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BREAKING NEWS Russian prosecutors charge official with trying to sell nuclear waste MURMANSK, Russia (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 Russian prosecutors on Wednesday charged a senior official with trying to peddle nuclear waste that he collected from the Northern Fleet stationed in this Arctic port. Hazardous China-made batteries threaten environment: Taiwan MP TAIPEI (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 Taiwan government should crack down on illegal imports of China-made batteries which were reported to contain mercury 360 times higher than safety levels, a parliamentarian and an official said Wednesday. |
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Taiwan environmental minister Hau resigns over referendum issues TAIPEI (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 Taiwan's popular Environmental Protection Administration Minister Hau Lung-bin on Wednesday resigned over his differences with the government over controversial referendum issues. Greenpeace slams Greece over pledge to boost green energy sources ATHENS (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 The environmentalist group Greenpeace on Wednesday criticised Greece for doing too little to develop environmentally-friendly energy sources despite Prime Minister Costas Simitis' pledge to do so. Germany simplifies bottle deposit law BERLIN (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 Germans who buy drinks in throwaway cans can now get their compulsory deposit back anywhere, under a law that took effect Wednesday designed to simplify a controversial recycling system. Anti-pollution police deployed as Tokyo tightens pollution controls TOKYO (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 Anti-pollution inspectors took to the streets in and around Tokyo Wednesday as local authorities tightened regulations on diesel-engine exhaust emissions. Malaysian 'Pygmy' elephants to be traded: report KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Oct 01, 2003 Malaysian "pygmy" elephants will become part of the animal trade industry barely a month after being named as a distinct species, a report said Wednesday. Indian government officials turn away Norwegian oil tanker AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) Sep 30, 2003 Federal Indian government officials Tuesday turned away a Norwegian oil tanker from docking at the world's largest shipbreaking yard at Alang in the western state of Gujarat. |
Summer forest fires ravage 63,000 hectares in France, worst in 30 years MARSEILLE, France (AFP) Sep 30, 2003 Deadly forest fires in southern France and on the Mediterranean island of Corsica have ravaged 63,000 hectares (155,600 acres) of brush since the start of the year, the worst total since record-keeping began 30 years ago, official estimates revealed Tuesday. Kyoto climate pact discriminates against Russia: Putin advisor MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 30, 2003 The Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions in its present form discriminates against Russia, President Vladimir Putin's leading advisor on economic affairs, Andrei Illarionov, said on Tuesday as experts met in Moscow for a conference on climate change. Russia's Amur tigers still face extinction threat: expert MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 30, 2003 The famed Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, prized by poachers for their hides, could disappear in 20 to 30 years, ecologists warned in Moscow Tuesday. Orang-utan extinction unlikely, say Malaysian experts KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Sep 30, 2003 Wildlife experts in Malaysia on Tuesday cast doubt on a recently published view by an American researcher from Harvard University that orang-utans could be extinct in 20 years. Sydney imposes water restrictions for first time in seven years SYDNEY (AFP) Sep 30, 2003 Australia's largest city will impose mandatory water restrictions from Wednesday with bans on sprinklers and washing cars and fines of 220 dollars (147 US) for offenders. In blow to Kyoto supporters, Russia says undecided on pact MOSCOW (AFP) Sep 29, 2003 |
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