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Thousands protest global warming amid UN climate conference MONTREAL (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in Montreal, host of the UN Climate Change Conference, to demand that governments worldwide take concrete measures against global warming. British protesters demand climate change action LONDON (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 Thousands of people took to the streets of London Saturday to call for renewed international action against climate change. 600,000 Americans seek change in US climate policy MONTREAL (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 US environmental groups presented the US consulate in Montreal with 600,000 signatures seeking US action on global warming as international delegations met here for the UN Climate Change Conference, organizers said Saturday. |
Kyoto protocol should embrace polluting jet-setters: France PARIS (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 The life span of the United Nations strategy for cutting greenhouse gases should be extended beyond 2012 and broadened to cover the polluting growth sector of air transport, French Environment Minister Nelly Ollin said on Saturday. Sea swamps Venice, storm holes ship ROME (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 A steep rise in sea levels swamped part of the historic lagooon city of Venice Saturday amid storms and heavy rains that have beaten down on Italy over the past 24 hours. Volcano leaves up to 250,000 without water in Comoros: UN MORONI (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 Up to 250,000 people on the main island of the Indian Ocean Comoros archipelago have been left without safe drinking water after last week's eruption of the Mount Karthala volcano, the United Nations said Saturday. |
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Fuel slick hits Italian port as ship is holed in storm ROME (AFP) Dec 03, 2005 Authorities in the northern Italian port of La Spezia were battling Saturday to contain thousands of litres of fuel oil which leaked into the sea after a ship was hurled against a jetty and holed in heavy seas. Record 14th Atlantic hurricane extends storm season MIAMI (AFP) Dec 02, 2005 Tropical Storm Epsilon Friday strengthened into an unprecedented 14th Atlantic hurricane of the year, extending a deadly and hyperactive six-month season that officially ended two days earlier. Floods create havoc across Albania TIRANA (AFP) Dec 02, 2005 Thousands of hectares (acres) of land were flooded and hundreds of houses damaged in Albania on Friday after heavy rains hit the country, an interior ministry spokesman said. |
Protests, vigils mark 21st anniversary of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy NEW DELHI (AFP) Dec 02, 2005 Environmental activists began a series of protests and vigils in India on Friday to mark the 21st anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, which claimed thousands of lives and is still killing. Tropical Storm Epsilon becomes 14th hurricane of record Atlantic season MIAMI (AFP) Dec 02, 2005 Tropical Storm Epsilon Friday turned into the 14th Atlantic hurricane of the year, even though the record storm season officially ended on Wednesday. China environmental minister resigns after toxic spill BEIJING (AFP) Dec 02, 2005 China's environmental minister resigned under pressure Friday after his ministry angrily berated officials in the northeastern province of Jilin for covering up a toxic spill. |
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