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Controversial nuclear waste reaches German storage site
GORLEBEN, Germany (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
A shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste reached a temporary storage facility in northern Germany early Tuesday after a 60-hour journey from France dogged by protesters.

Panic as China cuts water to major city after chemical explosion
BEIJING (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
Panic spread through one of China's largest cities Tuesday as residents hoarded water and food ahead of a four-day water stoppage due to fears that a chemical plant explosion had contaminated drinking supplies.

'Foolish' residents poison four Indonesian tigers, police say
JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
The dwindling tiger population in Indonesia's jungle-clad Sumatra island has suffered another blow after residents "foolishly" poisoned four of the beasts, police said Tuesday.

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Two dead from cold in Hungary
BUDAPEST (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
A 15-year-old boy and a 64-year-old man have frozen to death in harsh weather in eastern Hungary, police said Tuesday.

Bush aide hints at US targets on greenhouse gas emissions
LONDON (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
US President George W. Bush's top environmental adviser hinted Tuesday that Washington could be ready to agree voluntary targets on greenhouse gas emissions.

Strong gale hurls Japanese ships onto Russian island shore
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
A strong gale overnight hurled three Japanese ships working for an international oil project onto the shores of Russia's Pacific island of Sakhalin, officials with the local rescue center said Monday.

Gamma storm toll in Honduras rises to 32
TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
The death toll in Honduras from Tropical Storm Gamma increased to at least 32, with 13 people missing, officials said late Monday.

Panic after China cuts water to major city after chemical explosion
BEIJING (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
Panic spread through one of China's largest cities Tuesday as residents hoarded water and food amid a four-day water stoppage due to fears a chemical explosion had contaminated drinking supplies.

Illegal timber imports into EU fu-X%el forest disappearance, poverty: WWF
GENEVA (AFP) Nov 22, 2005
Europe's illegal timber imports could speed up the disappearance of some forests within a decade, as well as increasing poverty in producer countries, the conservation organisation WWF warned on Tuesday.

Greenpeace delighted as Spain moves on 'illegal' hotel
MADRID (AFP) Nov 21, 2005
Spain's environment ministry said Monday it planned to seize land on which a giant hotel is under construction on natural parkland in the southern region of Andalusia, a move hailed by green campaigners.

Protestors halt nuclear convoy en route to German storage site
DANNENBERG, Germany (AFP) Nov 21, 2005
Anti-nuclear protestors repeatedly halted a controversial shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste from France Monday bound for a temporary storage facility in northern Germany.

U2's The Edge spotlights hurricane victims
WASHINGTON (AFP) Nov 21, 2005
In the name of music, U2 guitarist The Edge is leading a new bid to help artists who lost instruments when Hurricane Katrina's floodtide engulfed jazz capital New Orleans.

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.


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