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Gamma storm toll in Honduras rises to 15 TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 The death toll in Honduras from Tropical Storm Gamma increased Monday to at least 15, with 13 people missing, officials said. US defends opposition to Kyoto, looks to next steps BRUSSELS (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 President George W. Bush's top environmental aide defended Monday Washington's opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, saying the world should already be mulling options for after the landmark pact runs out. Vietnam to start building huge hydro complex on December 2 HANOI (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 Vietnam will start building a mammoth hydro-electric complex in the north on December 2 after blocking off a river which will feed the plant, a project official said Monday. |
Japanese tanker leaks oil in rough seas off Thai coast BANGKOK (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 About 20,000 litres of oil spilled into the Gulf of Thailand when rough seas caused the hose of a Japanese tanker to break as it was unloading its cargo of crude, the Thai Oil company said Monday. World's forests being flushed down the toilet: WWF GLAND, Switzerland (AFP) Nov 21, 2005 The makers of Europe's toilet paper and other household paper good are contributing to deforestation by failing to offer consumers enough recycled products, conservationists said Monday. Protestors greet nuclear waste convoy as it crosses into Germany DANNENBERG, Germany (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Environmentalists on Sunday briefly blockaded railway lines in Germany ahead of an oncoming train carrying radio-active nuclear waste from France, police said. |
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At least nine dead as Tropical Storm Gamma weakens to a depression TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record turned deadly again, as at least nine people were killed and 14 others were missing after Tropical Storm Gamma flooded parts of northern Honduras, authorities said Sunday. Corpses remain amid the rubble of wrecked New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Trapped in attics and collapsed buildings, many of the dead of New Orleans remain undiscovered nearly three months after Hurricane Katrina struck, and weeks after flood waters were pumped out of the lowest lying areas. Pakistan must reforest quake-hit areas, minister says ISLAMABAD (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Pakistan must urgently reforest areas hit by last month's earthquake to prevent more deadly landslides and clean up tonnes of waste in the disaster zone, environment officials said Sunday. |
Fog disrupts Belgian airport BRUSSELS (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Thick fog severely disrupted flights into and out of Belgium's Charleroi airport south of Brussels at the weekend, a spokesman said Sunday. At least nine dead as Tropical Storm Gamma lashes Honduras, Belize TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record turned deadly again as at least nine people were killed and 14 others were missing after Tropical Storm Gamma flooded parts of northern Honduras, authorities said Sunday. Polluted river water in China poisons 34 people BEIJING (AFP) Nov 20, 2005 Thirty-four people in China's southern Guangdong province were taken to hospital suffering stomach pains and vomiting after drinking poisoned water from a local river, state media reported Sunday. |
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