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Archives for January, 2011

Foxconn engineer jumps to death in China: media

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89780322&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A factory worker apparently jumped to her death after an incident at Taiwan's high-tech giant Foxconn, which has been plagued by a spate of suicides and labour problems, according to state media….

India’s airlines spend big but airports lacking

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89779762&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK An upstart Indian carrier's $15 billion order with Airbus is a bold bet on travel demand in the fast-growing country. But ageing airports and over-ambition could yet clip the industry's wings….

North Korea builds up online presence: expert

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89773829&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK North Korea has recently revived the use of its Internet domain name .kp as part of a campaign by the communist state to increase its online presence, according to an expert….

Settlers want more homes on Jerusalem hotel site

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89761526&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Jewish settlers are to expand a housing scheme being built on the site of an historic east Jerusalem hotel which was razed by Israel sparking global anger, a city official said on Thursday….

Tunisia tense after fresh clashes

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89740648&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Troops patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital after an overnight curfew, as the government tried to quell weeks of violent protests and fend off mounting international criticism of its crackdown….

Tagged penguins could skew climate studies – scientists

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89668676&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Tagging penguins with flipper bands harms their chances of survival and breeding, a finding which raises doubts over studies that use these birds as telltales for climate change, biologists said on Wednesday….

S. Africa rhino deaths hit record level in 2010

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89656701&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK South Africa lost 333 rhinos to poaching in 2010, the highest number ever recorded and almost triple the previous year's losses, the country's parks agency said on Wednesday….

China forex reserves hit record, lending above target

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89529325&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China said Tuesday its foreign exchange reserves hit a record high at the end of 2010, which is likely to fuel calls for a stronger yuan when President Hu Jintao visits Washington next week….

Indonesia welcomes BlackBerry porn pledge

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89521843&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Indonesia welcomed Tuesday a promise by Canadian firm Research in Motion (RIM) to filter its BlackBerry web services for pornography, after threatening to revoke the smartphone maker's licence….

Missing China dissident recounts abuse: report

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=89520776&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Missing Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who has not been heard from since April 2010, said his life "hung by a thread" during a brutal two-day beating by police, The Associated Press has reported….