 'Hydrogen is tomorrow's biofuel' say scientists Tue 15 May 2012
Currently, Brazil is the world’s most intensive user of bioethanol as an alternative to gasoline for powering transport. There are questions about whether the mass... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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 Mexican wind energy boom plays out on gusty shores Mon 14 May 2012
* Natural wind tunnel feeds electric grid * 26-storey turbines blossom across region By David Alire Garcia LA VENTOSA, Mexico, May 14 (Reuters) - On an arid plain where... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Reuters
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 Tiger shrimp are jumbo threat to native species Sun 13 May 2012
New Orleans -- A big increase in reports of Asian tiger shrimp along the U.S. Southeast coast and in the Gulf of Mexico has federal biologists worried the species is... (photo: Creative Commons / DirkBlankenhaus) San Francisco Chronicle
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 Julio Iglesias Robbed: Singer's Hotel Room Burgled Sat 12 May 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan authorities say thieves stole cash and other items from the hotel room of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias while he was performing a... (photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana, File) Huffington Post
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 Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer Sat 12 May 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana on Saturday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after a week in which he received what was supposed... (photo: AP / Miraflores Press Office, Efrain Gonzalez) Deccan Chronicle
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 Cuba to invest $450 mn to boost rice production Sat 12 May 2012
Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuba said it plans to invest up to $450 million over the next few years in a programme to increase domestic rice production, which remains... (photo: WN / RTayco) Newstrack India
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 Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment Sat 12 May 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) BBC News
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 40 MPs & NGOs Oppose Chavez Rights Body Seat Bid Fri 11 May 2012
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:39 am Press Release: UN Watch Coalition from 19 countries including US, France, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Bahrain, Guinea, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria,... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Scoop
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 EU flying big team to Rio summit but to cap expenses Thu 10 May 2012
AFP - The EU executive is flying six top officials plus an unspecified number of aides to June's Rio Summit on sustainable development but plans to tighten spending, a... (photo: European Community / EC) France24
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 Earliest Mayan calendar shows no hint of 'world end' Thu 10 May 2012
AFP - The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world's end is imminent, researchers said Thursday.... (photo: Creative Commons / Harenb01) France24
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 Brazil tries to avoid FIFA World Cup collapse Thu 10 May 2012
The appointment of an ally of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to the organizing committee of the 2014 World Cup was widely seen by sports experts in the South American... (photo: ABr / Abr) Taipei Times
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 Oil Wars on the Horizon Thu 10 May 2012
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
Oil Photos Politics War Wikipedia: Petroleum politics |
 Gay marriage a distant dream around the world Thu 10 May 2012
BANGKOK (AP) — China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) my SA
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 Nicaragua Tourism website debuts new feature to streamline vacation planning Thu 10 May 2012
Nicaragua, one of Central America's hottest (and safest) tourist destination, has unveiled a website feature to make traveling to "the land of lakes and... (photo: Creative Commons / Serenityweb1) TravelDailyNews
America Market Nicaragua Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Nicaragua |
 Russia President Putin will miss G8 Camp David summit Thu 10 May 2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US President Barack Obama that he will not attend the G8 summit in the US later this month. Mr Putin, who was inaugurated as... (photo: Public Domain / Blueag9) BBC News
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 Cuba to increase hotel capacity Thu 10 May 2012
Havana, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by... (photo: Creative Commons ) Newstrack India
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 Dead pelicans baffling scientists Wed 9 May 2012
Lima - The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are slowly being cleared away. The mass die-offs... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Independent online (SA)
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 Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela: I'm in charge Wed 9 May 2012
"I'm fulfilling my duties as head of state – but in this unique situation which I will be out of in the next few days," he declared, sounding firm. "Soon I... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) The Independent
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 Illegal gold mines imperil Peru's Amazon Wed 9 May 2012
Illegal gold miners in Peru are destroying thousands of hectares of the Amazon jungle that are home to some of the world's most important biologically diverse... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Al Jazeera
Amazon Mines Peru Photos UN Wikipedia: Amazon rainforest |
 Mexican city distributes masks for volcano ash Mon 7 May 2012
Mexico City, May 7 (IANS/EFE) Mexico City has started distributing 483,000 masks to residents who might need protection from the ash being spewed by the Popocatepetl... (photo: NASA / Shizhao) Newstrack India
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