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Coral genomes under microscope in climate race
Researchers from Australia and Saudi Arabia launched a project Thursday which they hope will help them understand the genetic makeup of corals and how they react to climate change. Reefs around the world are under threat from bleaching due to climate change, as well as storms and predatory starfish, and…
Assad rejects exile, says will ‘live and die in Syria’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday rejected calls that he seek a safe exit, vowing he would “live and die in Syria”, in an interview with Russian Arabic-language channel Rusiya Al-Yaum. He also warned that a foreign intervention to deal with Syria’s conflict would have “global consequences.”…
China’s Lenovo claims top spot for consumer PCs
Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group said it had become the global market leader in consumer and notebook personal computers, as it posted a 13 percent rise in second-quarter net profit. Net profit for the three months to the end of September rose to $162.1 million from $143.9 million a year…
Foxconn says cannot meet demand for iPhone 5
Taiwan’s Foxconn has admitted that it cannot meet strong demand for Apple’s new iPhone 5 due to difficulties in building the gadget, amid concerns over the US giant’s future earnings. “We can’t really fulfill Apple’s requests. Our shipments are insufficient… given the huge market demand,” Foxconn chairman Terry Gou told…
North American Internet traffic doubles: report
SAN FRANCISCO — The amount of data sent online in North America has more than doubled over the past year, with Netflix shows accounting for a big chunk of Internet traffic, a report found Wednesday. Online data use in North America was up 120 percent this year, with video streaming…
Canada confident Obama will approve Keystone XL pipeline
OTTAWA — Canada is confident US President Barack Obama will approve the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline that he previously rejected, a government minister said Wednesday. Obama, who was re-elected on Tuesday, denied approval for part of the $7 billion pipeline earlier this year while the US State…
China’s Communist Party opens pivotal congress
BEIJING — China’s all-powerful and secretive Communist Party on Thursday officially opened its 18th congress to unveil a new slate of leaders who will oversee the world’s number two economy for the next decade. Party number two Wu Bangguo declared the congress open inside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People,…
International observers cite ‘concerns’ in U.S. elections
WASHINGTON — The 2012 US elections were conducted in a “professional manner,” but “real concerns” remain, international observers said Wednesday. “The electoral process enjoys broad public confidence,” Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe mission chief Daan Everts said in a statement the day after the vote that saw President…
Asian Americans vote overwhelmingly for Obama
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama enjoyed soaring support from Asian Americans to win another term, a survey said Wednesday, as voters elected new faces to Congress including its first Hindu lawmaker. A poll conducted for community groups found that 73 percent of Asian Americans voted for Obama on Tuesday, a…
Republicans lay down battle lines over fiscal cliff
WASHINGTON — Republicans offered newly re-elected President Barack Obama a short-term fix to the fiscal cliff Wednesday, but insisted they would not cave in to tax increases to boost revenues. Laying down battle lines for urgent new talks on deficit-fixing measures, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said he and…
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