Portal:Current events/2007 August 2

• 2007 Russian North Pole expedition: Two Russian mini-submarines have reached the seabed below the North Pole on a mission aimed at boosting Moscow's claims to the Arctic, reports say. (BBC)
• New Zealand launches its first commercially available biofuel, which consists of 90 percent petrol and 10 percent bioethanol made from cows' milk. (AFP via The China Post)
• An offshore earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the shore of Vanuatu measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale but no tsunami is triggered. (TV3 New Zealand)
• Mattel and Fisher-Price toys are recalled around the world due to the possibility they may have too much lead in their paint. (ABC News Australia)
• South Korea suspends beef imports from the United States following the discovery of banned parts in a recent shipment. (AP via Forbes)
• Journalists in the Indian state of Manipur refuse to put out newspapers as a protest against threats from rebel groups. (BBC)
• An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hits the southern part of Sakhalin off the coast of Russia causing a death. It also triggered a small tsunami that struck the coast of Hokkaido in Japan. (Russian News and Information Agency)

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