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BREAKING NEWS Greenpeace calls on Russia to adopt environment protection plan MOSCOW (AFP) Oct 14, 2003 Greenpeace activists staged a demonstration in Moscow Tuesday, calling on the Russian government to adopt an environmental protection plan for the world's largest country. Hong Kong customs officials seize two tonnes of Tanzanian ivory HONG KONG (AFP) Oct 14, 2003 Hong Kong customs officers seized nearly two tonnes of illegally imported ivory, worth about 2.7 million Hong Kong dollars (346,200 US), and arrested three people, a spokesman said Tuesday. |
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Air pollution leads to 1.5 million Asian deaths a year: WHO MANILA (AFP) Oct 14, 2003 Air pollution in urban areas contributes to the deaths of 1.5 million people in Asia every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. Expert issues tough warning about Australia's diseased Tasmanian devils LAUNCESTON, Australia (AFP) Oct 14, 2003 A top wildlife expert issued a tough warning on Tuesday that the world's largest marsupial predator, the Tasmanian devil, was under serious threat from a mystery disease. Rains injure 10, ruin 80 homes in Venezuela CARACAS (AFP) Oct 13, 2003 Heavy winds and rains injured 10 people and damaged some 80 homes on Venezuela's Caribbean coast Monday, authorities said. Thirty-six people die from home collapses caused by heavy rain in China BEIJING (AFP) Oct 13, 2003 Thirty-six people have died in the Chinese provinces of Shaanxi and Henan after days of pounding rain caused thousands of homes to collapse, state media said Monday. Death toll from house collapses caused by heavy rains hits 23 BEIJING (AFP) Oct 13, 2003 Twelve more people were confirmed dead Monday from the collapse of houses due to days of heavy rain in China's northwestern Shaanxi province, raising the death toll to 23, the Xinhua news agency said. Experts to tackle disease killing off Tasmanian devils HOBART, Australia (AFP) Oct 13, 2003 Experts are to discuss how to tackle a disease which is killing off large numbers of Australia's largest marsupial predator, the Tasmanian devil, Tasmania's state government said Monday. |
Fast-breeding wild boars run rampant in eastern France NANCY, France (AFP) Oct 13, 2003 They've been spotted grazing on Nancy football club's grounds and splashing about in the swimming pool. EU-Asia ministers discuss environment issues LECCE, Italy (AFP) Oct 12, 2003 EU environment ministers and their counterparts from 10 Asian countries began meeting here Sunday on a range of issues affecting the future of the planet, Italian minister Altero Matteoli said. Heavy rains claim 11 lives in northwestern China BEIJING (AFP) Oct 12, 2003 Eleven people were killed when poorly built houses collapsed after heavy rains in northwestern China, state media said Sunday. Douse of cold water brings "dead" Indian man back to life: report NEW DELHI (AFP) Oct 12, 2003 An 80 year-old Indian man, whose relatives thought he was dead, came "back to life" after being doused with cold water as part of the funeral preparations, a report said Sunday. Rainfall 11 times average in September in Tunis TUNIS (AFP) Oct 11, 2003 Rainfall was 11 times heavier in September than the average for the month, the national meteorological institute said Saturday in a report. Colder weather in north China unlikely to hamper first manned space flight BEIJING (AFP) Oct 11, 2003 Plunging temperatures and overcast skies are not expected to hamper China's first-ever manned space launched scheduled for next week, state press reported Saturday. |
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