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 Istanbul (AFP) Sept 9, 2009 
Record floods left at least 31 people dead and large parts of Istanbul under water on Wednesday as desperate motorists caught in flash floods clambered up trees to save themselves from drowning. Turkey's Interior Minister Besir Atalay expressed fear that the death toll may rise as the waters began receding from large swathes of the city after several hours of flash flooding triggered by ... read more 
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 9, 2009The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged Asian countries to prepare for a surge in swine flu cases as the northern hemisphere's winter approaches. Much of Asia has so far been hit relatively lightly, but the WHO said hospitals in the region should be prepared for "a surge of severe cases requiring active case management. A winter surge is a real possibility in the Southeast ... more |
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Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Sep 10, 2009Contaminants from natural coal deposits in the Gulf of Alaska are not easily bioavailable, unlike the crude oil from the Exxon Valdez tanker catastrophe. This clearly disproves the theory that natural coal deposits were the cause of observed environmental damage. PAH pollutants were blamed for the continuing degradation of the ecosystem off the coast of Alaska. Then a dispute erupted over ... more  
Nairobi (AFP) Sept 9, 2009Kenya on Wednesday appealed for 400 million dollars to conserve its largest forest ecosystem which has been extensively destroyed over the past two decades. Around 25 percent of the 400,000-hectare (988,000 acres) Mau forest cover has been lost through encroachment, illegal logging and destructive agriculture, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a statement. "I wish to appeal to ... more  
Guatemala City (AFP) Sept 9, 2009Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom has declared a "public calamity" from drought and famine that have claimed more than 460 lives since the start of the year. "I have decided to declare a state of public calamity throughout the country," Colom declared in a nationally-broadcast address Tuesday. "This will allow us to have access to international aid resources and to mobilize resources ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Sept 9, 2009The European Union will propose giving developing countries 15 billion euros annually to help fight climate change, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Wednesday. Reinfeldt said that the figure, which represents a target annual contribution to be reached by 2020, is a "starting-point" in negotiations on a new global deal to combat climate change after Kyoto Protocol requirements ... more 
Lucknow, India (AFP) Sept 9, 2009Drought-hit farmers in northern India are resorting to selling their wives to repay debts to local loan sharks, activists say, as one of the weakest monsoons in years takes its toll. Poverty, poor administration and a lack of education means farmers in the rugged Bundelkhand region are taking extreme steps to pull through a poor rainy season, they say. "This has been happening for quite ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Sept 9, 2009Plans to ban bluefin tuna fishing worldwide, which would throw the huge market for Japanese sushi into turmoil, received provisional backing on Wednesday from the European Union. "This decision marks an important step in the protection of Atlantic bluefin tuna," Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said in a statement. "We must act on the best scientific evidence available to us -- and ... more |
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