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China says US report on its military ‘groundless’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115121576&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China on Friday dismissed a US report on its military expansion as "completely groundless" and said it had exaggerated the threat to Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing calls a breakaway province….

Can electric cars win over the mass market?

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115117662&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK It's not every day that a US governor accepts an invitation to the launch of a Japanese-built car, but Nissan's all-electric Leaf offers environmental credentials that top any nationalistic concerns….

China says US report on its military ‘groundless’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115105358&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China on Friday dismissed a US report on its military expansion as "completely groundless" and said it had exaggerated the threat to Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing calls a breakaway province….

Study on global plant die-off faces questions

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115086617&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A study on plant productivity that said drought and global warming were killing off plants worldwide is now being questioned by scientists, according to research published Thursday….

N. Korea’s Kim in China after Russia talks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115083585&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il arrived in China on Thursday, official media from both countries said, in unusually open reporting of Kim's latest visit to his cash-strapped country's chief ally….

Pakistan hotel bicycle bomb kills 11

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115081176&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A powerful remote-controlled bicycle bomb exploded at a busy northwestern Pakistan hotel on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, wounding 14 and destroying the building….

Russia ‘grounds Soyuz rockets’ after space crash

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115072209&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Russia on Thursday grounded its Soyuz rockets after a space ship carrying tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) crashed into Siberia shortly after blast-off, officials said….

Markets on edge for key Bernanke speech

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115039402&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The last time Ben Bernanke communicated to the public, the US stock market jumped, then plunged, and then soared, all over a few minutes — no one was sure if his statement boded good or bad for the economy….

Kadhafi forces fight back, as reward offered for strongman

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115036559&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Fighting raged Wednesday as Moamer Kadhafi troops fought back at his Tripoli compound a day after it was captured, while rebels offered a $1.7 million reward for the elusive strongman, dead or alive….

‘Happy’ Bhutan alarmed by Himalayan climate change

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=115032678&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Bhutan's prime minister has issued a dire warning about the impact of Himalayan climate change, saying it could wreck the tiny kingdom's ambitious plans to be a world leader in hydropower….