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CERN atom-smasher restarts after 14-month hiatus: official

AFP - 8 hours 8 mins ago

GENEVA (AFP) - The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said. More »

Giant atom-smasher poised for restart: CERN
AFP - Yesterday, 03:49 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - The world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Friday. More »
Shun beef to stop climate change, says India
AFP - Yesterday, 09:39 am
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming. More »
Energy leaders back climate change deal
AFP - Thursday, November 19 05:41 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - Energy industry leaders on Thursday called for an international deal on climate change to tackle financial uncertainty and prevent potentially catastrophic global warming. More »
Jakarta halts deforestation in Sumatra's Kampar Peninsula
AFP - Thursday, November 19 12:57 pm
JAKARTA (AFP) - Environmentalists claimed a small victory on Thursday after Indonesia ordered one of the country's biggest pulp and paper companies to halt forest clearing in the Kampar Peninsula. More »
From blood to oil, the curse of a Sudanese village
AFP - Thursday, November 19 07:12 am
RIER, Sudan (AFP) - Visitors to Rier, in southern Sudan, are welcomed by a large rectangular tank and a freshly-painted sign trumpeting the White Nile Petroleum Operating Company's initiative to supply drinking water. More »
Japan nuke plant smoke, no radiation says operator
AFP - Thursday, November 19 06:37 am
TOKYO (AFP) - Smoke rose Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was hit by a deadly earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak. More »
India adopts single pollution standard norms
AFP - Wednesday, November 18 06:52 pm
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India on Wednesday tightened air quality rules and said it will enforce a single standard for industrial and residential pollution. More »
Slower population growth to help environment: UN study
AFP - Wednesday, November 18 04:35 pm
PARIS (AFP) - Braking the rise in Earth's population would be a major help in the fight against global warming, according to an unprecedented UN report published on Wednesday that draws a link between demographic pressure and climate change. More »
EU aims for greener buildings by 2020
AFP - Tuesday, November 17 11:11 pm
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The majority of new buildings constructed in the European Union and those undergoing significant renovation must prove their high energy efficiency as of December 31, 2020, the EU agreed Tuesday. More »