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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New Zealand faces challenge over greenhouse gas emissions
WELLINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government will be challenged to quicken its step to cut greenhouse gas emissions when it opens its post-2020 targets to public submissions this month.
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Polluting companies told to pay for waste treatment
ENVIRONMENTAL authorities are coming up with new policies in the city as they step up the fight against polluting firms. Companies which fail to meet the waste treatment standards will now be forced
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Norway is best place to be a mother, US down to 33
Norway ranks as the world’s best place to be a mother, well ahead of the United States which dropped to the 33rd spot in the annual scorecard released by Save the Children. Somalia is the worst place,
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UN says over 13 mln people food insecure in East Africa
The number of food insecure people in the Eastern Africa region has increased from 11.43 million people to 13.73 million people as of March, UN humanitarian agency said Thursday. The UN Office for Coordination
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Australian-led research finds England most susceptible to human-induced climate change
After sweltering through its hottest year on record in 2014, England is likely to feel the effects of more human-induced climate change in the future, an Australian-led research team has discovered.
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Donor agencies agree to increase funding climate change programs in developing countries
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday revealed multilateral agencies agreed to increase budgetary support towards climate change adaptation programs in developing countries to accelerate their low-carbon
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50% jump in environmental violations
FOLLOWING heightened supervision in the city, over 470 environmental violations were reported in the first quarter of 2015 — nearly 50 percent increase than last year, Shanghai Environmental Protection
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8 dead, 13 still trapped in China mine flooding
Rescuers carry a miner out of well at Jiangjiawan mine in Datong, north China's Shanxi Province, April 21, 2015. The death toll of the coal mine flood accident has climbed to eight till Tuesday noon, and
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At least 30 killed by latest cholera outbreak in Nigeria
At least 30 people have been killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Isoko South community of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta State, a health official said Monday. Steven Ofili, chief epidemiologist at the
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2 moderate quakes hit NE India
NEW DELHI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Two moderate earthquakes hit the northeastern Indian state of Assam Friday, a senior disaster management official said. However, there have been no reports of any casualty