Snow hinders Lunar New Year travel
CHINA: Snow blanketing southern and eastern parts
of China hampered travellers returning home for the Lunar New Year
celebrations, with air, rail and road traffic severely disrupted,
state media said Friday.
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Brazil to create disaster alert system
Ready for next rainy season:
BRAZIL: Brazil will put in place a national
disaster-prevention and early-warning system before next rainy
season, the country’s top science official said Thursday. The
early-warning system being developed was designed to protect lives
from major natural disasters, said Science and Technology Minister
Aloizio Mercadante.
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Ease export restrictions
Chinese President urges US:
US: President Hu Jintao has urged the United
States to ease restrictions on hi-tech exports to China after
Beijing and Washington signed $45 billion in trade deals during his
US visit.
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