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Sunday December 16, 2007
Vol. 42 - No 29
 
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International

Breakthrough in Bali as US makes climate compromise

Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali today to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a historic breakthrough. Washington said the agreement marked a new chapter in climate diplomacy after six years of disputes with major allies since President George W. Bush pulled out in 2001 from the Kyoto Protocol, the main existing plan for combating warming.

 
Musharraf lifts Pakistan's state of emergency after 6 weeks

President Pervez Musharraf lifted Pakistan's six-week-old state of emergency and restored the constitution today, easing a crackdown that has enraged opponents and worried Western supporters.Information Minister Nisar Memon said Musharraf had signed the order lifting the emergency. He called it a ''historic day'' and said next month's parliamentary elections would cement the country's return to democracy.

 
Bamboo PC is eco-friendly and looks nice, too

Back in 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the Apple I, an early personal computer that consisted of a circuit board in a simple wooden box. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and other computer makers went on to make advanced PCs in metal and plastic casings, but now Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc (2357.TW) is finding potential beauty -- and sales -- in an eco-friendly notebook PC encased in another natural material: bamboo.


   
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