Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Week ending 16 January 2008

News from 10/01/08 to 16/01/08

Bush takes distance from key Iran findings
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday appeared to distance himself from what he called an "independent" US intelligence finding widely seen as dousing the likelihood of armed confrontation with Iran.

Norovirus reaches epidemic levels


Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet


It's Not 1929, but It's the Biggest Mess Since


Russia to have 50 silo-based Topol-M ICBM systems by end of 2008


Mysterious $100 ‘supernote’ counterfeit bills appear across world
It’s an illegal parallel print of a genuine note.” He claims that the supernotes are of such high quality and are updated so frequently that they could be produced only by a U.S. government agency such as the CIA.

Heat is on for power supply


Southern China Shuts Power Capacity on Coal Shortage
China has shut down more than 6 percent of the power generating capacity in its southern provinces because of a coal shortage, with the region bracing for the worst electricity shortage in at least five years.

Serbians prepare plan for Kosovo


‘Panic Buying’ in the Grain Markets


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