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Indonesia deploys tiny killer wasps to save cassava crop
september 24, 2014by latadmin
Scientists are looking to a tiny variety of killer wasp to spare Indonesia from the ravages of a bug that is threatening the key cassava crop in south-east Asia’s...
EU plans for Iran gas imports if sanctions go
september 24, 2014by latadmin
By Jonathan Saul and Henning Gloystein LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is quietly increasing the urgency of a plan to import natural gas from Iran, as...
Qatar quits basketball over headscarf ban
september 24, 2014by latadmin
Incheon (South Korea) (AFP) – Qatar on Wednesday withdrew their women's basketball team from the Asian Games just before their first match over a rule banning...
In U.N. speech, Obama warns Islamic militants to leave battlefield
september 24, 2014by latadmin
By Steve Holland UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama used his annual speech to the United Nations on Wednesday to warn Islamic State fighters to...
Why has ‘microhydro’ been neglected as a solution to energy poverty?
september 24, 2014by latadmin
Power from streams and small rivers has proven to provide sustainable energy in Peru and Nepal – Zimbabwe is next …
Hong Kong students boycott classes to press for democracy
september 24, 2014by latadmin
Thousands of Hong Kong college students are boycotting classes this week to press for democratic reforms in the southern Chinese territory. The protesting students,...
Valentina Matvienko: “All citizens must meet their commitments” (IPA CIS – Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
september 23, 2014by latadmin
(Source: IPA CIS – Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States) 15 september 2014Valentina Matvienko: “All...
#TURKEY2014: Confident Japan have tails up heading to WCW (FIBA Asia)
september 23, 2014by latadmin
(Source: FIBA Asia) TOKYO, Japan (2014 FIBA World Championship for Women): If there is one nation other than the United States arriving on Turkish soil with...
#TURKEY2014: Youthful Korea make final roster tweak (FIBA Asia)
september 23, 2014by latadmin
(Source: FIBA Asia) SEOUL, Korea (2014 FIBA World Championship for Women): Despite having announced their final roster for the FIBA World Championship for Women several...
The CIS summit in Minsk to debate 17 documents (IPA CIS – Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
september 23, 2014by latadmin
(Source: IPA CIS – Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States) 18 september 2014The CIS summit in Minsk to debate...
