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LAOS: Getting better prepared for disasters
11 Dec 2009 16:17:45 GMT
Source: IRIN
Unusually heavy flooding in the past 18 months has prompted the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), to ramp up preparedness and response efforts to cope with future disasters, officials and aid workers say. 
IAEA head to visit Nigeria, seeks to heal rift
11 Dec 2009 16:14:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
VIENNA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - New U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano will visit Nigeria next week for his first official trip, a choice aimed at wooing developing nations who see him as too close ... 
Turkey set to unveil verdict on Kurdish party ban-officials
11 Dec 2009 16:04:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
ANKARA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Turkey's highest court will announce shortly its verdict on whether to ban the country's largest pro-Kurdish party on charges of having links to PKK separatist rebels, court ... 
Closed UK steel plant to get 2010 CO2 permits-govt
11 Dec 2009 16:00:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A steel plant in northeast England due to close in January will likely get its 2010 quota of free European carbon permits, a windfall worth around 100 million euros ($147.3 ... 
Museums coming to life in rebuilt Chechnya
11 Dec 2009 15:59:40 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Amie Ferris-Rotman URUS-MARTAN, Russia, Dec 11 (Reuters Life!) - Clad in a shaggy white ram's wool hat and sporting a matching beard, museum founder Adam Satuyev says tiny Chechnya is undergoing ... 
Madagascar leader says power-sharing talks over
11 Dec 2009 15:59:32 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Rajoelina says impossible to work with opposition * Says population no longer supports power-sharing solution By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, Dec 11 ( ... 
Russian policeman who shot reporter gets two years
11 Dec 2009 15:42:45 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Policeman gets 2 years in low-security prison * Convicted of involuntary manslaughter * Ruling could raise tension along Russia's southern flank (Recasts, adds details paras 6-9) By Aydar ... 
INDONESIA: Hazardous e-waste needs regulation
11 Dec 2009 15:42:23 GMT
Source: IRIN
A lack of regulations is hampering Indonesia's efforts to manage electronic waste, leaving communities exposed to health hazards from the toxic chemicals, officials and experts say. 
Dubai power boat race crash kills two men
11 Dec 2009 15:36:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A power boat that crashed during a high speed race off the Gulf Arab emirate of Dubai killed two men, tournament organisers said in a statement on Friday. Mohammad al- ... 
U.N. Afghan envoy to step down on schedule in March
11 Dec 2009 15:18:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more on Afghanistan, click [nAFPAK]) * Norway's Eide confirms he stepping down in March * Eide says asked U.N. to start search for his replacement (Recasts with comments from envoy) ... 
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