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Freedom of the press - Morocco - pollution
Press freedom under fire in Morocco
Press freedom is under threat in Morocco as the latest of a string of journalists is sentenced for publishing alleged falsehoods about the King; Pollution threatens Morocco's beautiful beaches as laws passed to protect them are ignored.
UNITED NATIONS
China, US pledge concrete action at climate talks
China and the United States, the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters, have been notoriously slow to act on climate change. But delegates hope Tuesday's UN talks will change all that, some 100 days before a high-stakes summit in Copenhagen.
IVORY COAST
Trafigura agrees to settlement over toxic waste dumping
Commodities trader Trafigura has agreed on a 33-million-euro settlement with lawyers representing 31,000 people in the Ivory Coast who claim to have fallen ill due to a 2006 toxic waste dump. But the figure falls well short of victims' expectations.
IVORY COAST
Trafigura to offer compensation in toxic waste affair
Commodities trader Trafigura is set to offer compensation to 31,000 people in a case of toxic waste dumping in the Ivory Coast. According to a UN report, waste dumped around the city of Abidjan in 2006 has led to death of at least 15 people.
JAPAN
Next PM plans drastic greenhouse gas cuts
Yukio Hatoyama, who will take power as Japan's prime minister next week, explained he aims to cuts the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 25 % by 2020. Japan is the fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
climate change - France - legislation - Nicolas Sarkozy - pollution - taxes
Carbon Tax: a toxic debate?
How much should the French pay to help reduce global warming? The question is at the centre of a heated debate in France as President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils his plan to introduce a carbon tax.
FINLAND
Cleaning up the Baltic Sea
The ecosystem of the Baltic Sea is highly vulnerable due to shallow water and heavily pollution. But the EU, and particularly Finland, one of the nine countries in the Baltic Sea region, are together giving new momentum to environmental regeneration.
CHINA
Over 1,300 children hit by lead poisoning, state media reports
1,354 children living near a smelting plant in Wugang have excess lead in their blood, China's official news agency Xinhua reported Thursday. The news has prompted fresh clashes between residents and the police over pollution.
agriculture - health - pollution
Toxic algae: the new silent killer?
The shores are becoming more and more polluted throughout the world. The development of a specific algae on French coasts is seen as a dangerous phenomenon. Is it really worth the worry?
CLIMATE CHANGE
G8-set targets not enough, say small island nations
Climate change targets set by 16 countries at the G8 summit in Italy this week are not enough to protect island states from rising seas caused by climate change, an alliance of small island nations said on Friday.
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