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Protestors give Britain's Blair unexpected coal delivery LONDON (AFP) Nov 14, 2005 Environmental pressure group Greenpeace dumped coal at British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street offices on Monday in a protest against his action on climate change, police said. OECD urges China to close farm income gap, safeguard environment BEIJING (AFP) Nov 14, 2005 China must narrow the large income gap between its rural and urban populations and improve the environmental sustainability of its agricultural sector, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Monday. Australia seeks more palatable name for kangaroo steaks SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 14, 2005 Australia has launched a competition to find a new way of describing kangaroo meat which will be less offensive to diners sensitive about eating the national symbol. |
Australia headed for hottest year on record SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 14, 2005 Australia is having its hottest year on record and experts blame global warming for the trend, the government weather bureau reported Monday. Dam projects still cause 'excessive' damage worldwide: WWF LONDON (AFP) Nov 14, 2005 Dam projects around the world continue to cause social and environmental damage, campaigners said Monday, despite guidelines for better practice having been in place for five years. Five officers punished for typhoon death of 85 Chinese cadets BEIJING (AFP) Nov 13, 2005 China has punished five officers of its paramilitary People's Armed Police for the death of 85 cadets at a training academy during a typhoon early last month, state media said Sunday. |
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Harsh winter arrives in quake-hit areas ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 11, 2005 Pakistan on Friday officially declared the onset of "harsh" winter in areas devastated by last month's massive earthquake as the government struggled to provide shelter to survivors, officials said. ACP urges EU to make less drastic cuts in sugar prices BRUSSELS (AFP) Nov 11, 2005 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar producers urged the European Union on Friday to abandon plans drastically to cut the guaranteed price of sugar to avert economic and human suffering. Mediterranean states and EU pledge environmental clean up PORTOROZ, Slovenia (AFP) Nov 11, 2005 Experts and environment ministers from 21 Mediterranean countries and the European Union agreed here Friday on a plan to clean up pollution in the Mediterranean. |
Arctic countries meet on threat of global warming HARSTAD, Norway (AFP) Nov 10, 2005 A group of countries which fringe the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea gathered in Norway on Thursday and heard that they must go beyond the UN's Kyoto protocol to reduce greenhouse emissions. Kenya to give Thailand 175 wild animals, birds: government NAIROBI (AFP) Nov 10, 2005 The Kenyan government Thursday confirmed giving Thailand 175 wild animals and birds, despite spirited opposition from infuriated wildlife welfare activists and conservationists. German Greenpeace activist beaten in Philippines anti-coal protest MASINLOC, Philippines (AFP) Nov 10, 2005 A German Greenpeace volunteer was badly beaten Thursday by armed guards at a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines after the environmental campaigners had forced their way into the compound to mount a protest on climate change. |
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