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Climate change: Global warming makes frogs croak PARIS, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Global warming has wiped out two-thirds of species of unique frogs that inhabit the cloud forests of Central America, a study published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal, says. Norway presents candidate for UN Environment Programme OSLO, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Norway's government on Wednesday officially presented former environment minister Boerge Brende as a candidate for the executive director post at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Storms disrupt oil production in Norway's Norne field OSLO, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Oil production at the Norne oilfield in the Norwegian Sea has been slashed in half since the beginning of the week due to heavy storms in the area, oilfield operator Statoil said on Wednesday. |
BP misses full-year output target after US hurricanes LONDON, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 British energy giant BP revealed on Wednesday that it missed its 2005 production target after hurricanes Rita and Katrina shut down some of its major facilities in the US last year. Nine more freeze to death in Indian cold snap LUCKNOW, India, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Nine more people have frozen to death in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said Wednesday, even as a cold wave that has gripped north India since the weekend showed signs of easing. Drought threatens Kenya's famed wildlife NAIROBI, Jan 10 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 A searing drought that has put millions of people across east Africa at risk of famine is threatening Kenya's famed wildlife herds as they stray from protected areas to forage for scarce food and water, officials said Wednesday. |
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Japan says Greenpeace targeted whalers TOKYO, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Japan Wednesday released a video in a bid to prove Greenpeace targeted its whaling ship in an Antarctic collision this week and accused the environmentalists of violent tactics. BP sees year-on-year output slip after US hurricanes LONDON, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 British oil giant BP on Wednesday reported reduced production in the fourth quarter compared with the same period of 2004 after hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down major energy facilities in the United States last year. Cold snap claims two lives in Bangladesh DHAKA, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Two people have died in Bangladesh from cold-related illnesses, the officials BSS news agency said Wednesday, as temperatures plummeted and forecasters predicted more bad weather in the next few days. |
Asia-Pacific pact nations press big business for climate change cash SYDNEY, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 The private sector and not governments must take the lead in halting global warming, some of the world's worst-polluting nations said Wednesday as controversial talks on climate change began. Japanese troops fly in to dig out snow-covered village TOKYO, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Troops flew by helicopter Wednesday to a village in central Japan to help clear mounds of snow as a record blizzard that has isolated hundreds of people caused more destruction. Toxin level in Chinese river still unsafe BEIJING, Jan 11 (AFP) Jan 11, 2006 Levels of a cancer-causing chemical found in a Chinese river are still above safety standards after a spill last week, despite earlier official reassurances, state media reported Wednesday. |
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