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Tuesday 13 May 2008
French assembly rejects proposal on GM crops
The Government's law proposal on GM crops was rejected by the French Assembly. French PM François Fillon has appointed a commission of deputies and senators to find a consensus and put the proposal back on the table. (Analysis: D. Crossan)
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- ENVIRONMENT - GM CROPS
- French assembly rejects proposal on GM crops
- Tuesday 13 May 2008
- The Government's law proposal on GM crops was rejected by the French Assembly. French PM François Fillon has appointed a commission of deputies and senators to find a consensus and put the proposal back on the table. (Analysis: D. Crossan)
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- SPAIN - ENVIRONMENT
- Barcelona orders water to fight drought
- Tuesday 13 May 2008
- Barcelona has ordered 63 shipments per month of water to supply its population. Persistent drought has forced Spain's second city to use this last resort solution never tried before at this scale. 6.3 million people live in Barcelona.
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- INTERNET - CHILE
- Hacker publishes personal data of millions of Chileans
- Tuesday 13 May 2008
- The personal information - such as phone numbers, postal address and social background - of six million people in Chile could be found on the internet after a hacker succeeded in breaking into government sites.
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- WEB NEWS
- China uses internet to spread earthquake info
- Tuesday 13 May 2008
- After a violent earthquake hits the southwestern province of Sichuan, the Chinese population uses the Web to create an up-to-date information network, with witness accounts, videos and maps.
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- CHILE - VOLCANO
- Volcanic ash looms over Chaiten
- Sunday 11 May 2008
- A thick cloud of ash hangs over the horizon a week after the Chaiten volcano erupted in southern Chile, spewing ash as far as Argentina. Authorities are struggling to evacuate the area, as many cling to their homes. (Story: S.Sissmann, T.Grucza)
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- JUSTICE - MICROSOFT
- Microsoft appeals against record EU fine
- Friday 09 May 2008
- US software giant Microsoft filed an application to the European Court of First Instance to annul a record 899-million-euro fine handed down by the European Commission for using high prices to discourage competition.
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- ENERGY - ENVIRONMENT
- Sugarcane biofuel becomes Brazil's 2nd energy source
- Thursday 08 May 2008
- Having reached 16% of Brazil's total energy output in 2007, sugarcane biofuel has overtaken hydroelectric power as the country's second energy source, according to an annual official study released Thursday.
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- TECHNOLOGY
- WiMAX promise to transform wireless Internet world
- Thursday 08 May 2008
- In a major bet on WiMax wireless Internet, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire said Wednesday they would combine their networks into a new company with investment from Google, Intel and others.
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