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AFP At least 30 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck China's Himalayan region of Tibet on Monday, state media reported, citing local government sources. The earthquake struck at 4:30 pm (0830 GMT) in a sparsely populated area about 84 kilometres (50 miles) west of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

China, a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, is on its way to double CO2 emissions by 2030. The country's coal-fired power plants cause the bulk of its pollution. International environment experts of the British Geological Survey recently launched a project to slash Chinese coal plants' CO2 emissions.

Ever since negotiations for a successor to the Kyoto Protocol begun last year, we’ve been waiting to hear about progress. But as Yu Qingtai, China’s special representative for climate change talks, says, things are looking a little gloomy.

——————————————————————————— 1. US-Presidential Election 2008 and the cost of failed policies of Republican President Bush Barack Obama, winning more than 2206 delegates (including 441 superdelegates) has succeeded to clinch the Democratic Presidential nomination and Clinton, the most successful female

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——————————————————————————— 1. US-Presidential Election 2008 and the cost of failed policies of Republican President Bush Barack Obama, winning more than 2206 delegates (including 441 superdelegates) has succeeded to clinch the Democratic Presidential nomination and Clinton, the most successful female

In the Vice Presidential debate earlier this evening, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden each had a strong point of view on global warming. Gwen Ifill, the moderator, specifically questioned Palin about her views on carbon emissions and Biden about his view on clean coal technology.

America’s time as a superpower is coming to an end. The financial crisis was just the last straw. Whatever good faith was left after the invasion of Iraq, the shrugging off of international treaties and the shameless disregard for human rights, is now gone.

——————————————————————————— 1. US-Presidential Election 2008 and the cost of failed policies of Republican President Bush Barack Obama, winning more than 2206 delegates (including 441 superdelegates) has succeeded to clinch the Democratic Presidential nomination and Clinton, the most successful female

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