Rising sea levels trigger disasters in China – Xinhua
Gradually rising sea levels caused by global warming over the past 30 years have contributed to a growing number of disasters along China’s coast, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday.
Reasons to vote No to AV #6: It’s not worth it
The latest spat in an increasingly acrimonious campaign concerns the cost of switching to the Alternative Vote, which the Tories have put as high as £300 million. The Yes campaign dispute that – as of course they would – but it’s impossible to deny that AV will cost an awful lot more.
Libya: ‘mission creep’ claims as UK sends in military advisers
The British government has come under intense pressure over its response to the crisis in Libya as ministers prepared to dispatch a team of military officers to advise rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi’s forces and the RAF stepped up air strikes.
World stocks steady as debt fears linger
World stocks stabilized on Tuesday following the prior day’s losses, but debt woes on both sides of the Atlantic and new signals from China on inflation dangers weighed on markets.
New-energy vehicles take spotlight at Shanghai show
Japan’s Honda Motor Co plans to start producing electric cars in China as early as next year, the boldest step so far by a global automaker to tap as yet unproven demand for green cars in the world’s largest auto market.
General McChrystal did not violate US military policy, Pentagon finds
A Pentagon investigation has found insufficient evidence that General Stanley McChrystal, the former US and Nato commander in Afghanistan sacked by Barack Obama last year, violated military policy.
London is no longer an English city, says John Cleese. Is he right?
David Cameron’s speech on immigration may not have gone down too well with the parliamentary Liberal Democrats, but I can think of at least one Lib Dem supporter who probably agreed with the PM on this one. In an interview with Seven magazine, the Lib Dem-supporting comedy legend John Cleese explained why he had moved from London to Bath:
Actress Evan Rachel Wood dates both men and women
“True Blood” star Evan Rachel Wood is simply a romantic at heart — especially when she is out on the town with another woman.
AP IMPACT: Asia nuclear reactors face tsunami risk
The skeleton of what will soon be one of the world’s biggest nuclear plants is slowly taking shape along China’s southeastern coast — right on the doorstep of Hong Kong’s bustling metropolis. Three other facilities nearby are up and running or under construction.
Turkey has been maligned by European public opinion – thanks to Greeks and the Liberal Party
I’ve been reading Norman Stone’s excellent Turkey: A Short History. It’s worth looking at because in all the debate about Turkey, Europe and its potential membership of the EU, there’s an underling historical hostility, and Stone provides an alternative narrative. So while Turkish atrocities down the years are well known, they were often the victims, too, and in many parts of south-east Europe Muslims were victims of a borderline genocide.
