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BREAKING NEWS Kenya loses 75 percent of its international market in carvings: WWF NAIROBI (AFP) Jun 19, 2003 Heavy pressure on Kenya's rapidly dwindling forests has caused a shortage of raw material for the country's carving industry, resulting in the loss of 75 percent of its international market in the past three years, Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF-East Africa) said on Wednesday. Petition will force Austrian parliament to debate nuclear-free Europe VIENNA (AFP) Jun 18, 2003 More than 100,000 Austrians have signed a petition for a nuclear-free Europe sponsored by the environmental group Greenpeace, forcing parliament to debate the issue, the interior ministry said Wednesday. Japan, Iceland seek to get round whaling ban BERLIN (AFP) Jun 18, 2003 Japan and its chief whaling ally Iceland attempted Wednesday to circumvent a global moratorium on commercial whaling in the teeth of fierce resistance from opponents. |
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Japan, Iceland try to get round whaling ban BERLIN (AFP) Jun 18, 2003 Japan and its chief whaling ally Iceland attempted Wednesday to circumvent a global moratorium on the practice in the face of fierce resistance from anti-whaling critics. Whale and dolphin meat in Japanese pet food: claim BERLIN (AFP) Jun 18, 2003 Whale and dolphin meat is being sold in pet food in Japan, thus negating Tokyo's controversial claim that it needs more whale meat, three environmental groups charged Wednesday. German gov't says will widen bottle deposit scheme BERLIN (AFP) Jun 18, 2003 The German government Wednesday agreed to widen an already controversial scheme imposing a compulsory deposit on most drinks in throwaway cans, glass bottles and plastic containers. WWF breaks new ground in training Nokia employees to think green GLAND, Switzerland (AFP) Jun 18, 2003 The conservation group WWF International said on Wednesday that it will for the first time help train employees of a major company to be environmentally conscious, following an agreement with the Finnish telecoms group Nokia. Encroaching deserts threaten one billion people: UN HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 The loss of arable land to the desert threatens one third of the earth's surface and the livelihoods of more than a billion people, a UN expert warned on Tuesday. Pakistan heat wave claims 15 more lives MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 Fifteen more people have died as a heatwave gripped Pakistan after a brief respite during rains last week, health officials said Tuesday. |
Woman killed in flood in western Turkey ANKARA (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 A woman was killed and a man was hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday after heavy rains caused floods in the western Turkish province of Isparta, the Anatolia news agency reported. Whaling nations shoot down bid for new whale sanctuaries BERLIN (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 Whaling countries Tuesday beat off attempts to set up two new southern hemisphere whale sanctuaries that their supporters claimed were essential to safeguarding whale populations. Australia, New Zealand fail in bid for whale sanctuary BERLIN (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 A joint bid by Australia and New Zealand to set up a whale sanctuary in the south Pacific failed to muster enough support Tuesday at a world whaling conference here amid concerted opposition by whaling nations. Australia, New Zealand lose bid for whale sanctuary BERLIN (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 A bid by Australia and New Zealand to set up a whale sanctuary in the south Pacific failed to muster enough support Tuesday at the world whaling body. Furious Japan says will rethink role in world whaling body BERLIN (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 Japan said Tuesday that it was rethinking its role in the world whaling body and may even consider pulling out after losing a key battle with anti-whaling nations. Japan threatens to suspend cash contribution to IWC: report TOKYO (AFP) Jun 17, 2003 Japan threatened Tuesday to suspend its big cash contribution to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to protest its scheme to forestall any return to commercial whaling, a press report said. |
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