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A passenger waits for a delayed flight at Heathrow airport's terminal four, August 12, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Obesity seen contributing to global warming

Reuters - Friday, May 16 12:05 am

GENEVA (Reuters) - Obesity contributes to global warming, too. More »

  • Wind turbines generate electricity on the Nunobiki highlands at Koriyama city in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. Japan plans to extend up to 500 billion yen (4.8 billion dollars) worth of low-interest loans to developing countries over the next five years to help them fight global warming, a report said Thursday.

    Japan plans 4.8-bln-dlr loans for climate change: report

    AFP - Thursday, May 15 09:46 pm

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan plans to extend up to 500 billion yen (4.8 billion dollars) worth of low-interest loans to developing countries over the next five years to help them fight global warming, a report said Thursday. More »

  • US lists polar bears as threatened species

    AFP - Thursday, May 15 09:45 am

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government has listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice, but insisted the step did not mark a policy shift to attack global warming. More »

  • US lists polar bears as threatened

    AFP - Thursday, May 15 02:47 am

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government Wednesday listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice, but insisted the step did not mark a policy shift to attack global warming. More »

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