Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Less than a quarter of cancer patients get proper surgery: study
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Over 80 percent of the 15 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide in 2015 will need surgery, but less than a quarter will have access to proper, affordable surgical
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EU gives Zimbabwe 89 mln Euro funding support
The European Union (EU) on Monday gave Zimbabwe 89 million Euros (100 million U.S. dollars) to support the southern African country's health, agriculture and institutional governance programs. The grant
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Mine collapse traps 35 illegal miners in Ghana
More than 30 illegal miners were trapped and at least one confirmed dead on Monday in a collapsed illegal mine pit at Tarkwa Nsuaem, near Takoradi, 218 km west of the capital Accra. Local media quoting
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Typhoon Dujuan makes landfall in east China
TYPHOON Dujuan, the 21st typhoon of this year, made landfall in east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday morning. The storm hit the coastal city of Putian at around 8:50 a.m., packing winds of up to
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Aussie scientists develop tech to increase savings, productivity in mineral exploration
CANBERRA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have developed technology that will speed up the process of analyzing mineral exploration, saving time and money. "Lab-at-Rig" was developed by the
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Koala overpopulation in Australia forces local gov't to start cull, relocation
State government of Australia's Victoria has begun the largest cull and relocation of koalas in an attempt to save the species from sickness and starvation in the state's Cape Otway region. Koala populations
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Sri Lanka fully committed to coping with climate change: president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday voiced his country's full commitment to dealing with climate change and taking great efforts to minimize risks of possible environmental hazards.
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Sierra Leone starts another 42-day Ebola countdown
Sierra Leone on Sunday began another 42-day Ebola countdown after the last two Ebola patients were discharged from the Mathene Treatment Centre in the northern city of Makeni, local officials said.
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India launches first astronomical observatory
India Monday launched its first astronomical observatory Astrosat from the spaceport of Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. "The home-made observatory was launched into space on board
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Australia's population growth at lowest level in a decade: stats
Australia's population growth has slumped to its lowest level in a decade, figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have revealed on Thursday. Australia's population grew by 316,000