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Workers in China rush to restore water to 330,000 peopleBeijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2010 Workers in northeast China were rushing to restore water Tuesday to more than 300,000 people who have been cut off for days due to floods, state media said. Water supply pipelines to the city of Tonghua in Jilin province were destroyed by flooding, leaving its 330,000 residents in need since Saturday, China National Radio reported. Days of torrential rain in the country's northeast have triggered floods that have left more than 100 people dead or missing. According to local media, workers we ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 30, 2010Environmental and industry groups that frequently oppose each other on a broad range of policy issues are launching a joint campaign calling on Congress to require thorough and objective scientific testing before allowing an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline. Raising strong concerns about consumer safety and environmental protection, the groups have joined forces to sponsor an ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2010At least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through northeast China, state media said Thursday, as the death toll from the worst floods in years neared 1,000. More than 254,000 people were evacuated and 21,875 buildings collapsed in the floods in Jilin province, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a statement from the civil affairs department released l ... more  
Warwick, England (UPI) Jul 28, 2010 Use of a particular genetically modified crop in India has produced massive gains in women's employment and income in that country, a U.K. research study says. Planting of insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis toxin cotton generated not only higher income for rural workers but also more employment, especially for hired female labor, a release from the University of Warwick in the Unit ... more |
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UN declares access to clean water a human rightUnited Nations (AFP) July 28, 2010 The UN General Assembly on Wednesday recognized access to clean water and sanitation as a human right, a move hailed by water advocates as a momentous step toward a future treaty. After more than 15 years of contentious debate on the issue, 122 countries voted in favor of a compromise Bolivian resolution enshrining the right, while the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and 37 other nations abstained. The non-binding text "declares the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitatio ... read more |
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