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 Taiji, Japan (AFP) Sept 11, 2009 
To animal rights activists it's a cruel and bloody slaughter; for Japanese it's a long tradition: this week fishermen in a picturesque coastal town embarked on their annual dolphin hunt. Every year, crews in motorboats here have rounded up about 2,000 of the sea mammals, banged metal poles to herd them into a small, rocky cove and killed them with harpoons, sparing a few dozen for sale to ... read more 
Bucharest (AFP) Sept 13, 2009When communism crumbled two decades ago, Eastern Europeans were only too delighted to discover the fast-food chains that symbolized the West. But today they increasingly long for organic food. "The general trend is that more and more organic products are being sold in former Soviet-bloc countries," said Amarjit Sahota, head of the research department of London-based consulting firm Organic ... 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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Fayetteville AK (SPX) Sep 14, 2009 A new soil test for nitrogen fertilization of rice may not sound like blockbuster technology, but it is, said Chuck Wilson, extension rice agronomist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. The new technology is the first and only site-specific test of mineralizable soil nitrogen as a basis for nitrogen fertilizer recommendations in any crop. It will help farmers apply ... more  
Kinshasa (AFP) Sept 12, 2009A hippopotamus killed a member of Democratic Republic of Congo government forces at Virunga National Park while he was fishing illegally, a local environmental NGO said Saturday. Bantu Lukamba of the IDPE non-governmental organisation told AFP that Private Sebagendi was killed Thursday when he was fishing along with five other people on Lake Edward in spite of a fishing ban. "As he could ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Sept 11, 2009Australian health officials on Friday revealed the country's first case of swine flu resistant to antiviral drug Tamiflu, but insisted the public was not at risk. West Australian (WA) authorities said a 38-year-old Perth man initially responded to the drug but relapsed when the resistant strain developed and is now in critical condition. Chief health officer Tarun Weeramanthri said the ... more |
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Male (AFP) Sept 13, 2009The Maldives, which faces the gloomy prospect of drowning this century due to rising sea levels, is now confronted with a more immediate challenge of saving a sinking economy. President Mohamed Nasheed says his atoll nation, South Asia's most exotic tourist destination, is facing its worst economic crisis ever because of a sharp fall in tourist numbers and chronic government overspending. ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2009US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stood up Friday for pigs and hog farmers, saying their name has been dragged through the mud by people who insist on calling the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic "swine flu." "Each time the media uses the phrase 'swine flu,' a hog farmer, their workers and their families suffer," Vilsack said in a statement. "It is simply not fair or correct to associate ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2009A single dose of vaccine could be enough to immunize adults against swine flu, a top US health official said Friday, allaying fears of a scramble for a tight supply of shots when flu season returns. "Preliminary data from our trials indicate that a single 15-microgram dose of ... vaccine is well tolerated and induces an immune response in most healthy adults," said Anthony Fauci, director of ... more |
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