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Archives for April, 2011

World offers cash, defence means to Kadhafi foes

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96478270&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK World powers offered cash to Libya's rebels and the means "to defend themselves" as they issued fresh demands for strongman Moamer Kadhafi to relinquish power, at a meeting in Doha on Wednesday….

Climate can drive seismic shifts: study

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96441156&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Scientists have for the first time shown a link between intensifying climate events and tectonic plate movement in findings that could provide a valuable insight into why huge tremors occur….

Forum seeks more US action in Muslim world conflicts

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96417704&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The head of a global Islamic group Tuesday called for the United States to be more active in solving conflicts in the Muslim world, in particular the long-running dispute between Israelis and Palestinians….

The greenest car you’ve (likely) never heard of

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96395339&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The greenest car you've likely never heard of will soon be hitting Honda showrooms across the United States as the Japanese automaker expands sales of its compressed natural gas powered Civic….

Young penguins dying due to lack of food: study

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96353221&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Young penguins in the Antarctic may be dying because they are having a tougher time finding food, as melting sea ice cuts back on the tiny fish they eat, US researchers suggested on Monday….

Facebook to launch China site with Baidu: report

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96344056&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Facebook has signed an agreement with Chinese search engine giant Baidu to set up a new social networking site in China, a leading web portal reported Monday….

Drivers of Nissan’s electric Leaf report problems

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96341110&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Japanese auto giant Nissan on Monday said customers in the United States and Japan had reported problems restarting their all-electric Leaf vehicles after switching the motor off….

Thailand wants to close Myanmar refugee camps

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96333704&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Thailand plans to close its border camps and send more than 100,000 refugees back to Myanmar following the recent handover of power to a new military-backed government, an official said on Monday….

Surging food prices fuel ethanol critics

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96290621&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A surge in global food prices has prompted fresh criticism of US subsidies for ethanol, which diverts massive amounts of corn from global food supplies for energy….

Asia’s star burns ever brighter in space

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=96265653&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes….