Study: U.S. firms ignoring global warming
Mar 23, 2006 |
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An environmental report from the Ceres organization indicates European and Asian firms are more attentive to global warming than American businesses.
Florida gets a new tourist: hurricane fans
Mar 23, 2006 |
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New types of tourists will be heading for Florida this year, not wanting sun and sand, instead yearning for big storms and willing to pay for them.
Bird flu claims five lives in Azerbaijan
Mar 23, 2006 |
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World Health Organization officials say five more deaths attributed to avian flu have been reported in Azerbaijan, the Novosti news agency reported.
Briefs: Yahoo! to broadcast CBS's 60 Minutes
Mar 23, 2006 |
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Yahoo! will be broadcasting CBS's weekly news program "60 Minutes" online.
Scientists urge lower limits on fluoride
Mar 23, 2006 |
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Some scientists are reportedly urging federal limits on fluoride in drinking water be lowered.
Briefs: U.S. wireless backhaul spending increases
Mar 23, 2006 |
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Investment in backhaul services by U.S. wireless firms is increasing and will likely continue to rise for the foreseeable future, a research report concluded.
ESA satellite flood mapping service begins
Mar 23, 2006 |
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A European Space Agency-supported, satellite-based rapid mapping service began operations Wednesday to support civil defense activities in eastern France.
Briefs: Telecom reform would open Canada market
Mar 23, 2006 |
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Proposals to reform Canada's telecom market would make it easier for multinational telcos to challenge domestic providers.
Briefs: F-Secure provides Orange with anti-virus services
Mar 23, 2006 |
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F-Secure will provide automatic anti-virus services in Switzerland in conjunction with France Telecom's Orange.
China Telecom upbeat despite 3G worries
Mar 23, 2006 |
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As wealthier Chinese in big cities snap up multi-functioning mobile phones and those living in remoter areas buy their first basic handsets, the country's biggest phone carrier would seemingly be on a roll. Yet even as China ...
