MAJURO (AFP) - A group of 17 Pacific island nations began putting pressure on the United States on Saturday to reshape a 23-year-old fisheries treaty. Full Story »
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Pacific islands push US to improve fisheries deal
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Nuclear specialists share Japan radioactivity data
AFP – Fri Mar 18, 2:43 pm ETVIENNA (AFP) - A UN agency that monitors for clandestine nuclear tests said Friday it was sharing its data about radioactivity levels in Japan with the world body's atomic watchdog and health organisation. Full Story »
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North, South Korea may partner on volcano research
AFP – Fri Mar 18, 10:57 am ETSEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will consider a proposal from Pyongyang for joint research into volcanic activity in the peninsula's highest mountain, potentially a rare cross-border project, Seoul said Friday. Full Story »
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Indonesia issues red alert as volcano erupts
AFP – Fri Mar 18, 12:12 pm ETJAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia issued a red alert Friday after Mount Karangetang on the island of Sulawesi erupted, sending lava and searing gas clouds down its slopes, a volcanologist said. Full Story »
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Russia says delayed space flight on for April 5
AFP – Fri Mar 18, 1:55 pm ETMOSCOW (AFP) - Russia said Friday it had solved the problem that caused it to delay the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station and would proceed with the mission on April 5. Full Story »
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NASA spacecraft is first to orbit Mercury
AFP – Thu Mar 17, 11:13 pm ETWASHINGTON (AFP) - A NASA spacecraft began orbiting Mercury, becoming the first to fly around the solar system's innermost planet, the space agency said. Full Story »
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21 whales die, 11 saved in Australian beaching
AFP – Thu Mar 17, 11:29 pm ETSYDNEY (AFP) - Twenty-one long-finned pilot whales have died but 11 were saved after beaching themselves at Bruny Island, south of the Tasmanian state capital Hobart, conservation officials said on Friday. Full Story »
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Merkel vows 'measured' nuclear exit, switch to renewables
AFP – Thu Mar 17, 12:40 pm ETBERLIN (AFP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Thursday that Germany would speed up the transition to renewable energy as Europe's top economy mulled a "measured exit" from nuclear power after the events in Japan. Full Story »
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Anti-nuclear demonstrations held across Spain
AFP – Thu Mar 17, 4:57 pm ETMADRID (AFP) - Hundreds of people took part in protests held across Spain Thursday to demand the closure of the country's six nuclear power stations after Japan's nuclear accident following a massive earthquake. Full Story »
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Iran sends rocket, capsule into space: IRNA
AFP – Thu Mar 17, 8:40 am ETTEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Thursday signalled a broadening of its space ambitions by announcing the launch of a new rocket and a test capsule designed to house a monkey, amid Western concerns over its scientific advances. Full Story »
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