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BREAKING NEWS Residents of Brazil's largest cities spurn car-free day RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 A worldwide car-free day got little respect Monday in Brazil's two largest cities, where traffic was not noticeably better than usual. Police chief announces "extreme weather" plan for Paris PARIS (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 The police chief of Paris, Jean-Paul Proust, said Monday an "extreme weather" emergency plan would be prepared in the coming months to cope with natural catastrophes such as the summer heatwave that killed more than 11,000 people across France. |
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Greenpeace says body products sold in Austria contain dangerous substances VIENNA (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 The ecologist organization Greenpeace said Monday that the Austrian versions of well-known toothpastes and baby creams contain preservatives that can cause skin rashes and make bacteria resistant to medicine. Trial of Greenpeace activists opens in Gibraltar GIBRALTAR (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 The trial opened Monday here of four Greenpeace activists charged with illegally boarding an oil tanker last January to protest the use of single-hull vessels they say are a hazard. Europe gets limited break from high pollution on annual "car-free" day PARIS (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 Europeans breathed a bit easier as they cycled, walked or used mass transit to get to work on annual "car-free" day Monday, but the global push to curb pollution was undermined by limited participation on the continent and failed to take off in Asia. WHO urges Europeans to bike and walk more for healthier life COPENHAGEN (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 The World Health Organisation (WHO) called Monday on European governments to promote "healthy" transport such as walking, biking and collective transport to reduce health problems. Car-free day finds fans in Canada MONTREAL (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 Several major Canadian cities threw on the brakes and left the cars at home Monday as part of the global "car-free" day. 62 British cities close their centres to cars for the day LONDON (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 At least 62 British cities closed roads to traffic on Monday as part of Europe's "car-free" day, in a bid to encourage the use of more environmentally friendly modes of transport, organisers said. |
US military probes tiger killing at Baghdad zoo BAGHDAD (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 The US military has launched an investigation into the alleged shooting by a US soldier of a rare Bengal tiger at the Baghdad zoo, the top US military spokesman in Iraq, Lieutenant George Krivo, said Monday. Europe gets break from high pollution on annual "car-free" day PARIS (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 Millions of Europeans breathed easier Monday as they used bicycles, public transport or their own two feet to get to work on annual "car-free" day, but the push to curb pollution failed to take off in Asia. 18 feared dead as rivers flood Nepal village KATHMANDU (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 Eighteen people were feared dead after swollen rivers washed away a school and dumped piles of fish and sand on a village in western Nepal, officials said Monday. Polar scientist says ozone hole very big but short of a record WELLINGTON (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 The ozone hole over Antarctica is big but not likely to be the biggest ever, a scientist beneath it said Monday. Asia lukewarm on 'Car-free' day anti-pollution initiative TAIPEI (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 A pollution-busting European initiative calling on motorists to shun travelling by car received a luke-warm response in Asia Monday, with most cities in the region appearing to ignore the call. India top court fines 10 states for environmental hole in school textbooks NEW DELHI (AFP) Sep 22, 2003 India's Supreme Court on Monday slapped a token 15,000-rupee (319-dollar) fine on 10 states for failing to include environmental awareness in school textbooks. |
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