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International crew takes short cut to space station Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:51 PM PDT | Top |
South China Sea tension mounts near Filipino shipwreck Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:45 PM PDT By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - A wrecked navy transport ship perched on a remote coral reef could be the next flashpoint in the South China Sea, where China and five other claimants bitterly dispute territory. The Philippines is accusing China of encroachment after three Chinese ships, including a naval frigate, converged just 5 nautical miles from an old transport ship that Manila ran aground on a reef in 1999 to mark its territory. ... Full Story | Top |
Dow ends at record as central banks reassure Wall Street Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:42 PM PDT | Top |
New vaccine protects kids against hand, foot and mouth disease Tuesday, May 28, 2013 03:30 PM PDT By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have developed the first vaccine to protect children against a virus called enterovirus 71, or EV71, that causes the common and sometimes deadly hand, foot and mouth disease. The new inactivated EV71 vaccine, made by Beijing Vigoo Biological, was developed for use in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for most of the serious cases of the disease that can cause potentially fatal meningitis and encephalitis. ... Full Story | Top |
International crew blasts off for space station Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:17 PM PDT | Top |
Exclusive: Apache explores Gulf of Mexico shelf stake sale - sources Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:12 PM PDT | Top |
Iran's presidential candidates clash over nuclear approach Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:43 AM PDT | Top |
Canadian Solar turns to Japan to drive shipment growth Tuesday, May 28, 2013 09:54 AM PDT (Reuters) - Canadian Solar Inc reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and said it was ramping up exposure to high-margin Japan as it reduces dependence on China, where intense competition has driven down panel prices. Shares of Canadian Solar, which has most of its manufacturing operations in China, shot up as much as 24 percent. Prices of other solar stocks also rose. ... Full Story | Top |
Kenya starts to light up again after national blackout Tuesday, May 28, 2013 09:20 AM PDT By James Macharia NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's power grid failed on Tuesday, plunging east Africa's biggest economy into a blackout for about five hours before it was restored to most parts, sole power distributor Kenya Power said. Kenya Power supplies 1,250 megawatts of electricity to more than 2 million customers connected on the national grid, against demand of 1,700 megawatts, with most of the fuel generated from hydro power stations run by KenGen. ... Full Story | Top |
France calls for action against Islamists in southern Libya Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:24 AM PDT | Top |
Rosneft to take over Russian gas firm Itera for $3 billion Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:16 AM PDT | Top |
Kenya says has restored 50 percent of power supplies Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:15 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya Power said it had restored at least 50 percent of the country's electricity supplies after east Africa's biggest economy was hit on Tuesday by a nationwide blackout, the exact cause of which was still unknown. "At least 50 percent of the grid is back," said Gregory Ngahu, a communication officer at the country's sole power distributor Kenya Power, adding that electricity in most parts of the country's major cities had been restored. (Reporting by Kevin Mwanza; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Anthony Barker) Full Story | Top |
Pirates kidnap oil tanker crew off Nigeria: security sources Tuesday, May 28, 2013 07:31 AM PDT ABUJA (Reuters) - Armed pirates attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria in West Africa and abducted an unknown number of crew, security sources said on Tuesday. Increasing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, which includes Africa's No. 1 oil producer Nigeria and is a significant source of cocoa and metals for world markets, is jacking up costs for shipping firms operating there. ... Full Story | Top |
Drug resistance in new China bird flu raises concern Tuesday, May 28, 2013 07:09 AM PDT | Top |
Kenya hit by national blackout after power grid failure Tuesday, May 28, 2013 06:50 AM PDT NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's power grid failed on Tuesday, plunging east Africa's biggest economy into a nationwide power blackout, sole power distributor Kenya Power said. Kenya Power supplies 1,250 megawatts of power to over 2 million customers connected on the national grid, against a demand of 1,700 megawatts, with most of the fuel generated from hydro power stations run by KenGen. ... Full Story | Top |
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