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Haiti PM hopes to draft new mining law in 6 months

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By ALEXANDRA OLSONAssociated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Haiti's government hopes to introduce a new mining law within six months that could set royalty rates of between 9 and 12 percent in an effort to ensure that the impoverished country benefits from its mineral wealth,

Contractor chosen for Washington Monument repair

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Park Service named a Massachusetts contractor Wednesday to repair the Washington Monument's earthquake damage, though it may take two more months before work begins at the National Mall site. Perini Management Services Inc. of

Army general: Pacific refocus means more exercises

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii (AP) - The leader of U.S. Army forces in Asia and the Pacific says his soldiers will be able to conduct more exercises with other nations in the region, as the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan and the military refocuses its attention. Lt. Gen

Court convicts in deadly 2001 French factory blast

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

PARIS (AP) - A court in southwestern France on Monday convicted a factory chief and a subsidiary of oil giant Total of manslaughter for an explosion at a chemical plant in 2001 that killed 31 people. The appeals court overturned earlier acquittals, 11 years after the blast that tore apart the AZF

US spends $70k on ads denouncing anti-Islam film

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The American embassy in Islamabad, in a bid to tamp down public rage over the anti-Islam film produced in the U.S., is spending $70,000 to air an ad on Pakistani television that features President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary

Japan Cabinet panel urges ending use of nuke power

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese Cabinet panel called Friday for phasing out of nuclear power over the next three decades in a major shift for Japan as it overhauls energy policy following the Fukushima meltdowns. Adopting the proposals would be a break with Japan's

Cabinet panel wants Japan to end nuclear power use

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - A Cabinet panel on Friday called for Japan to phase out nuclear power over the next three decades in what would be a major shift of national energy policy prompted by the Fukushima meltdowns. Reversing Japan's decades-long advocacy of nuclear

Guatemala eruption turns to tourist draw

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By ALBERTO ARCE and ROMINA RUIZ-GOIRIENAAssociated Press ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) - A terrifying eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes tapered off Friday into a draw for delighted tourists, who snapped photos from a neighboring colonial city and made plans to take night hikes

Japan PM hints at nuclear-free energy policy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japan's prime minister hinted Wednesday that the government will announce a gradual abandonment of nuclear power when it issues a new energy policy this week. News reports said the Cabinet has already agreed to the new policy. Yoshihiko Noda

US Navy medical care boosts ties, image in Asia

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 12th

By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The U.S. Navy is spending more than $20 million each year sending ships to poorer nations in the Asian-Pacific region to provide cataract surgery, dental fillings and other medical care. The Navy and its sailors are more often