Tag: China

 At least 46 people were killed and 143 others were injured as a result of an explosion in a Shia mosque in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, according to a report from a local Health Department witness:
“According to the latest data, 46 people died, 143 were injured”, the source said.
The blast ripped through the mosque during Friday prayers, with the death toll from the incident surpassing 100 and about 20 people left injured, while media outlets reported that the explosion killed 60 people and injured over 100.

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On December 11 2003, a group of CIA and MI6 officers were about to board an unmarked plane in Libya when they were handed a stack of half a dozen brown envelopes, the team being at the end of a clandestine mission involving tense negotiations with Libyan officials. When they opened the envelopes on board the plane, they found they had been given the final piece of evidence they needed: inside were designs for a nuclear weapon, as well as many of the components for an off-the-shelf nuclear program – had been supplied by AQ Khan, who has just died aged 85.

Wuzhou, in southern China, is a living example of the country’s dependence on its “build, build, build” mantra to boost development. It was one of many contributors to China’s record output of a staggering one billion tones of steel last year. But increasingly, cities like this are having to grapple with China’s climate change goals and the big question: will it cut emissions quickly enough?