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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102962994&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The key facts on global warming are already known and leaders should not wait for the next edition of the UN climate panel's report to step up action, the body's top scientist told AFP….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102953091&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Mortar shells from Afghanistan on Tuesday killed four Pakistani soldiers, the latest cross-border escalation as Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart called for peace….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102949144&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A new mine in south India could contain the largest reserves of uranium in the world, a government official said in remarks reported Tuesday, signalling a major boost for the energy-hungry nation….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102938759&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Nepal has begun a project to re-measure Mount Everest in an attempt to end confusion about the exact height of the world's tallest peak, a government spokesman in Kathmandu said Tuesday….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102934377&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Scientists expect to soon be able to remove a chalk-like part of rice, dramatically raising global harvests amid rising demand for the staple, an international research outfit said Tuesday….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102881614&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Malawi will not apologise for expelling Britain's top diplomat, President Bingu wa Mutharika said Monday, insisting the former colonial power's aid suspension will not create a budget gap….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102584059&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The global forum charged with both protecting and overseeing the hunting of whales ended a four-day session Thursday with a walkout by pro-whaling nations in order to block a vote on the creation of a new sanctuary….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102569261&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Forests play a larger role in Earth's climate system than previously suspected for both the risks from deforestation and the potential gains from regrowth, a benchmark study released Thursday has shown….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102553523&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A college student's blog about apparently mistreated animals at the Manila Zoo has provoked an instant Internet furore, forcing the Philippine president to step in and call for action….

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=102472962&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The global police agency Interpol issued wanted notices Wednesday for four men indicted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on suspicion of the 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri….