UN chief calls for new climate pact push

December 23, 2009 in World
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon appealed for world powers to make a new effort to secure a legally binding climate deal next year amid new diplomatic wrangling over the failure of the Copenhagen summit.
China hit back at Britain over claims that Beijing had “hijacked” the Copenhagen negotiations while Brazil and Cuba lashed out at the US [...]

Demand for new states could change India’s map

December 17, 2009 in World
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From scores fasting in demand of a new state in India’s hilly northeast to a powerful chief minister suggesting her region be split up, the map of the nation is facing an overhaul.
Ethnic minorities and activists in economically deprived regions are seeking states of their own, following the government’s surprise decision last week to give [...]

New NASA satellite blasts off on space-map mission

December 15, 2009 in World
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 NASA launched Monday a new breed of satellite called WISE on a mission to orbit Earth and map the skies to find elusive cosmic objects, including potentially dangerous asteroids.
The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) will use infrared rays to map the locations and sizes of roughly 200,000 asteroids and give scientists a clearer idea [...]

New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy

December 11, 2009 in World
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Russia’s new nuclear-capable missile suffered another failed test launch, the defence ministry said Thursday, solving the mystery of a spectacular plume of white light that appeared over Norway.

An unusual light phenomenon above the Norwegian city of Skjeroy(AFP Photo)
The Bulava missile was test-fired from the submarine Dmitry Donskoi in the White Sea early Wednesday but [...]

Bolivia’s Morales wins new presidential term

December 7, 2009 in World
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Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales won a landslide reelection victory in voting that also handed him unfettered control of Congress, according to exit polls.
The results mean that Morales, a fiercely anti-US leader in the mold of his close ally, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, will have a free hand to deepen leftist reforms for the duration [...]

Environmental mural sets new national record

November 30, 2009 in Vietnam Culture
Tags: new, National, sets, record, Environmental, mural

A ceremony to unveil the country’s longest mural depicting environmental images was held at the Hanoi Polytechnic University on November 29.

Volunteers paint a 115-meter long, 1.5-meter high mural in Hanoi on November 29. The artwork set a new record for longest environment-themed painting in Vietnam. (Photo: SGGP)
The mural, 112 meters long and 1.5 meters [...]

Tropical depression lingers, new storm forms

November 28, 2009 in Vietnam Weather
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A tropical low-pressure system over the southern part of the East Sea continues to affect weather in the southern region while a new storm, Nida, is forming over the Pacific Ocean, the national weather bureau said.

A tropical low-pressure zone situated over the southern part of the East Sea on November 27 (Photo: National Hydro [...]

Rehhagel once again behind new Greek success

November 20, 2009 in Vietnam Sports
Tags: new, success, again, Rehhagel, once, behind, Greek

ATHENS, Nov 19, 2009 (AFP) – Few believed that when Greece hired German coach Otto Rehhagel eight years ago to take them to the Euro 2004 competition that the team could return with the trophy.
And few had faith in the 71-year-old coach turning a 0-0 result at home Saturday with Ukraine in the World Cup [...]

Hong Kong gold closes at new record high

November 16, 2009 in World
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HONG KONG, Nov 16, 2009 (AFP) – Hong Kong gold closed at a new record high on Monday at 1,131.00-1,132.00 US dollars an ounce, up from Friday’s close of 1,106.00-1,107.00 US dollars.
It opened at 1,123.00 -1,124.00 dollars.
The latest closing price surpassed a high of 1,123.38 dollars per ounce reached in London Thursday, as [...]

APEC leaders vow new economic model after crisis

November 15, 2009 in World
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SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2009 (AFP) – Asia-Pacific leaders including the US and Chinese presidents Sunday vowed to remake the world economy after the worst financial crisis in decades, rejecting protectionism and old models of growth.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders, who together steer more than half the global economy, also said they would persist with [...]