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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About half of US adults are diabetic or prediabetic: study
Approximately half of the US adult population has diabetes or is prediabetic, although prevalence of the disease appears to be leveling off after decades of increase, researchers said Tuesday. Nearly
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EP votes to extend controls on animal cloning in agriculture
The European Parliament (EP), meeting for a plenary session in Strasbourg, voted on Tuesday for a proposed ban on cloning for agricultural purposes to be extended to all farm animals, their offspring,
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Dengue fever cases rise in Taiwan
There have been 5,948 cases of dengue fever in Taiwan since May, mostly in the southern city of Tainan, the island’s health authorities said yesterday. Tainan recorded 5,247 cases yesterday, an increase
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World Forestry Congress opens with latest Global Forest Resources Assessment
The 14th World Forestry Congress (WFC) opened Monday in Durban. The week-long conference is a platform for over 3,000 delegates from governments, the private sector, foresters, academics and the civil
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Construction grows in Australia: report
Construction activity has swung up in Australia ending four months of contraction, according to data released on Monday. The Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Association' s Performance
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Scientists figure out how obesity gene works
Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise.
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World's top legislators meet at UN headquarters, focusing on 17 Sustainable Development Goals
The Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament opened on Monday at the UN headquarters, with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals expected as a focus of the three-day meeting. UN Secretary-General
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Regulation bans free disposable products
Hotels in Hangzhou will no longer be able to provide disposable toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shower gel, shampoo and combs in rooms according to a new regulation that is designed to reduce waste. A
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"Ramped-up" commitments needed to overcome carbon emissions gap: study
To overcome an "emissions gap," an anticipated global deal on climate change should encourage countries to upscale their ambition on carbon emissions reductions every few years, according to a paper published
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4 killed in tropical storm in Dominica
Four people died and several others were missing as tropical storm Erika hit the Caribbean island nation of Dominica on Thursday. A visually impaired senior citizen and two children were killed when