Storm Halong gains strength as it moves to northern Philippines
Manila - Tropical storm Halong gained strength on Saturday as it moved toward the northern Philippines, prompting the weather bureau to raise storm alerts in several provinces. The weather bureau said Halong, with maximum sustained winds of 105 kilom...
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Canberra kangaroo cull draws protests
Sydney - Animal rights activists demonstrated outside a Canberra military base Friday as sharpshooters inside the fence went about killing around 400 kangaroos at risk of death from starvation. Contractors have been engaged to shoot the kangaroos wit...
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Greenpeace protests biofuels at Machu Picchu citadel
Lima - The environmental organization Greenpeace protested biofuel production at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in south- eastern Peru on Thursday, claiming ethanol will have a severe impact on the native forests of Latin America. Ahead of the Eur...
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Flood risk rises along rivers in quake-hit China - Summary
Beijing - More than 500 reservoirs were damaged by Monday's devastating earthquake in south-western China, posing a flood risk to several towns and cities, the government said on Thursday, prompting troops to evacuate as many people as possible from ...
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Baltic Sea sharks under threat - Feature
Stockholm - The waters of the Baltic Sea are home to 31 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras but they are under threat due to over-fishing, conservationists said Thursday. Sharks are sought for their meat, fins and livers - uses range from human f...
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Prince Charles calls for halt in deforestation of rainforests
London - Britain's Prince Charles Thursday called for a halting of logging in the world's rainforests which he said would be the greatest single contribution to alleviating the effects of climate change. Mechanisms had to be devised to pay poor count...
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Meteorologists downgrade cyclone warning off Myanmar
Bangkok - Warnings of a second cyclone heading for Myanmar, which is reeling from the impact of Cyclone Nargis, have been cancelled, meteorologists said Thursday. The potential for the development of a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24...
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The eco-friendly tent is here for revellers with a conscience
London - Anyone heading to this summer's music festivals with a bad conscience about the litter that is left behind can now opt for the recyclable cardboard and plastic tent. The two-person myhab tent comes with a price tag of 240 pounds (480 dollars...
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