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Dust Cloud From China Shows How We Share The AirHampton VA (SPX) May 19, 2010 The air we breathe doesn't always come from our own backyard. In fact, sometimes it doesn't even come from our neighbors. On April 22, 2010, a NASA satellite captured the appearance of a large dust cloud over the eastern coast of United States that originated on the other side of the world - in China. "Dust can stimulate the production of more clouds, altering local weather and potentially the climate," said Zhoayan Liu, a researcher at the National Institute of Aerospace and NASA's Langley Resear ... read more |
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Seoul (AFP) May 16, 2010Japan has urged China to cut its nuclear arsenal or at least to stop stockpiling more atomic weapons, prompting a strong reaction from Beijing at their foreign ministers' talks, officials said Sunday. The rare demand came when Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi at regional talks in South Korea Saturday, said Kazuo Kodama, the press secretary of Ja ... more  
Kyoto, Japan (AFP) May 16, 2010Young Japanese infantryman Sawamura turned numb when he was ordered to bayonet a Chinese peasant as fellow soldiers looked on and taunted him. "You captured him, so you get rid of him," his lieutenant barked, yanking the 21-year-old soldier toward his writhing victim, only days after Japanese troops had overrun the Chinese city of Nanking in December 1937. "I stumbled forward and thrust ... more  
Taipei (AFP) May 16, 2010Taiwan's former security chief has confirmed for the first time that Taipei and Beijing used secret communications channels from 2008 as they worked to thaw glacial ties, it was reported Sunday. Su Chi, who was chief of the National Security Council until earlier this year, said in an interview with the Taipei-based United Daily News that the sensitive channels helped build trust between the ... more |
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Lula visit may be Iran's last chance before sanctions: USWashington (AFP) May 13, 2010 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's upcoming visit to Tehran may be Iran's last chance to engage the world over its nuclear program before new UN sanctions are imposed, a US official said Thursday. The remarks came as Obama administration officials signaled they were making "good progress" toward enlisting support for sanctions from not only Russia but also China, both of which are veto-wielding UN Security Council members. China has been the main holdout to a fourth round of sanctio ... read more |
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