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Storms cause flooding in Spain's Canary IslandsTenerife, Spain (AFP) Feb 2, 2010 Torrential rains caused flooding, disrupted travel and left thousands without electricity in Spain's Canary Islands, a popular tourist destination, local authorities said Tuesday. Classes were cancelled on all seven islands of the Atlantic Ocean archipelago located off the West African coast which is home to some two million people. "We remain in a state of emergency due to adverse weather conditions. There have been no serious incidents, except for those affecting the electrical supply," said t ... read more |
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Niamey (AFP) Jan 29, 2010Some 2.7 million people in the largely arid west African country of Niger face hunger because of inadequate rain for their crops, an official said Friday. "The inquiry shows that about 20 percent of the population is in a vulnerable situation, or 2.7 million people," Hamani Harouna, an official with the government's early warning system, told public media. To avoid a famine, the authorit ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Jan 30, 2010Italy is to stop fishing for bluefin tuna, the lucrative but over-exploited species beloved of Japanese sushi fans, for 12 months, the European Union said on Saturday. The move, enabled by financial aid from Brussels set aside for the forced tying-up of boats, comes weeks ahead of a European decision on whether to back calls for the fish to be officially listed as an endangered species. ... more 
Rosetta, Egypt (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The Nile Delta, Egypt's bread basket since antiquity, is being turned into a salty wasteland by rising seawaters, forcing some farmers off their lands and others to import sand in a desperate bid to turn back the tide. Experts warn that global warming will have a major impact in the delta on agriculture resources, tourism and human migration besides shaking the region's fragile ecosystems. ... more |
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China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: reportBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010 Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday. The revelations came ahead of the possible trial next month of three Chinese dairy executives who are facing charges of making and selling toxic and hazardous food over tainted milk supplies. In the latest reported case, authorities in the southwestern province of Guizhou found that the products, said to incl ... read more |
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