China Worries
Washington DC (AFP) Jul 18, 2007US President George W. Bush ordered top aides Wednesday to review the safety of imports into the United States amid public outrage over a series of health scares centered on goods from China. "The American people expect their government to work tirelessly to make sure consumer products are safe," he said, after signing an executive order creating a high-level task force to assess US safeguards a ... more
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