AFP - China has canceled or postponed several military exchanges with the United States in protest against a proposed 6.5 billion dollar arms sale to Taiwan, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.
Lung cancer incidence 50% higher
People in the west of Scotland are more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer than those in the rest of the UK, a report says.
Hurricanes sweep food shortages back into Cubans' lives
Many Cubans thought they'd left behind forever the grim, hungry days that were the norm just after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and, with it, the loss of billions of dollars in subsidies for the Communist state.
U.S. aims to boost Libya trade, trim deficit
TRIPOLI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The United States sees great potential for boosting exports to Libya and trimming its $2.9 billion trade deficit with the north African oil producer as the two countries rebuild relations, a U.S trade official said. Israel
Adept expands automation product distribution into Mexico
OCTOBER 6, 2008--Adept Technology (Livermore, CA, USA; www.adept.com), a provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, has announced its expansion into the Mexican market for its products and the signing of Automatizaciones
Mexico peso has worst day since 1995 crisis
(Recasts, adds quote and closing peso price) MEXICO CITY, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso plunged on Monday in its biggest one-day drop since the currency crisis of the mid-1990s and stocks sank as financial trouble in Europe stoked worries of a global
Croatia: Britt's family in anxious wait over body
BRITT Lapthorne's father will provide Croatian police with a DNA sample and the Australian backpacker's dental records in a bid to determine whether a body found in the sea off Dubrovnik is his daughter. An autopsy is due to be carried out at 10am
Ukrainian coalition half-revived
Bloc of Yulia Timoshenko has signed a statement of reviving the democratic coalition with the pro-presidential party Our Ukraine. Two thirds of Our Ukraine are ready to revive the coalition in Ukraine?s Parliament immediately. Our Ukraine pulled out of
AquaCity, Slovakia to host European & Green World Travel Awards
AquaCity Resort, Slovakia will host the European & Green World Travel Awards. It will be held in the eco-friendly waterpark and spa on the 15th October 2008. [UKPRwire, Mon Oct 06 2008] Over 150 guests, representing the world's top achievers in tourism,
Ukraine president dismisses coalition moves
KIEV: President Viktor Yushchenko has dismissed moves by his estranged prime minister to salvage an â??Orangeâ?? governing coalition and said time was running out to form a viable team and spare Ukraine a new election. The governing line-up
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