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 Moscow (AFP) Nov 20, 2009 
Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. According to the report by the environmental watchdog, up to 55 billion roubles (1.9 billion dollars) a year is spent on repairs to infrastructure and pipelines damaged by changes in the ... read more 
Guatemala City (AFP) Nov 20, 2009Central American nations will demand 105 billion dollars from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Friday. Central American environment ministers gathered in Guatemala to discuss the so-called "ecological debt" owed to them and to set out a common position ahead of climate talks in Copenhagen next month. Guatemalan ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2009China's economy could grow by over 10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 spurred by massive investment and rising consumption, the state press said Sunday, citing a top government think tank. "The economy is benefitting from fast-paced investment, record levels of consumption, rising exports to international markets and the stable resumption of industrial growth," China News Service cited ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Nov 20, 2009The world's biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in September 2008 amid technical faults, restarted on Friday, a spokesman for the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said. "The first tests of injecting sub-atomic particles began around 1600 (1500 GMT)," CERN spokesman James Gillies told AFP. He said the injections lasted a fraction of a second, enough for "a ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2009China said Friday it had exercised its right to block a US-led request for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up a panel to rule on Chinese export curbs on certain raw materials. "We do not think the export measures China took violated WTO rules," an official with the Chinese commerce ministry, who declined to be named, told AFP. "It was a legitimate right (to reject the requests ... more |
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Warsaw (AFP) Nov 21, 2009Poland is to sell 15 million euros' (22 million dollars) worth of carbon credits to Ireland, the Polish environment minister said Saturday. Maciej Nowicki said he expected an agreement for selling unused carbon dioxide emission rights to Ireland to be signed in the next week or two. On November 9 Poland signed a deal to sell carbon credits worth 25 million euros to Spain. ... more 
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 20, 2009Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended closer ties with Brazil Friday, hinting at a bilateral nuclear cooperation ahead of a state visit. Ahmadinejad stressed the "need for cooperation between the two countries in various fields," according to a statement distributed here by the Iranian embassy. "While there is an unfair polemic in Western countries against Iran's peaceful ... more 
Halifax, Canada (AFP) Nov 21, 2009A war will likely never be fought over the Arctic, Canada's top soldier said Saturday, but its opening up could spark new clashes as far away as the Middle East and between trading nations. "There is no conventional military threat to the Arctic," General Walter Natynczyk, told a defense summit here. "If someone were to invade the Canadian Arctic, my first task would be to rescue them." ... more |
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