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Orangutans could become the first great ape to become extinct unless action is taken to protect the species from human encroachment in Southeast Asia, according to a US study.
06/07/2008
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Protesters have gathered in the Japanese city of Sapporo to demonstrate against rising food prices, ahead of a summit of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations.
05/07/2008
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Chile has declared a red alert around the Llaima volcano, just days after it spewed lava down one of its sides.
05/07/2008
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Biofuels have triggered a 75 per cent increase in world food prices, according to a leaked confidential report from the World Bank.
05/07/2008
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China and Taiwan have resumed regular direct flights between the two sides for the first time in nearly 60 years.
04/07/2008
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At least 38 people have died after a ferry sank in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta region, the country's state media has said.
04/07/2008
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India will soon sign a deal on a pipeline that will transport gas from Iran, India's oil minister has said.
04/07/2008
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A French judge has ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial for manslaughter in connection with the 2000 crash of a Concorde jet that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said.
04/07/2008
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Japan has announced it is stepping up food aid to developing countries, days before it plays host to a meeting of G8 leaders where the escalating global food crisis is expected to be a key topic for discussion.
04/07/2008
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Tens of thousands of South Korean car workers have added their voice to opposition against resumed US beef imports.
03/07/2008
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European union citizens would be able to seek medical care anywhere in the continent without prior authorisation and get reimbursed for the treatment by their insurer.
02/07/2008
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The Bangladesh government has raised fuel prices by between 34-67 per cent amid soaring crude oil prices, officials say.
02/07/2008
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Hundreds of lorry drivers have set off towards Britain's parliament to protest the rising cost of fuel.
02/07/2008
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Authorities in China are scrambling to clear a 13,000 square kilometre-wide algae outbreak that is threatening to mar Olympic sailing events off the coastal city of Qingdao.
02/07/2008
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Eighteen coal miners have died after a shaft collapsed in northwestern China, the country's state media reports.
02/07/2008
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