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Ukraine rules out storing foreign nuclear waste at Chernobyl KIEV (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that no foreign nuclear waste will be stored at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the world's worst civilian nuclear disaster. 2005 set to be one of warmest years on record: WMO GENEVA (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 The year 2005 is set to confirm a pattern of more intense global warming over the past decade by being one of the hottest on record, according to data released by the UN's World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Thursday. Toxic slick expected to hit China's border river with Russia BEIJING (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 A toxic slick that has threatened the water supply of several large Chinese cities in recent weeks was expected to enter the river forming the border with Russia on Thursday, state media said. |
Environmentalists buy big game hunting licence in Canada VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 Foreign big-game hunters will be banished from a vast area of western Canadas wilderness, local environmentalists said, announcing an unusual purchase of a commercial hunting licence. WTO wants to reel in fishing subsidies HONG KONG (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 While the noisy dispute over agriculture has hogged the limelight at the WTO talks here, trade negotiators have been quietly trying to hammer out a deal to stop the world's oceans being emptied of fish. Swiss Re says 'significant lessons' for insurers after US hurricanes LONDON (AFP) Dec 14, 2005 Swiss Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said here Wednesday the world's insurance industry had "significant lessons" to learn following recent US hurricanes. |
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World opinion against the building of new nuclear plants: IAEA VIENNA (AFP) Dec 14, 2005 A majority of those surveyed in 18 countries around the world said they were opposed to the building of new nuclear plants, according to a poll published Wednesday by the UN nuclear watchdog. Vaclav Havel takes stand against controversial coal mining extension PRAGUE (AFP) Dec 14, 2005 Former Czech president Vaclav Havel has appealed in an open letter to Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek not to scrap existing coal mining limits in the north of the country in pursuit of "momentary profits." 15 die in cold wave sweeping north India LUCKNOW, India (AFP) Dec 14, 2005 The death toll from a cold snap sweeping a northern Indian state rose to at least 15 Wednesday as officials reported four more deaths and ordered bonfires at street corners to keep people warm. |
Mafia rules in Russia's resource-rich far east: minister VLADIVOSTOK (AFP) Dec 14, 2005 Russia's sparsely populated, but resource-rich territories on the Chinese border are heavily influenced by organised crime groups, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev said Wednesday during a visit to the city of Khabarovsk. Failure better than compromise: NGO message at WTO HONG KONG (AFP) Dec 14, 2005 Poor countries should let World Trade Organisation talks fail rather than sign a deal that jeopardises their future, major non governmental organisations (NGOs) at the Hong Kong conference say. Asian shipbreaking yards are death traps: rights groups PARIS (AFP) Dec 13, 2005 Countries that send used ships for scrapping in India and other developing countries in Asia are condoning a system that claims thousands of workers' lives each year, rights groups charged on Tuesday. |
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