 Australian Prime Minister John Howard has backed a controversial report which calls on the country to start building nuclear power stations. Mr Howard said the report, released last month, showed that nuclear power was "part of the solution" to Australia's growing energy needs. It said Australia could have a nuclear power industry in 10 to 15 years. Critics say Mr Howard is using the nuclear issue to build his green credentials ahead of 2007 elections. Mr Howard said nuclear energy was not a "silver bullet" to solve global warming or energy security. But a nation like Australia - which has the world's largest known uranium deposits - would be "crazy in the extreme if we didn't allow for the development of nuclear power", he said. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk
censor News |
Editor - 09:49:00 12-29-06
|
 Trekker claims South Pole record |
| An adventurer from Berkshire has claimed to have made the fastest solo, unsupported trek to the South Pole. Hannah McKeand, 33, from Newbury, set off on the 690-mile (1,110km) trip from the edge of Antarctica t.. full News |
Editor - 09:46:00 12-29-06
|
| U.S. Embassy Says Marine Convicted of Rape Moved From Manila Jail to American Custody |
| A U.S. Marine convicted of raping a Filipino woman was whisked away from a Manila jail to the U.S. Embassy Friday, a spokesman said, almost a month after the U.S. and Philippine governments urged a local court .. full News |
Editor - 09:43:00 12-29-06
|
| N Korea 'serious threat' to South |
| South Korea has described its northern neighbour as a "serious threat", in the wake of its nuclear test in October. A defence white paper said North Korea's nuclear capability along with its land army and conve.. full News |
Editor - 09:41:00 12-29-06
|
| Chinese portal loses suit over movie downloads Film industry has 35 lawsuits over film piracy pending in Chinese courts |
| A court has ordered the popular Chinese Web portal Sohu.com to pay damages for distributing Hollywood movies online without permission, a U.S. film industry group said Friday.The Beijing court ordered a subsidi.. full News |
Editor - 09:37:00 12-29-06
|
| Thousands of cheering residents greet Somalia's prime minister as he enters capital |
| Somalia's prime minister entered the capital Friday, a day after an Islamic movement's fighters retreated ahead of his Ethiopian-backed troops, and was welcomed by thousands of cheering residents of the battle-.. full News |
Editor - 09:31:00 12-29-06
|
|
| post The Good, The Bad and The Ugly |
|
|
