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More than 12 pct of China's population over 60: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2009 More than 12 out of every 100 people in China are now over the age of 60, putting increasing pressure on the care system for the elderly, which is already not satisfying demand, state media reported. The number of people above 60 reached 160 million at the end of last year, the Xinhua news agency said late Wednesday, citing Wang Suying, a senior official at the civil affairs ministry. That is 12.3 percent of the country's total population of 1.3 billion. ... read more |
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London (AFP) Dec 30, 2009From foie gras produced without making birds suffer to "sustainable" fish, British retailers and restaurants are fast embracing politically correct food, helped by celebrity-fuelled pressure. Faux (false) gras is the ethical answer to the foodstuff which has been the bane of campaigners for decades for the way it's produced: force-feeding ducks or geese to create engorged livers that yield the creamy pate. Waitrose, House of Fraser and Tesco are among a growing number of major British retailers who are now refusing to stock real foie gras after protest campaigns. ... more  
Manila (AFP) Jan 3, 2010Disaster relief officials in the Philippines launched a massive clean-up on Sunday as tens of thousands of villagers began returning home after the restive Mayon volcano showed signs of calming down. Joey Salceda, governor of the province of Albay southeast of Manila where Mayon is located, said he expected all 29 public schools converted into temporary shelters would reopen for classes Mond ... more 
Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) Jan 3, 2010Lava flowing from a volcanic eruption in eastern DR Congo was gathering pace and set to destroy up to 10 hectares (25 acres) of forest in Virunga National Park by late Sunday, vulcanologists said. The Goma Vulcanological Observatory, which has been monitoring the eruption of nearby Mount Nyamulagira early Saturday, said the pace of destruction would increase as it hit steeper ground. "Fr ... more |
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Dushanbe (AFP) Jan 3, 2010An earthquake in the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan has destroyed hundreds of homes, leaving some 10,000 people without shelter in the dead of winter, officials said Sunday. "According to preliminary information, 300 houses have been destroyed," a regional spokesman for the country's Civil Defense Committee responsible for the affected area told AFP. Some 10,000 people have been left wit ... more 
Angra Dos Reis, Brazil (AFP) Jan 3, 2010Rescuers on Sunday searched for more bodies from an avalanche of mud and rock that buried a luxury Brazilian hotel filled with New Year's revelers, as the death toll from heavy rains in the south of the country stood at 63. Twenty-eight people were killed in the tragedy at the hotel on Ilha Grande -- a resort island southwest of Rio de Janeiro -- and another six people injured. State off ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2010Record snow disrupted air and road travel in northeast Asia on Monday, grounding dozens of planes in China and South Korea and forcing schools to close in Beijing, with more freezing weather on the way. One person was killed and at least two others were missing in the mountains of central Japan after snow fell across the region. The Chinese capital on Sunday received its heaviest daily s ... more |
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