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View Article  Argentine scientists pioneer research aimed at reducing contaminant gases being emitted from its cows.
With investigations using tubes directly tied into cows' gas-collecting
stomachs, a team of Argentine scientists is launching a project to track and
reduce amount of contaminated gas produced by its famous cows.

CASTELAR, ARGENTINA (RECENT) ...   more »
View Article  G8 leaders in Japan agree on long-term goal for halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Papering over deep differences on how to set goals to combat global
warming, G8 nations meeting in Japan say they would work toward a target of at
least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with ...   more »
View Article  Rare winter collapse of the Perito Moreno glacier.
Perito Moreno ruptures during wintertime for the first time since 1917, but
scientists caution against linking the rupture to global climate change.

EL CALAFATE, ARGENTINA (JULY 06, 2008) CH13 -
For the first time since ...   more »
View Article  Lawyers representing 9/11 suspects face additional challenge in murky system.
A U.S. military judge's ruling that the alleged mastermind of the September
11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-accused will be tried
separately produces new challenges for defence attorneys at Guantanamo
Bay.

GUANTANAMO ...   more »
View Article  The "anti G8" summit kicks off in dusty Malian town.
Hundreds of activists attend the seventh anti-G8 summit in the Malian city
of Kalibougou.

KALIBOUGOU, MALI (JULY 7, 2008) REUTERS -
As the leaders of the developed world meet in Hokkaido, Japan this
week, hundreds ...   more »
View Article  Brazil, Mexico, China, India and South Africa meet on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Japan.
The Group of Five (G5) nations made up of Brazil, Mexico, China, India and
South Africa, meet on the sidelines of the Group of Eight (G8) summit in
northern Japan.

SAPPORO, JAPAN (JULY 8, 2008) ...   more »
View Article  UNESCO lists Cambodia's 900-year-old temple as a World Heritage site.
Cambodia celebrates as UNESCO lists Preah Vihear Temple, which sits on a
disputed zone between Thailand and Cambodia, as a World Heritage site.

(ASIA) PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (JULY 8, 2008) REUTERS -
The United Nations ...   more »