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Archives for July, 2011

Bangladesh trials African rice to boost food yield

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101831595&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A high-yield strain of rice developed for Africa's drylands is being trialled in Bangladesh to help the country feed its teeming population in an age of climate change and extreme weather conditions….

Anger mounts in China over oil spill

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101825155&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Chinese media and green groups on Wednesday slammed the state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the marine watchdog for keeping an oil spill hidden from the public for nearly a month….

Anger mounts in China over oil spill

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101804988&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Chinese media and green groups on Wednesday slammed the state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the marine watchdog for keeping an oil spill hidden from the public for nearly a month….

China coal surge held back warming: study

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101786472&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China's soaring coal consumption in the last decade held back global warming as sulfur emissions served as a coolant, according to a study that takes head-on a key argument of climate skeptics….

Pakistan complains of new cross-border Afghan attacks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101729669&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Pakistan said Monday that dozens of Taliban infiltrated from Afghanistan to attack a checkpost, killing one soldier as mutual recriminations over cross-border attacks intensified….

US backs launch of new southern Sudan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101729205&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The United States, a key broker of the 2005 peace accords, is throwing considerable diplomatic and economic support behind the July 9 launch of the new state of southern Sudan, analysts say….

Saboteurs bomb Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101728358&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Saboteurs bombed an Egyptian gas pipeline in the Sinai peninsula on Monday for the third time since February, cutting supplies to Israel and Jordan….

Swiss hostages moved to Pakistan Al-Qaeda hotbed

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101725085&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A Swiss couple kidnapped on holiday in Pakistan have been smuggled into the lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border, a notorious haven for Taliban and Al-Qaeda, an official said on Monday….

FTSE struggles on banking sector losses

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101713752&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Shares in London struggled in early deals on Monday, despite bumper gains in Asia, with banks hit by fears of exposure to the Greek debt crisis after a default warning from Standard & Poor's, dealers said….

Anti-China demo in Vietnam despite clampdown

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=101672601&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK About 100 anti-China protesters marched peacefully in Vietnam Sunday despite a heavy security clampdown and a vow by both countries to rein in public opinion over tensions in the South China Sea….