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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China Focus: Desert polluters sued in public interest case
Eight firms are being sued for dumping untreated waste in northwest China's Tengger Desert as part of a high-profile public interest litigation filed by a non-profit organization. The Zhongwei Municipal
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Population growth threatens wildlife in northern Tanzania
Northern Tanzania's conservationists have embarked on a family planning education program to address rapid population growth for people living outside the Burunge Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Secretary
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Ecuador clears villages as risk from Cotopaxi volcano grows
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency as the dangerous Cotopaxi volcano rumbled to life and prompted evacuation orders in several villages threatened by landslides. “As
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Earthquake strikes Australian eastern coast
A magnitude-4 earthquake has shocked Australia's eastern coast on Friday, approximately 200 kilometers north of Brisbane. A Geoscience Australia spokeswoman told Xinhua on Friday the quake rumbled between
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Brazil to release its own dengue vaccine by 2018
Brazil announced on Thursday that the vaccination against dengue developed by the country will be available by 2018 when all the tests are finished. "We are currently hoping for a safe vaccine against
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Canada finds 67 cases of vibrio parahaemolyticus infection
Canada has been investigating a total of 67 cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada Thursday. The agency said that 48 cases and 19 cases have been
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65 missing from NW China landslide
Sixty-five people are still missing since a landslide buried the living quarters of a mining company in northwest China's Shaanxi Province early Wednesday, local authorities confirmed on Thursday. More
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Air quality normal after Tianjin blasts: authorities
Air quality remains normal in the region near the warehouse which was destroyed by blasts Wednesday night, the Tianjin environmental bureau said. The city immediately began to monitor the air and water
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Ten killed, three missing in SW China coal mine accident
GUIYANG, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and three are missing after a gas outburst at a coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Tuesday night. Five people suffered injuries, but
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More evidence that fried food raises heart attack risk
People who eat lots of fried food and sugary drinks have a 56 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to those who eat healthier, US researchers said Monday. The findings in Circulation, a journal