The European Union pressed China on Friday to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.European tax, customs and anti-fraud commissioner Algirdas Semeta asked Chinese officials at a meeting in Shanghai to fully put into action a plan the two sides signed last year. Generally speaking, we developed a very good fra
SYDNEY – Australia's political paralysis will stretch into a third week with three kingmaker MPs still undecided Friday about which party to hand power in the first hung parliament in 70 years.Rob Oakeshott, one of the trio being courted by the major parties after August 21 polls, said he would not make an announcement until at least Monday, extending the deadlock. I will be giving my vi
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana An oil platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico forced the crew to dive into the sea and threatened further damage to waters still recovering from the BP disaster.Fire engulfed the offshore platform 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of the Louisiana coast shortly after 9:00 am (1400 GMT) and massive plumes of gray smoke billowed into the sky as rescuers rushed to fish out
SYDNEY A Thai-owned firm Friday rejected Indonesia's 2.4 billion US dollar compensation claim over a major oil spill off Australia's north which campaigners say hit the livelihoods of thousands of poor fishermen.PTTEP Australasia, a unit of Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production PCL, said it has not accepted any claim by Indonesia over the months-long Montara spill, Australia's worst offsh
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 2 - Brazil prodigy Neymarvolleyed a fine goal from the edge of the box after 52 secondsto inspire Santos to a 2-1 win over Avai that put them third inthe Brazilian championship on Thursday.Santos had to work hard to defend their lead against alively Avai side in the absence of playmaker Paulo HenriqueGanso, whose knee operation last month has put him out untilnext year. Six
NEW ORLEANS An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.The accident brought unwelcome attention to the offshore drilling industry as it is trying to roll back a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium imposed in the wake of the BP Plc Macondo well
BEIJING Farmers in eastern China are grappling with an explosion in the population of wild boars, who are destroying crops and upsetting the ecological balance, state media said on Friday.Wild boar numbers have risen to an estimated 150,000 in Zhejiang province, compared to about 29,000 a decade ago, the China Daily said.The population has flourished as China's notorious environmental destructi
NEW ORLEANS An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the U.S Coast Guard said. The boats and the aircraft on scene cannot see a sheen, U.S Coast Guard Captain Peter Troedsson told a news conference Thursday afternoon in New Orleans. On Friday morning, Coast Guar
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