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Space Solutions Proposed To Lessen Africa's Vulnerability To Natural DisastersTuscoon AZ (SPX) Jul 19, 2010 Africa faces a mounting number of disasters, such as floods, drought, food security and the spread of diseases, but must also deal with the likely impact of global climate change that could intensify these problems. To help tackle these tragic threats to Africa's human and economic well-being, space-based technologies are being identified. Nearly a 100 decision-makers and senior experts on disaster-risk management from African countries, Europe, the Middle East and America met July 6-9 in Ad ... read more |
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Hong Kong (AFP) July 16, 2010Agricultural Bank of China's shares rose just slightly in the Hong Kong portion of its massive IPO Friday, with a positive start seen as a matter of pride for the world's third largest economy. The lender's shares closed at 3.27 Hong Kong dollars (42 US cents), a 2.2 percent rise on their 3.20 Hong Kong dollar initial public offering price. The last of China's "Big Four" state banks to g ... more 
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2010Chinese customs said they have seized nearly eight tonnes of frozen pangolins - an endangered species of scaly anteater - from a fishing boat off the southern coast. The vessel was intercepted in June carrying the huge haul of animals and nearly two tonnes of their scales, said a statement on the website of customs authorities in Jiangmen in Guangdong province. The pangolin is designat ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) July 16, 2010Agricultural Bank of China's shares were set to start trading in Hong Kong Friday, one day after the bank's mammoth initial public offering drew a tepid investor response in its Shanghai debut. The last of China's "Big Four" state banks to go public is on track to raise a world record 22.1 billion US dollars in the dual Hong Kong-Shanghai listing which has shone a spotlight on investor confi ... more |
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GOES Brings Hurricane Alley Live To The WirelessGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 14, 2010 Scientists working for NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. have developed continually updating "movies" of satellite imagery that allows on-line, iPhone and iPad viewing of any cyclone's movement in the Hurricane Alleys of the Atlantic Ocean or Eastern Pacific Ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-13 satellite captures visible and infrared images of the weather over the U.S. ... read more |
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