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12myanmarxlarge2.jpgThe United Nations, U.S. and India told Myanmar’s military rulers to allow international aid to reach the country, where more than 1.5 million people need help after Tropical Cyclone Nargis struck 10 days ago.

As many as 100,000 people may have died in the disaster, according to UN officials. The death toll reached 33,416 people with 29,770 missing, Myanmar’s state radio announced late yesterday, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency. Continue reading…

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12china3-600.jpgNearly 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died.

The toll from China`s worst earthquake in three decades appeared sure to rise as troops struggled on foot to reach the epicenter, Sichuan province`s Wenchuan, a hilly county about 100 km (62 miles) from the provincial capital Chengdu.The 7.9-magnitude quake devastated a Continue reading…

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061003_earthquake.jpgAn earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, less than 100 km (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Chengdu.

The quake struck Wenchuan County, 100 kms to the north-west of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan, on Monday afternoon, the bureau said.

The quake was felt in Beijing also, with reports of buildings swaying and people running out of their apartments into the streets. Continue reading…

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ac51686cdf6ea3f02d68.jpegA U.S. military airplane with aid supplies was scheduled to land in Myanmar Monday on a mission that American officials told say they hope will “build trust.”

The United States stated it received permission to land the Lockheed C-130 Hercules at 2 p.m. local time (0730 GMT), and wishes to send in two additional planes on Tuesday.

The supplies that the C-130 is carrying — wood, buckets, nails, blankets and plastic tarps, among items to help with shelter requirements — will be hand over to the military junta that rules

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norway.jpgWhile Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its extended coastline has turn into an increasingly striking proposition.

“Wind-mapping demonstrates that Norway is one among the (world’s) most ideal locations for wind power, both on the coast and offshore,” stated Norwegian Deputy Petroleum and Energy Minister Liv Monica Stubholdt.

Yet the Scandinavian country, one of the world’s leading oil and gas exporters, nowadays lags far behind others in taking benefit of this natural resource.

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000802ab4a63093ebecb18.jpgDespite a last-minute US mediation, the leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition failed to reach a deal on restoring deposed judges on Sunday, increasing the probability that ministers belonging to former premier Nawaz Sharif’s party might quit the cabinet on Monday.

Ahead of Monday’s deadline set by PML-N to reinstate the judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met PML-N chief Sharif and PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari here separately in a last-ditch attempt to bridge their differences on the vexed issue. Continue reading…

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080318-tibet-unrest-hmed-2ah2.jpgPolice detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations against China’s recent crackdown in Tibet.

A senior police officer said the protesters were arrested for carrying the Tibetan flag and wearing head bands that read “Free Tibet.”

Activists said the protesters were arrested from around the royal palace in Kathmandu while they were gathering for a peaceful rally. Continue reading…

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b3c22087-a999-48ad-ab9c-d7eeefcd342a-nyol55505090533.jpgAccording to a White House report being released Friday,”Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts”.

“Marijuana is a more consequential substance of abuse than our culture has treated it in the last 20 years,” said John Walters, director of the office. “This is not just youthful experimentation that they’ll get over as we used to think in the past.” Continue reading…

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fbi_logo.JPGThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the matter of fake Cisco equipment very seriously, in accordance with a leaked FBI arrangement that highlights problems in the Cisco supply chain.

The presentation presents an impression of the FBI Cyber Division’s attempt to crack down on counterfeit network hardware, the FBI stated Friday in a statement. “It was by no means planned for broad sharing across the Internet.

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