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New Zealand, NEuropeans on short list of nations reaching environmental goals WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23, 2006 Only New Zealand and five northern European countries have achieved 85 percent success on key environmental goals such as on clean drinking water, low ozone levels and low greenhouse-gas emissions, a study by two US universities found, The New York Times reported Monday. Moscow street kids seek shelter from Arctic cold MOSCOW, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23, 2006 As western Russia freezes in Siberian temperatures, Moscow's numerous street children have sought warmth in whatever nook and cranny they can find helped by donations from aid workers. Natural living comes naturally to the great North STOCKHOLM, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23, 2006 While organic food and "green" products are gradually catching on among wealthier, educated people around the globe, natural living has long been the norm across Europe's Nordic region. |
A winemaker in tune with the cosmos SAVENNIERES, France, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23, 2006 When Nicolas Joly decided to abandon a flourishing career in investment banking to take over his family's vineyards in the Loire Valley, he consulted with established winemakers in the region and got busy. Eco-wise parents tackle green issues from bottom up LONDON, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23, 2006 Along with "breast is best" and the organic panic, anxious, new parents these days also have to grapple with the dilemma of whether to use disposable or reusable nappies. Australian bushfires set to worsen SYDNEY, Jan 23 (AFP) Jan 23, 2006 Cooler temperatures Monday helped thousands of firefighters battling bushfires in three Australian states but officials warned that extreme weather conditions were expected later in the week. |
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Cars banned in nine Italy city centres over pollution concerns ROME, Jan 22 (AFP) Jan 22, 2006 Cars were banned Sunday from the centre of nine Italian towns and cities, including Rome and Turin, in an effort to cut pollution. French 'asbestos' ship set to start Suez passage CAIRO, Jan 22 (AFP) Jan 22, 2006 France's decommissioned warship Clemenceau is set to move into the Suez canal overnight Monday, after a 10-day delay and accusations that it posed a health hazard, officials said. Italy braces for arrival of Arctic cold ROME, Jan 22 (AFP) Jan 22, 2006 Italy was bracing Sunday for the arrival of freezing air which has brought bitterly cold weather to much of northern and eastern Europe in recent days. |
Britain grieves over tragic Thames whale LONDON, Jan 22 (AFP) Jan 22, 2006 Britain on Sunday mourned the death of a young whale which captured hearts by swimming up the River Thames through central London and then died in a giant rescue effort en route to the open sea. More deaths in eastern Europe's big freeze MOSCOW, Jan 22 (AFP) Jan 22, 2006 Much of northern and eastern Europe remained in the grip of bitterly cold weather Sunday as an Arctic freeze claimed victims from Lithuania to Turkey. Thousands protest against Sicily bridge project ROME, Jan 22 (AFP) Jan 22, 2006 Thousands of Italians joined a march Sunday to protest plans to build a bridge connecting the mainland with the island of Sicily, claiming the project was dangerous for the environment, local media reported. |
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