Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, the main culprit in global warming, have increased three times faster in recent years than they did in the 1990s, international climate researchers reported today.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Sectarian Violence Rises in Baghdad
G8 summit is "litmus test" for U.S. on warming: U.N.
A meeting of rich nations next month in Germany will be a "litmus test" of how the United States plans to help the world fight climate change, the head of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Tuesday.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Star dies in brightest supernova
A massive star around 150 times the size of the Sun has exploded in what is the brightest supernova ever seen, Nasa scientists have said. Supernovae occur when huge, mature stars effectively run out of fuel and collapse in on themselves. But scientists believe this one was obliterated in an explosion which blasted all its material into space.
China identifies mystery pig illness
BEIJING- A mysterious illness that has swept through pig populations in southern China and killing at least 300 of the animals has been identified as a strain of "blue ear disease,"
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Pope arrives in Brazil on difficult mission
By Philip Pullella | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arrived in Brazil on Wednesday, his first visit to Latin America, on a mission to reaffirm traditional family values and stem the exodus of Rom...
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