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Lots to cover, including the latest bizarre twists at Fukushima after the jump/ Our first story, in which the third point precisely refutes the claim made just before, comes from the Department of Ironic Self Refutation via the London Daily Mail: Home...

11:57 A.M. SAST PRESIDENT ZUMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen of the media -- good friends also. Mr. President, let me welcome you, your family, and your delegation to South Africa. This is your second visit to South Africa, and your first as President...

Parvez Hasan* 1. Introduction Pakistan has had a checkered economic and political history. The country’s periods of rapid growth in the 1960s, the first half of the 1980s, and 2002–07, have been followed by periods of sharp economic slowdowns...

The following excerpt is from the introduction to Alex Steffen's new book, Carbon Zero. The rest of the book is available as chapters on Grist and in ebook form on Amazon. You can learn more about Steffen at his website AlexSteffen.com or follow him...

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen: Here are the following closes for gold and silver today: Gold:  $1225.40 up $7.00 (comex closing time) Silver $17.45 up 24 cents (comex closing time) In the access market 5:15 pm Gold $1221.60 Silver: $17.50 ...