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BRISBANE, June 11 (Asia Pulse) – More than 17,000 jobs could be created in Australia’s geothermal energy industry by 2050, a new report says. The geothermal industry, which involves extracting heat stored in the earth to generate power, is growing in Australia with almost 400 tenements for projects and around $A1.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) in […]

June 10, 2009 (LBO) – Maldives has established three protected areas for whale sharks, the world’s largest fish, the Indian Ocean atoll state which is famed for its corals and marine resources, said. The marine protected areas have been declared in and around Baa atoll Hanifaru, Baa atoll An’gafaru and South Ari atoll Maamigili, to […]

MEXICO CITY, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Mexico reported two more swine flu deaths on Tuesday, as World Health Organization scientists asked if it had moved too quickly to declare the outbreak a pandemic. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in […]

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2009 (AFP) – Scientists said Monday they had reached the halfway point in a project to set up buoys across the Indian Ocean, helping farmers predict the monsoon in some of the world’s poorest areas. buy diflucan online diflucan online generic The buoys measure wind, rainfall, temperature and other figures around the […]

April 29, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankans should limit non-essential foreign travel to protect themselves from swine flu, the island’s health ministry said, adding that travelers from high risk countries were being screened at the country’s main airport. “The ministry of health appeals to the public to limit foreign travel to essential purposes to protect […]

MEXICO CITY, April 27, 2009 (AFP) – World health officials on Monday stepped up the battle against a new swine flu blamed for dozens of deaths in Mexico, after the US declared a public emergency amid signs the disease was spreading. Panic grew in Mexico as citizens heeded government warnings to avoid contact with each […]

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2009 (AFP) – The US Environmental Protection Agency shifted course Friday by deeming carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a health risk, in a landmark turnaround that could impact climate change regulation. “After a thorough scientific review ordered in 2007 by the US Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed […]

April 08, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s navy said it has rescued the crew of a tanker in distress off the east coast and towed the vessel into deep seas to prevent pollution from its cargo of sulphuric acid. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA buy elavil online https://qpharmacorp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/png/elavil.html no […]

ISTANBUL, March 22, 2009 (AFP) – A seven-day focus on the world’s water crunch wound up here on Sunday with a pledge by more than 100 countries to strive for clean water and sanitation for billions in need and fight drought and flood. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices today in the USA buy […]

WASHINGTON, February 27, 2009 (AFP) – Anthropologists have uncovered ancient fossil footprints in Kenya dating back 1.5 million years, the oldest evidence yet that our ancestors walked like present-day humans, a study showed Thursday. buy sildalis online sildalis online generic The footprints were discovered in two sedimentary layers near Ileret in northern Kenya and revealed […]

Feb 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan businesses that want to market their products and services as eco-friendly would have to get approval from the central environmental authority (CEA) in future. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA buy […]

CHICAGO, February 14, 2009 (AFP) – The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of rainforests, scientists warned Saturday. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA buy phenergan online […]