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China Leads In Outer Space PollutionMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 02, 2010 China has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the United States and Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Friday. All together, the three main space powers produce 93% of space debris, according to a statement published on the agency's website. "According to estimates, 40% of space debris is produced by China. The U.S.'s share accounts for 27.5%, and Russia's [share] for 25.5%, with 7% falling on other countries ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 2, 2010Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn on Monday opened a new assembly plant in central China, state media said, as the troubled firm begins to move its operations inland to limit soaring labour costs. Foxconn, which has been accused of mistreating Chinese workers following a spate of suicides at its factory in the south, plans to mainly produce Apple iPhones at a new 100-million-dollar plant in Henan p ... more  
Xichang, China (XNA) Aug 02, 2010China successfully launched its fifth orbiter into space at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, as a part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network. The satellite was launched from the Long March 3I carrier rocket. It is the 126th flight for the country's Long March series of rockets. The satellite will join another four satellites in orbit to form a network that will eventu ... more  
East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 02, 2010Though much effort and many resources have been expended to protect the endangered giant panda, research by an international team of scientists shows that much suitable panda habitat is outside the nature reserves and areas where the panda is reported to live. "This research can help the Chinese government and international non-governmental organizations develop comprehensive strategic pla ... more |
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Landmark cluster bomb treaty takes effectGeneva (AFP) Aug 1, 2010 A landmark international treaty to ban cluster munitions took effect on Sunday, requiring signatories to stop the use, production and transfer of the deadly weapons. Pope Benedict XVI hailed the ban and joined calls for all countries to sign up to the deal that also obliges those that have ratified it to destroy their stockpiles of the bombs. China, Russia, the United States and Israel are among those that have rejected the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, ratified by around 37 countries an ... read more |
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