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BREAKING NEWS Russia still to decide on Kyoto, Putin tells climate conference MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 Russia has not yet decided whether it will ratify the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gases, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday at the opening of an international conference on climate change in Moscow. Russia still undecided on Kyoto, Putin tells climate conference MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 Russia has yet to decide whether it will ratify the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gases, President Vladimir Putin said Monday at the opening of an international conference on climate change in Moscow. |
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Russia still to decide on ratifying Kyoto: Putin MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 Russia has not yet decided whether it will ratify the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gases, President Vladimir Putin said Monday as his country opened a major international meeting on the issue. Russia yet to decide on ratifying Kyoto: Putin MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 Russia has not yet decided whether it will ratify the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gases, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. East coast of Canada hunkers down for Hurricane Juan MONTREAL (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 A state of emergency was declared Sunday in Canada's Nova Scotia province, with Hurricane Juan expected to make landfall there overnight, forecasters said. Development of Fragrant Harbour raises stink in Hong Kong HONG KONG (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 The preservation of Hong Kong's stunning natural harbour lies at the centre of the latest showdown between the territory's government and an increasingly critical public. Ecologists slam Russia over delay in ratifying Kyoto accord MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 28, 2003 Environmental protection groups Sunday slammed Russia for resorting to "delaying manoeuvres" and linking its ratification of the Kyoto treaty on reducing emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases to its entry into the World Trade Organisation. |
Thai architect hits on blueprint for sustainable living in the tropics PATHUM THANI, Thailand (AFP) Sep 28, 2003 In a gated community just outside the teeming megalopolis of Bangkok, Soontorn Boonyatikarn's three-bedroom home appears much like any other, with the solar panelling on the roof the only hint that something out of the ordinary lies beneath. Greenpeace wrangle with Indian port to block entry of Norwegian ship AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) Sep 27, 2003 Greenpeace activists wrangled with port authorities Saturday in the western Indian Gujarat state to prevent the docking of a Norwegian oil tanker at Alang, the world's largest shipbreaking yard. Russia's Far East marks Day of the Tiger VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Sep 27, 2003 The streets of Russia's customarily bleak fareastern port city of Vladivostok rang with carnival sounds Saturday as residents celebrated the Day of the Tiger, staged to mark efforts to save the endangered Amur tiger. Insured US losses of Isabel less than one billion dollars: SwissRe ZURICH (AFP) Sep 26, 2003 Hurricane Isabel caused estimated insured losses of "less than" one billion dollars when it swept across the US East Coast, SwissRe, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, estimated on Friday. Oil slick off Pakistani port killing sea plants: report KARACHI (AFP) Sep 26, 2003 A 40-square kilometre oil slick off southern Pakistan has killed marine plants and is now threatening a vast unique mangrove forest, according to a preliminary ecological study received Friday. |
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