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Vanishing African wildlife threatens livelihoods: scientists Cape Town (AFP) Oct 5, 2008 
Africa's rich abundance of life seems inexhaustible, but growing pressure on animals and plants could lead to greater poverty, more wars and migration to other continents, experts warned. From fish in Burkina Faso, to Ethiopian wild coffee, Kenyan forests and traditional medicine plants in the Congo, the continent's natural resources are being threatened by human activity and climate change, ... read moreKyrgyzstan hit by magnitude 6.3 earthquake: US seismologists 
Washington (AFP) Oct 5, 2008A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Kyrgyzstan Sunday near the Chinese and Tajik borders, seismologists in the United States reported. The temblor shook the region at 15:52 GMT with the epicenter 55 kilometers (35 miles) east-southeast of Sary-Tash, Kyrgyzstan at a depth of 35 kilometers (22 miles). ... more |
Airbus acknowledges slow progress on hydrogen plane
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic' Iran schools, offices close in cold snap Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution Indonesia halts development of estate hosting Trump properties COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chief 
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Conservation congress kicks off with dire warning on biodiversity
Barcelona (AFP) Oct 5, 2008The world must act quickly if it is to brake an unprecedented die off of the Earth's animal and plant life that could have dire consequences for humans as well, top conservationists warned on Sunday. "There is a clear sense of urgency," Valli Moosa, president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and a former environment minister from South Africa, told the opening ... more Tectonic fragment linked to Tokyo's quake peril: scientists 
Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2008A massive slab of rock lurking beneath the Kanto Plain on the central Japanese island of Honshu is a major source of the earthquake threat that dogs Tokyo, scientists said on Sunday. Around 100 kilometres (60 miles) wide and 25 kms (15 miles) thick, the chunk is jammed between tectonic plates that converge beneath the flat, densely-populated plain. The giant fragment is a potent trigger ... more China tries to contain tainted milk fallout 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 5, 2008China attempted Sunday to contain the fallout from the tainted milk scandal, announcing a new survey of dairy products showed no traces of melamine and promising to subsidise farmers hit by the scare. The latest test of more than 600 batches of liquid milk from 27 cities across China showed they were free of melamine, the industrial chemical at the centre of the dairy scare, the Beijing ... more  |
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China can withstand financial crisis: Wen
Beijing (AFP) Oct 5, 2008China's economy is strong enough to withstand the impact of the global financial crisis and may even help the world by maintaining fast growth, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying Sunday. "Our economic fundamentals haven't changed, and the economy is moving in the direction we expected," Wen was quoted as saying by the state-controlled Xinhua news agency. "The strength of our ... more Mars, Nestle pull product in SKorea over milk scandal: official 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 4, 2008Multinationals Mars and Nestle have been told to pull three products from South Korean shelves over the China milk scandal which has sickened thousands of babies, the nation's food watchdog said Saturday. The Korea Food and Drug Administration said it detected the industrial chemical melamine in snacks made in China by the multinationals, bringing to 10 the number of goods recalled here sinc ... more Financial crisis darkens outlook for climate talks 
Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2008Wall Street's sickness and its contagiousness for the world economy are bad news for the already faltering effort to craft a new pact to tackle climate change. Tighter budgets, shrinking corporate profits and worries about jobs could crimp manoeuvering room at upcoming UN talks on toughening curbs on greenhouse-gas emissions, sources say. But -- so far, at least -- the crisis does not ... more Algerian protesters demand aid as floods toll rises to 33 
Ghardaia, Algeria (AFP) Oct 3, 2008Around 5,000 people demonstrated in the flood-riven southern Algerian town of Ghardaia on Friday to demand urgent aid after flash floods killed 33 residents, witnesses said. Police broke up the rally before the crowd could reach the municipal headquarters, witnesses told AFP. The protesters demanded basic food supplies and equipment to help search for survivors or bodies buried in the rubble ... more |
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