World's coal dependency hits environment It takes five to 10 days for the pollution from China's coal-fired plants to make its way to the United States, like a slow-moving storm. China picks site for satellite center China has chosen the site for a new satellite launching center, the country's fourth, on Hainan island in the South China Sea, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday. China launches second space study probe BEIJING - China successfully launched a probe on Sunday as part of a Sino-European partnership aimed at improved monitoring of magnetic storms and other space hazards, state media said.
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