Tap water toxic, Argentine city says
The Argentine city of Bahia Blanca has warned its 420,000 residents to avoid using tap water because it says it is laced with toxic bacteria that cause skin irritation and possibly neurological
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Design, weather caused Romanian cyanide spill - UN
A U.N. report has blamed technical problems and bad weather for a spill of slurry containing cyanide from a Romanian gold mine in January. The spill from a mine in northwest Romania on January 30
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Country incurs crop loss of Tk 2000 cr in pest attack
Even after massive use of insecticides Bangladesh incurs a crop loss of Tk 2000 crore each year because of pest attacks. "Farm output in Bangladesh suffers setback for a number of reasons like flood,
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Earth's five ecosystems in critical condition
The earth's five major ecosystems are in such critical condition as put the human population in peril, according to a major analysis previewed by Time magazine. Time's exclusive appears in its
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Sea food export touches all-time high
For the first time, Indian sea food exports touched an all-time high of Rs 5,096 crore during 1999-2000 as against Rs 4,617 crore in the previous
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TPI Petroleum to pay $13.9 mln for pollution
TPI Petroleum Inc., which refines and markets petroleum products, has agreed to pay $13.9 million to settle U.S. government complaints that the petroleum refinery and marketing company contaminated
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Ministry seeks B6.5 billion
Thailand's Science Ministry wants 6.5 billion baht to fund environment management and operation programmes in 75 provinces for the next fiscal year. A source at the National Environment Board said
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Malaria strikes Africa's GDP
Africa's economic output would be $100-billion (about R660-billion) higher this year if malaria had been eliminated in the continent 35 years ago, according to research announced on Tuesday. "The
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Cabinet approves TV ban
A ban on smoking scenes on television was approved yesterday by the cabinet in Thailand, which cautioned the measure must not run against constitutional freedoms.The measure, proposed by the Public
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Patent rights
Basmati varieties may weaken Pak defence in lawsuit : Approval of three new Basmati rice varieties for cultivation may weaken Pakistan's position in a lawsuit filed by some Indian traders for
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US watches India get $743-m loans
The World Bank on Tuesday approved loans amounting to $743 million for five new development projects in the shadow of a continuing spat between New Delhi and Washington over defining basic human
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Gujarat hit by worst drought in 100 years
Gujarat has been hit by the worst drought in 100 years with over half of its villages reeling from severe water shortages a senior official said on
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Strong quake rattles Greece
A strong earthquake shook the seabed west of Athens early on Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries or
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29 cases of Wild Polio Viruses detected
Around 500 children infected with Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) were detected in Bangladesh last year of whom 29 cases of deadly Wild Polio Viruses (WPV) are positive. This was revealed by experts of
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Virus seekers
Conservative estimates indicate that many sub-Saharan countries will lose a quarter of their populations to AIDS by 2010. Hence, it could be argued, any advances made in understanding the modes of
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Purulia too reels under scarcity
People and livestock here are reeling under acute drinking water shortage as most of the water reservoirs have dried up in spite of showers in the area last night.If the condition in Jhalda, Jaipur,
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Treasured beast that divides a continent
It is taken for granted by most westerners that the mighty African elephant is an endangered species. The only trouble is, it is not true : South Africa and its neighbours have so many elephants
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'Illegal' births hinder China census
In a country best known for its tough one-child policy, large young families today are scattered throughout the countryside. The size of the rural population boom is unclear because many "illegal"
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Biotech foods aren't out of the woods yet
After a year's deliberations, the National Academy of Sciences on Apr.5 released the most authoritative report so far on one of the biggest controversies of the new century-the safety of biotech
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EU starts WTO case against Chile over fish policy
The European Union's executive body said on Tuesday it would launch a World Trade Organisation (WTO) case against Chile over its ban on EU ships unloading swordfish catches in its ports. The European