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Japan eyes solar station in space

This file graphic illustration released from Japan's Institute for Unmanned Space Experiment Free Flyer (USEF) shows a system of space solar power system (SSPS) which consists of a large solar power generator and transmission panel. Japan's space agency hopes to by 2030 collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.
AFP - Monday, November 9

TOKYO (AFP) - - It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. More »

  • Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    MADRID (AFP) - - Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.

  • US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, in St Andrews, Scotland. The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said emergency stimulus measures must remain to avoid endangering a

    IMF says stimulus needed to aid 'nascent' recovery

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - - The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said emergency stimulus measures must remain to avoid endangering a "nascent" economic recovery, as the G20 agreed here to maintain support.

  • Protestors wave flags during a news conference

    Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.

  • General Motors Europe head Carl-Peter Forster pictured during the

    Opel chief quits after GM decides to keep European unit

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - General Motors said Friday it will seek a new chief for European operations with Carl-Peter Forster quitting following the automaker's decision to hang on to its Opel/Vauxhall division.

  • Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.

    Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.

  • Job seekers attend a seminar on finding jobs in San Francisco, California. The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.

    10 percent jobless rate adds to pressure on Obama

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The jump in US unemployment above 10 percent for the first time since 1983 will pressure President Barack Obama to find additional stimulus to keep a fragile economic recovery on track, analysts say.

  • An undated photo from www.cstsonline.org of Major Nidal Malik Hasan. A stunned nation battled to understand Friday why the Muslim army psychiatrist snapped, mowing down 13 people and wounding 30 others in a trail of bloodshed at a sprawling US military base.

    US grieves after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning Friday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.

  • A worker displays gold bars at the National Indian Bullion Refinery (NIBR)'s gold and silver refinery in Mumbai. The price of gold has hit a record high above $1,100 an ounce in trading following a report that Sri Lanka had joined India in purchasing the precious metal in favour of the US currency.

    Gold price hits record after 'Sri Lanka purchase'

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - The price of gold hit a record high above 1,100 dollars an ounce in trading here on Friday following a report that Sri Lanka had joined India in purchasing the precious metal in favour of the US currency.

  • US may still put emissions proposals at Copenhagen

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - - The United States said on Friday it could still present proposals for curbing its carbon emissions at next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen, even if Congress was still debating global warming legislation.

  • A woman undertakes a scan on her unborn child. A baby's very first cry is audibly shaped by the language heard while in the womb, according to a new study.

    Newborns cry, coo in their own language: study

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    PARIS (AFP) - - A baby's very first cry is audibly shaped by the language heard while in the womb, according to a new study.

  • Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace stage an extreme weather event for delegates arriving at the UN climate talks on November 5. UN climate talks headed into their final sessions in Barcelona amid scant progress towards a post-2012 pact and anger that a timetable to conclude the deal next month could slip by up to a year.

    Climate talks enter final day amid row

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - - UN climate talks headed into their final sessions here Friday amid scant progress towards a post-2012 pact and anger that a timetable to conclude the deal next month could slip by up to a year.

  • British Airways planes at Heathrow's Terminal 4. British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an

    British Airways to cut extra 1,200 jobs amid losses

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - British Airways on Friday said the company's net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an "essential" cost reduction programme.

  • Royal Bank of Scotland reported on Friday a net quarterly loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support.

    RBS reports sharp loss, expects slow recovery

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    LONDON (AFP) - - Royal Bank of Scotland reported on Friday a net quarterly loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) and said it expected a slow recovery, despite massive state support.

  • State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter

    Royal Bank of Scotland reports sharp loss

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    LONDON (AFP) - - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday reported a net loss of 1.8 billion pounds (2.0 billion euros, 3.0 billion dollars) during the third quarter.

  • Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks at a press conference. Law enforcement officials in New York announced charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever alleged hedge-fund insider trading scheme on Wall Street.

    14 charged in Wall St insider trading probe

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - Law enforcement officials in New York announced charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever alleged hedge-fund insider trading scheme on Wall Street.

  • Judge orders US music website to drop Beatles songs

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - - A judge ordered a California online music service to stop delivering Beatles songs to users, according to a copy of the ruling posted online.

  • A nurse fills a syringe with the H1N1 vaccine. News that US swine flu vaccines, meant to be prioritized for the nation's most vulnerable, are being distributed to Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs sparked uproar Thursday.

    Wall St swine flu vaccinations spark uproar

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    NEW YORK (AFP) - - News that US swine flu vaccines, meant to be prioritized for the nation's most vulnerable, are being distributed to Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs sparked uproar Thursday.

  • This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.

    New pathway for DNA damage from nano-particles: study

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    PARIS (AFP) - - Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.

  • Abbas rules out re-election, complicating peace efforts

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election as he voiced frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements and delivered a major blow to Washington's Middle East peace efforts.

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