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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 
Australia may have to force people to evacuate coastal areas as rising sea levels threaten thousands of homes, an official report has warned. The National Sea Change Taskforce said urgent action was needed to protect Australia's coast from seas expected to rise more than 80 centimetres (31 inches) this century. The sweeping parliamentary report noted that 80 percent of Australians live ... read more
Washington (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 Top Obama officials joined Senate environment committee leaders to rev up enthusiasm for a major climate bill but faced opposition from Republicans and some prominent Democratic senators as well. Montana Sen. Max Baucus, the second ranking Democrat on the committee as well as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, was among those who quickly voiced reservations during the first day ... more |
COP30 talks enter homestretch with UN warning against 'stonewalling'
UN climate chief urges COP30 negotiators to not 'waste time on stonewalling' South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants Death toll from Indonesia landslides rises to 18 Press Release from Business Wire: Bureau Veritas Carbon capture promoters turn up in numbers at COP30: NGO Landslides in Vietnam kill at least six Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey Turkey seeks to host next COP as co-presidency plans falter Greenpeace says French uranium being sent to Russia 
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009China said Tuesday that two Tibetans had been executed for their role in deadly ethnic unrest that rocked the Himalayan region last year, the first known use of capital punishment over the violence. The confirmation by foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu came after several overseas activist groups had reported that up to four Tibetans were shot dead by Chinese firing squads over the ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 27, 2009The sudden death over the weekend of an otherwise healthy teenage boy after he contracted the swine flu prompted Canadian officials Tuesday to speed up A(H1N1) immunizations. "The sad news of this boy's death is a reminder that while most flu illness is mild, severe illness and death is a part of the picture of this pandemic," Toronto Public Health officer David McKeown told a press ... more 
Guangzhou, China (UPI) Oct 26, 2009 Chinese scientists say they've determined weather conditions such as temperatures, humidity and wind speed can help predict dengue fever outbreaks. Dengue fever -- one of the most widespread insect-borne diseases found in humans -- is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Being able to predict the trend of dengue fever can facilitate ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009China's top Communist Party leader in Tibet has said the fight against separatism remains "very serious" more than a year after deadly unrest rocked the Himalayan region, state media reported Tuesday. In a speech in the regional capital Lhasa, Zhang Qingli urged all levels of government, as well as the military, to step up efforts to ensure public order, the Tibet Daily reported. "Since ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009A top Chinese prosecutor has vowed to step up a crackdown on official graft, state press said Tuesday as a leading local lawmaker in the southwest went on trial for links to organised crime. "Currently on-the-job crime is rather serious, with some leading officials arbitrarily using their powers to accept and give bribes," the China News Service quoted the vice head of China's top prosecutor ... more 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 26, 2009The very real risk of failure on climate change is worrying EU leaders ahead of a summit starting Thursday, amid deep differences over how to help poor nations fight global warming. Financial aid from the 27 country EU and other rich, but major polluting countries, to help developing nations confront the challenge of global warming has become a key issue, six weeks before the world climate ... more |
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