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Gulf Oil Disaster Reaches 100 Days
By VOA NEWS July 29, 2010 @ 7:32amClick here to read moreIt has now been 100 days since an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, triggering the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The oil slick appears to be clearing up faster than expected, but concerns remain about oil below the surface.
US Unclear if Russia Complying with Chemical, Biological Weapons Pacts
By VOA NEWS July 29, 2010 @ 7:31amClick here to read moreA State Department report says the United States is uncertain whether Russia has fully complied with international treaties banning chemical and biological weapons.
The department Wednesday released its Compliance Report - an unclassified condensed version of a much more detailed report it sent to Congress. It says a lack of information from Russia has made it unclear if Moscow has fully complied with its obligations to get rid of all biological weapons.
Parts of Arizona Immigration Law Take Effect
By VOA NEWS July 29, 2010 @ 7:30amClick here to read moreA new immigration law took effect in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona Thursday, but without some of its most controversial provisions.
A U.S. judge issued a temporary injunction Wednesday against a part of the law that would require police to check the immigration status of any person they stop for a violation, and who they suspect is in the country illegally.
Venezuela govt to nationalize 11 US-owned oil rigs:
By Venezuela News July 28, 2010 @ 9:44amClick here to read moreVenezuela’s legislature has voted to nationalize 11 oil rigs owned by the US firm Helmerich & Payne.
The rigs, located in Monagas, Anzoategui and Zulia states, will be taken over by state oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the official news agency AVN said.
Climate change set to boost Mexican immigration to the US, says study
By The Christian Science Monitor July 28, 2010 @ 8:36amClick here to read moreAs if joblessness and crime weren’t enough to trigger Mexican migration to the United States, a new study shows climate change could drive millions of Mexican farmers across the border.
A reduction in crop yields caused by global warming could mean up to 6.7 million additional Mexicans will emigrate to the United States by 2080, says a study by Princeton University researchers.
