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Coal is still the dark King of China's Carbon Footprint
Jun 19 2008, Jitaditya

Amidst all the pondering and wondering about crude oil, recent reports have pointed out that coal still accounts for most of the emissions, especially in China. While it is having the largest population in the world and growing at a supersonic rate,...

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Hot, impatient crowd vies for Olympics tickets
AP, Beijing
A crowd of 30,000 people, baking in the heat and waiting for up to two days, swarmed a ticketing center Friday as the final batch of Olympic tickets went on sale....
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China says Web users top US at 253 mln
AP, Beijing
China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest, with 253 million people online despite government...
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China paper censored for Tiananmen photo
AP, Beijing
An aggressive tabloid newspaper has had its Web site censored and could face further punishment by China’s media authorities for running a photograph from the...
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Tortoise keen on "watching" news broadcast in SW China
Simple, Trivandrum
China’s evening TV news program has received an unexpected spectator recently — a tortoise who seems to be crazy about the anchorman’s voice.
Pets, Turtle, China, Entertainment
made popular 9 hr. ago
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First free trial shop launched in Shanghai
Simple, Trivandrum
Shoppers select goods in the first free trial shop that opened in Shanghai on Tuesday July 22, 2008. They can take away what they want for free in this shop.
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Olympic ticket sale in Beijing starts stampede
AP, Beijing
Eager fans swarmed and in some cases scuffled as they lined up at sales windows Friday to get the final batch of tickets for next month’s Olympics.
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Accused man discusses Canadian model murder
AP, Shanghai
A Chinese man accused of stabbing a Canadian model to death in her apartment building told police in a televised interview the attack began when the woman caught him...
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Accused discusses Canadian model murder
AP, Shanghai
A Chinese man accused of stabbing a Canadian model to death in her apartment building told police in a televised interview the attack began when the woman caught him...
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made popular 16 hr. ago
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Report: 8 die in northwest China mosque collapse
AP, Beijing
A mosque under construction collapsed in northwest China, killing eight people and injuring 23 others, state media reported Friday.
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China says has more people surfing the Web than US
AP, Beijing
China’s booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world’s biggest, with 253 million people online despite government...
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Earthquake rescuers carry Olympic torch
AP, Beijing
Chinese state media say 22 rescuers who helped victims of May’s devastating earthquake have been chosen as torchbearers for the Olympic torch.
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China clamps down on business visas
AP, Beijing
Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China’s ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics.
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Copper slumps to 5-week low on weak Chinese demand
AP, New York
Copper prices tumbled to a five-week low Thursday on expectations that falling demand from China and a slowdown in the U.S. housing market will lead to a surplus of the...
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Executions rising in Iran, Saudi Arabia
AP, Rome
Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around the world to rise yet again in 2007, a...
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Number of Executions rising in Iran, Saudi Arabia
AP, Rome
Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around the world to rise yet again in 2007, a...
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Aftershocks kill 1, injury 10 in China
AP, Beijing
Three aftershocks jolted parts of China on Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency said, killing one person and injuring more than 10.
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Aftershock injures 5 in China
AP, Beijing
A Chinese news agency says an aftershock has jolted parts of China, injuring at least five people.
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Taiwan demilitarizes picturesque offshore islet
AP, Dongsha
Concrete pilings designed to prevent an invasion no longer dot this tiny Taiwanese islet’s shoreline. A formidable marine garrison also has vanished, replaced by...
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made popular Jul 24 2008
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Taiwan opposes Olympics name change
AP, Taipei
Some Taiwanese lawmakers have called for boycotting the Beijing Olympics unless a dispute over the island’s name is resolved.
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China clamps down on issuing business visas
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China has clamped down further on issuing business visas, government officials said Thursday, in the latest expansion of already-tight entry restrictions for next...
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FutureGen: World’s first carbon emissions-free coal power plant!
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made popular Dec 19 2007
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Coal-fired power plants to increase air pollution in America
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At a time when concerns for global warming and climate change are at their zenith, and nations striving to reduce green house gas levels, the US can expect to see an...
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New combustor: It burns fuel with almost zero emission of NO, CO
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Water Fuel Conversion System: It runs power plants by producing hydrogen from water
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Water Fuel Conversion System – it is an alternative source of energy, designed to help ease high fuel importation cost as well as possible fossil fuel depletion in the...
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made popular Jun 21 2006
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New power plants in California advised against using seawater as coolant
Irani, New Delhi
California’s State Lands Commission has put strict standards regarding seawater’s use by power plants. On Monday, it passed an advisory resolution advising...
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Pollutants May Cause Heart Problems: Study Finds
Irani, New Delhi
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Pyron Innovates With Powerful and Cheaper Solar Energy
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