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Pakistan uses giant scanners in struggle against truck bombsIslamabad (AFP) April 14, 2010 Police in Pakistan have deployed two giant bomb detectors on roads into Islamabad in their latest efforts to stop suicide truck bombers striking the capital. This is the first time Pakistani authorities have used the Chinese-built devices to protect a city since Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked groups went on a bombing campaign, killing more than 3,200 people in nearly three years. Looking for a bomb in a country with a population of 167 million and an under-equipped police force can be like looking ... read more |
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Cape Town (AFP) March 16, 2010African states should harness Chinese interest as Beijing's demand for commodities drives growth on the continent and fuels capital investments, an energy conference heard on Tuesday. China's investment model in Africa, characterised by long-term capital concessional financing, was a developmental "no-brainer," Martyn Davies, head of the Frontier Advisory firm, told the Oil and Gas Africa ex ... more  
New Delhi (PTI) Apr 15, 2010India will send two astronauts to space by 2017 in its own spacecraft and the Rs 12,400 project is likely to be approved before the Independence Day, ISRO chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan has said. With this achievement, India would join the select club of America, Russia and China which have such human space flight capabilities. The ISRO has submitted the Rs 12,400 crore project for indi ... more  
New York (AFP) April 14, 2010Six major powers wrapped up what they said was a "very constructive" meeting here Wednesday on fresh UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but diplomats cautioned against expecting early adoption. "We have just had a very constructive consultation," China's UN Ambassador Li Baodong told reporters as he emerged from the closed-door meeting held at the US mission to the United Na ... more |
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China keeps world guessing on Iran sanctionsWashington (AFP) April 13, 2010 China kept the world guessing Tuesday on whether it would back new sanctions on Iran over a disputed nuclear program as Western powers banked on Beijing to step up pressure on the Islamic republic. As leaders of 47 nations wrapped up a nuclear security summit in Washington, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was hopeful China would throw its support behind a fourth round of UN sanctions against a defiant Tehran. Her optimism came as the United States reportedly pledged to keep China's oil ... read more |
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