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Wary Bush rewards NKorea for nuclear move
Washington (AFP) June 26, 2008US President George W. Bush warily eased some trade sanctions on North Korea Thursday and moved to take the "axis of evil" country off a terrorism blacklist as a reward for nuclear disclosures. But he stressed that his gesture would barely dent global pressure over the secretive communist regime's atomic ambitions and warned it must still come clean on its suspected arsenal and any sharing ... more Outside View: Russia's new arms -- Part 2 
Moscow (UPI) Jun 26, 2008 While U.S. experts express concern over Russia's nuclear weapons modernization program, their Russian counterparts are voicing alarm that they believe they are falling dangerously behind in the 21st century strategic arms race. Russian three-star Col. Gen. Leonid Ivashov, the president of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems, commenting on Russia's triad of strategic nuclear ... more India govt still undecided on US nuclear pact: officials 
New Delhi (AFP) June 26, 2008India's ruling Congress party has not decided if it will pursue an atomic energy deal with the United States and alienate leftist allies that prop up the government, an official said Thursday. The governing party failed Wednesday to persuade its partners to support the pact, leaving it with the choice of going it alone and risking early elections or ditching the landmark deal altogether. ... more NKorea mum on past proliferation, enrichment: US 
Washington (AFP) June 26, 2008The White House on Thursday acknowledged that North Korea's nuclear accounting did not meet past US demands for a full detailing of alleged uranium enrichment or shared atomic know-how overseas. "The accounting they have given is: 'We are not now engaged in any enrichment program or any proliferation activities and we will not in the future,'" said US national security adviser Stephen Hadley ... more Indian military meets to plug frontline exodus 
New Delhi (AFP) June 26, 2008India's top military brass held a crisis meeting Thursday to jack up military wages and try and stem an exodus of soldiers to the country's flourishing private sector, officials said. The chiefs of the million-plus army, air force and navy held closed-door talks with Defence Minister A.K. Antony and other top officials on tackling the widening wage gap between civilians and men and women in ... more |
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Washington (AFP) June 26, 2008North Korea's unprecedented declaration of its nuclear program on Thursday stems from a dramatic shift in President George W. Bush's once tough stand on the hardline communist state. In a desperate move to notch a rare foreign policy victory before Bush leaves office in January, Washington seems to be bending backwards to reach an aid-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang, experts said. ... more NKorea hands over nuclear dossier 
Beijing (AFP) June 26, 2008North Korea handed over details of its nuclear programmes Thursday, paving the way for its removal from the US terrorism blacklist amid years of efforts to persuade the North to abandon the atom bomb. Six months behind schedule, officials delivered the dossier to China -- the host country for the six-nation talks since 2003 that have worked to entice the North to exchange nuclear weapons for ... more BMD Focus: Sarkozy's vision -- Part 1 
Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy has a vision to protect France from nuclear ballistic missile attack, and he is determined to implement it. Sarkozy's speech on defense strategy June 17 got little attention in the U.S. media, but it marked the most profound revolution in French strategic planning in more than 40 years. Sarkozy channeled both the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan ... more G8 pledges billions for Afghan-Pakistan region 
Kyoto, Japan (AFP) June 26, 2008The Group of Eight powers pledged four billion dollars Thursday to develop the restive Afghan-Pakistan border as North Korea's nuclear disarmament dominated a meeting here of foreign ministers. Host Japan said the meeting of the eight major industrial powers would come up with some 150 projects to develop the troubled border region, where violence by Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants has caused ... more Hong Kong to launch commodities exchange next year 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 25, 2008Hong Kong is set to launch its first commodities exchange early next year to capitalise on the mainland's growing demand for oil and other raw materials, officials said Wednesday. The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) will initially sell contracts on fuel oil, with other commodities following, the exchange said in a statement announcing its formation. It will "better reflect mainland ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) June 26, 2008The AIDS epidemic in southern Africa is so severe that it should be classed as a disaster comparable to floods or famine, a new study by the Red Cross said Thursday. In its annual "World Disasters Report", the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that there was "no doubt" that HIV/AIDS matches the United Nations definition of a disaster. The UN ... more US helicopters lift aid to typhoon-ravaged Philippines 
Iloilo, Philippines (AFP) June 26, 2008Six US Navy Seahawk helicopters delivered aid to typhoon-ravaged communities in the central Philippines on Thursday as part of a pledge by US President George W. Bush. The helicopters from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrived in Iloilo City on the central island of Panay which bore the brunt of Typhoon Fengshen when it slammed into the Philippines on Saturday. "We will use our ... more Yahoo defends Google deal, bashes Icahn agenda 
San Francisco (AFP) June 25, 2008Yahoo on Wednesday sent a letter to stockholders defending its alliance with Google and criticizing Carl Icahn's campaign to install a Microsoft-friendly board of directors. Yahoo's board is lobbying for allies as it heads for a showdown with the billionaire corporate raider at an annual gathering of the California firm's stockholders on August 1. Icahn accuses Yahoo's board of bungling ... more Subtle Nervous System Abnormalities Appear To Predict Risk Of Death In Older Individuals 
Florence, Italy (SPX) Jun 27, 2008Subtle but clinically detectable neurological abnormalities, such as reduced reflexes and an unstable posture, may be associated with the risk of death and stroke in otherwise healthy older adults, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Previous research has linked subtle neurological abnormalities-which also include ... more RFIDs may pose hospital risk 
Chicago (UPI) Jun 25, 2008 Dutch researchers say radio frequency identification devices may cause critical-care medical equipment to fail. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at the effect the devices have on pacemakers, ventilators and other equipment, USA Today said Wednesday. Radio frequency identification devices, which are commonly used in hospitals on items ... more
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