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Egypt clears Suez transit of French 'abestos' ship CAIRO, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 Egypt approved Sunday the transit through the Suez Canal of a decommissioned French warship heading for an Indian scrapyard that had been stranded for three days over fears it was an environmental hazard. Beijing faces daunting developmental challenges: mayor BEIJING, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 Beijing's mayor on Sunday said China's capital faces daunting developmental and environmental challenges, from rapid population growth to worsening air and water pollution. Egypt okays Suez transit of French 'abestos' ship CAIRO, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 Egypt approved Sunday the transit through the Suez Canal of a decommissioned French warship heading for an Indian scrapyard that had been stranded for three days over fears it was an environmental hazard. |
Thirteen killed by landslide in Afghanistan, villages cut off KABUL, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide while heavy snow has left hundreds of thousands of others stranded in northern Afghanistan's mountainous villages, officials said Sunday. Russia cold forces evacuations MOSCOW, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 Authorities decided Sunday to evacuate children from a village in north Russia after a local boiler plant that provides heating broke down as temperatures plunged to around minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), leaving many homes without heat, media reported. Japan battling deadliest winter in two decades TOKYO, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 The death toll from heavy snow in Japan has reached at least 89, making it the deadliest winter in more than two decades as weather officials issued fresh avalanche warnings Sunday. |
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Greenpeace boat narrowly missed by Japanese whaling harpoon SYDNEY, Jan 15 (AFP) Jan 15, 2006 Environmental activists accused Japanese whalers Sunday of stepping up a confrontation in the Antarctic Ocean after a harpoon narrowly missed a Greenpeace raft trying to protect a targeted minke whale. Egypt holds up French 'asbestos' warship for third day CAIRO, Jan 14 (AFP) Jan 14, 2006 Egypt and France were locked in legal wrangling Saturday over a decommissioned aircraft carrier containing asbestos, leaving the French warship stranded off the Egyptian coast for the third day running. Egypt studies Suez entry for stranded 'asbestos' ship CAIRO, Jan 14 (AFP) Jan 14, 2006 France was attempting Saturday to persuade Egypt to allow passage through the Suez canal of a decommissioned aircraft carrier which watchdogs charge is an environmental hazard. |
Two held over murder of British conservationist in Kenya NAIVASHA, Kenya, Jan 14 (AFP) Jan 14, 2006 Kenyan police said Saturday they have arrested two people as part of an investigation into the murder of a British environmentalist and wildlife photographer. Japan death toll from heavy snow rises to 87 TOKYO, Jan 14 (AFP) Jan 14, 2006 The death toll from heavy snow in Japan reached 87 Saturday as relatively mild weather over the weekend sparked several avalanches, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Japan death toll from heavy snow rises to 84 TOKYO, Jan 14 (AFP) Jan 14, 2006 The death toll from heavy snow in Japan reached 84 Saturday as relatively warm weather over the weekend sparked avalanches, killing two people, reports said. |
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