http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124114179&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK At a large wholesale market in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Jin Ruihua sits surrounded by piles of unsold Santa hats and artificial Christmas wreathes as he waits for customers….
Archives for December, 2011
Climate dilemma: Has Kyoto run its course?
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124113823&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Should the Kyoto Protocol, the only international curb on greenhouse gases, be allowed to die?…
Australian fish adapts to hotter waters: study
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124110097&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Some tropical fish can adapt quickly to living in warmer waters, according to a new Australian study which found they have a greater capacity to survive rising sea temperatures than previously thought….
Fears of violence overshadow DR Congo vote count
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124108755&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Fears of violence Tuesday overshadowed the final stages of the DR Congo election results count, as President Joseph Kabila took a 10-point lead over top challenger Etienne Tshisekedi….
DR Congo fears vote results chaos
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124108038&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK DR Congo was on edge ahead of the announcement of last week's election results with observers warning the conflict-prone country could descend into chaos no matter who is declared the winner….
At climate talks, an African approach to the deadlock
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124107153&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK To the European eye, the leafless black tree that is the logo of the UN climate talks here looks alarmingly like the symbol used back home to denote containers of toxic waste….
Greenpeace activists break into French nuclear plant
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124106160&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Activists from environmental group Greenpeace managed to sneak into a nuclear power plant near Paris on Monday in a move they said highlighted the dangers posed by France's reliance on atomic energy….
China braces for growing unrest as economy slows
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124105782&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China's security chief has told provincial officials they need to be more prepared for the "negative impact" of slowing growth, underscoring Beijing's concern a slowdown could bring social unrest….
Muted hopes for major Afghanistan conference
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124105425&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A major international conference Monday will seek a way forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014 but the boycott of two crucial players has dampened hopes of success….
Muted hopes for major Afghanistan conference
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=124103753&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK A major international conference here Monday will seek a way forward for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014 but the boycott of two crucial players has dampened hopes of success….