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Russian region appeals for help over China toxic slick VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Dec 05, 2005 The governor of Russia's eastern province of Khabarovsk appealed to Moscow and Beijing Monday for "exhaustive measures" to protect inhabitants from a benzene slick moving towards the Russian border from China. German RWE NUKEM wins contract for Lithuania nuke waste plant VILNIUS (AFP) Dec 05, 2005 RWE NUKEM of Germany has won a contract worth 120 million euros (160 million dollars) to build a treatment center for solid radioactive waste in Lithuania, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announced Monday. Residents evacuated as volcano threatens in Vanuatu SYDNEY (AFP) Dec 05, 2005 Authorities in Vanuatu have begun evacuating thousands of villagers from homes near an erupting volcano on the island of Ambae amid fears of a major explosion, local media reported Monday. |
China's highways cut panda habitat into pieces BEIJING (AFP) Dec 05, 2005 China's endangered giant panda is facing a new threat from the rapid expansion of the national highway network, which is well on the way to cutting its natural habitat into tiny pieces, state media said Monday. Toxic slick forces Chinese city of half a million to cut water supply BEIJING (AFP) Dec 05, 2005 A city of more than half a million people was forced to cut off its water supply as a toxic slick slowly moved down one of China's large rivers towards the Russian border, state media said Monday. Senior officials in Indonesia to face illegal logging charges: report JAKARTA (AFP) Dec 05, 2005 Authorities are preparing to charge 10 senior local officials from the Indonesian part of Borneo with involvement in illegal logging and embezzlement of state reforestation funds, a report said Monday. |
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Some 175,000 evacuated in south India floods CHENNAI, India (AFP) Dec 04, 2005 Floods after days of heavy rains have forced officials to evacuate about 175,000 people from their homes in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the Press Trust of India news agency said Sunday. Health impact of Hurricane Katrina lingers three months later BILOXI, Mississippi (AFP) Dec 04, 2005 Hacking coughs, strange rashes and depression are just some of the symptoms of a major health crisis that is emerging three months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the US Gulf Coast. 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. |
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