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Archives for November, 2011

Shipping sector may accept price on CO2 emissions

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124079365&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The world shipping industry could accept a global levy on carbon emissions from merchant ships under a deal that would also channel proceeds to poor countries, according to an announcement at the UN climate talks on Tuesday….

China solar industry rejects US anti-dumping probe

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124079173&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Chinese solar panel makers on Tuesday rejected an anti-dumping complaint filed in the US by competitor SolarWorld, saying it risked "seriously hindering the development of green energy."…

Shipping industry sees price on carbon emissions

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124078024&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The world shipping industry could accept a global levy on carbon emissions from merchant ships under a deal that would also channel proceeds to poor countries, according to an announcement at the UN climate talks on Tuesday….

China starts yuan trading against Australian, Canadian dollar

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124076262&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China on Monday started trading its domestic currency against two new units, the Australian dollar and Canadian dollar, in the latest move to promote greater internationalisation of the yuan….

AFP launches iPad in Spanish and Portuguese

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124075862&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday launched its iPad application in Spanish and Portuguese providing access to the latest stories, videos, pictures and graphics from its network of correspondents around the world….

Yemen army ‘kills nine Al-Qaeda suspects’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124074933&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Yemen's army shelled suspected Al-Qaeda positions in the capital of the troubled Abyan province, killing nine militants in its battle to win control of the city, a local official told AFP on Monday….

Swedish town eyes digital age with Arctic data centre

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124071470&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Perched near the Arctic Circle, the Swedish town of Luleaa hopes that a massive data centre for US social networking giant Facebook will launch the vibrant industrial region into the digital age as a European data traffic hub….

Power lines a major risk for migratory birds

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124067101&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK When flamingos, storks, pelicans and other migratory birds undertake their long seasonal flights, they risk their lives winging their way through the endless power grids that cover the world….

Kuwait holds 24 over parliament storming: lawyer

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124057759&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Kuwait on Thursday remanded in custody 24 opposition activists pending further investigation on charges they stormed the parliament building last week, their lawyer said….

Facebook helps find missing Philippine grandfather

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124054821&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Tens of thousands of sympathetic Facebook users helped reunite a Philippine grandmother with her 78-year-old husband who went missing for two weeks, the family said Wednesday….