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HEALTH: European Funds for AIDS Vaccine Falling Short
The European Union (EU) must substantially increase financial resources for research on a vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes AIDS, leading non- governmental activists say.CLIMATE CHANGE: New EU Targets ‘Deceptive’
The new EU commitment to reducing greenhouse gases emissions by at least 20 percent by 2020 relative to 1990 levels is deceptive, leading German scientists say.
German Cars Failing the Environment
Germany's auto manufacturers are refusing to adopt strict environmental standards. Their critics say car buyers should turn to Japanese manufacturers instead.RIGHTS: Some Way Yet to Killing Off the Death Penalty
If it were not for a handful of countries persisting in carrying out executions, activists for the abolition of the death penalty around the world would have departed for home after their Third World Congress which took place in Paris from Feb 1 to 3, saying: "Mission accomplished".CLIMATE CHANGE: Islands Could Fall Off the Map
Sylt, the largest of Germany's Frisian islands, in the North Sea, lost at least 800,000 cubic metres of sand from its beaches in the last two months, because of heavy storms and flooding that have marked the northern hemisphere autumn and winter seasons.ENVIRONMENT: Germany Putting More Wind Into Energy
Germany is blowing more wind into energy with the setting up of new offshore facilities. Germany already has the world's largest installed capacity for wind energy.
Islands Could Fall Off the Map
Sylt in the North Sea, Tuvalu in Oceania, and St. Thomas in the Caribbean all face the same challenge: they may disappear as sea levels rise as a result of global warming.CLIMATE CHANGE: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
The causes of global warming have been established firmly by world scientists, and the solutions set out. The question now is, who will implement these solutions.CLIMATE CHANGE: Europe’s Endangered Ski Resorts
Ski lovers in Europe are joining the list of those hurt by global climate change. This year the northern hemisphere winter is seeing moderate temperatures and little snowfall - and is looking more like springtime.CLIMATE CHANGE: Danger of Global Warming As Official As It Can Get
Stark warnings over the damaging effect of impending climate change were underlined in the release Friday of the fourth assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).CLIMATE CHANGE: Catastrophes Inevitable, Says New Report
The fourth assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will confirm catastrophic predictions on global warming and its effect on nature and weather cycles over coming decades.RIGHTS: Death Penalty Better, Say Some, Than Slow Execution
Twenty-five years after abolition of the death penalty in France, some of its beneficiaries say they would rather face execution.ENVIRONMENT: Is There a Need for a New Global Agency?
Environmentalists are divided over French President Jacques Chirac's proposal to create a new United Nations Environment Organisation (UNEO).EUROPE: A Statue Speaks Another Language
Of more than 30,000 African refugees who landed on the Spanish Canary Islands last year, few had time to see the statue towering above the small port Garachico. And if they did, few could have understood what it meant.
Does the Environment Need a New Global Agency?
French President Jacques Chirac will make efforts to promote the creation of a UNEO this year. Environmentalists are divided over the proposal; some see it as useful, others as redundant.CHALLENGES 2006-2007: New Government Due in France, Maybe New Policy
This year French citizens will elect a new president and a new government. Whether that will bring new policies is an entirely different question.FRANCE: Burning of Toxic Waste Brings New Fears
Fears have arisen over a decision to burn toxic waste brought over from the C- te d'Ivoire at a French incinerator.ENVIRONMENT: Oceans Warming and Rising
Ocean levels will rise faster than expected if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, a leading German researcher warns.AIDS-EUROPE: Immigrant Women Face Growing Threat
Immigrant women are becoming some of the main victims of new HIV transmissions in several European countries, especially in France, according to official figures.ENVIRONMENT: Climate Measurements Better from Siberia
A metal tower standing some 300 metres tall in Siberia, where temperatures can vary 80 degrees Celsius over the course of a year, may produce data that prove essential to understanding global climate change.FRANCE-RWANDA: War Shifts to the Tribunals
An international arrest warrant against nine close aides of Rwanda's Tutsi president Paul Kagamé on charge of participating in the assassination of former Hutu leader Juvenal Habyarimana in April 1994 has led to a new diplomatic war over Rwanda.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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