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China, India adding to e-waste timebomb: UNNusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Feb 22, 2010 Mountains of discarded computers and mobile phones could soon pose serious threats to public health and the environment in developing countries without swift action, the UN said Monday. "Sales of electronic products in countries like China and India and across continents such as Africa and Latin America are set to rise sharply in the next 10 years," the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report. "And unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle materials, many developing co ... read more |
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Chittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) Feb 22, 2010Bangladesh's ship breaking yards ground to a halt Monday as some 30,000 workers protested a government decree aimed at improving environmental standards in the industry, police said. Under a government order issued in late January, ships heading for breaking yards must now be certified as toxic chemical-free before they are imported and scrapped. "Ship breakers are demanding the order be ... more  
Berlin (UPI) Feb 22, 2009 The next resource conflict could be about minerals and rare earth elements needed to fuel the green economy, as China, which supplies most of the minerals, is considering limiting exports. There is great hope for a green boom to transform the CO2-heavy world economy into one that is less dependent on fossil fuels and more sustainable. Experts envision solar panels and wind turbines to p ... more  
Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2009 This week is likely to decide whether the Greek debt problem is contained or whether it starts to spill over to topple other European dominoes, such as Portugal and Spain, and trigger a much wider currency crisis. The Greek government, with a gross domestic product of just more than $300 billion, has to repay some $70 billion in debt this year and more than $20 billion is due within the ... more |
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China Southern trade suspended pending cash injectionShanghai (AFP) Feb 23, 2010 Shares in China Southern Airlines were suspended Tuesday after the nation's biggest carrier by fleet size said it expected a government cash injection of 1.5 billion yuan (220 million dollars). China's finance ministry awarded the funds to the airline's parent, China Southern Air Holding Company, to support its core business development, the firm said in a statement. The airline and its parent company were discussing possible arrangements to use the cash to reduce the firm's debt ratio, accordin ... read more |
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