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BREAKING NEWS Green lobby and Big Oil slug it out over Baku-Ceyhan pipeline BORJOMI, Georgia (AFP) Oct 07, 2003 In a leafy park in western Georgia, a dozen people are waiting in line to sample the salty-tasting liquid with a sulphurous tang which is flowing from a stand-pipe. First Kashmir amusement park brings joy, except to environmentalists PAHALGAM, India (AFP) Oct 07, 2003 Kashmiris looking for respite from war can now enjoy the province's first amusement park, but their enthusiasm is not shared by environmentalists who say a pristine mountain resort has been spoiled. |
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Bush fire rages through renowned Zimbabwe park HARARE (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 A raging bush fire, probably started by animal poachers, has devastated vast tracts of Zimbabwe's Matopos National Park, which includes a World Heritage Site, state radio reported Monday. France to clamp down on noise-polluting bikers PARIS (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 French motor-bikers who wake up the neighbourhood with the sound of revving engines will have the vehicles confiscated if their silencers fail to meet specifications, under new anti-noise measures announced by the government Monday. India introduces new emissions standards NEW DELHI (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 India on Monday introduced new emissions standards which are expected to cost car manufacturers and oil refining firms 550 billion rupees (11.8 billion dollars) in conversion costs. Greek FM to demand immediate release of tanker crew detained in Pakistan ATHENS (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou was to ask Pakistan on Monday to immediately release the crew of Greek-managed tanker held in Karachi since their ship sank causing Pakistan's worst ever oil spill. Vietnam arrested six hunters for killing endangered monkeys HANOI (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 Six people have been arrested in central Vietnam for killing four endangered monkeys, officials said Monday. General Motors aims to make money on fuel-cell vehicles by 2010 TOKYO (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 General Motors Corp. (GM) aims to make money on selling environmentally-friendly fuel-cell vehicles from 2010, a top research official said Monday. |
15 to 20 percent of animal, plant species in China face extinction BEIJING (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 About 15 to 20 percent of animal and plant species in China are in danger of extinction, higher than the world level of 10 to 15 percent, state media reported Monday. Fiji faces water and electricity crisis as drought intensifies SUVA (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 Thousands of people have lost water supplies and authorities Monday warned electricity could be cut across a wide area of Fiji, as a severe drought intensified. Man admits poisoning China reservoir to boost his business BEIJING (AFP) Oct 06, 2003 A man has admitted throwing pesticide into a reservoir in central China in order to boost sales of the water purifiers he sold, state press reported Monday. Mexico on high alert for triple whammy: "Larry," "Olaf," "Nora" MEXICO CITY (AFP) Oct 05, 2003 Mexico declared a state of emergency in much of its East Coast south to the Guatemalan border as Tropical Storm "Larry" lashed the Gulf Coast and two others threatened the Pacific side Sunday. Thousands march in Spain against controversial water plan ZARAGOZA, Spain (AFP) Oct 05, 2003 More than 100,000 people took to the streets of the Spanish city of Zaragoza on Sunday to protest against a controversial government plan to redistribute the country's vital water resources. EU withdraws approval for potentially harmful herbicide atrazine BASEL, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 05, 2003 The European Union has withdrawn approval of the widely-used herbicide atrazine, the product's maker, Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta said on Sunday. |
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