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Electronic invoices help protect the environment
The green environment protection process will have a significant change if electronic invoices are put into use. PayItGreen Alliance Alliance says the annual web-based t…
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Climate change threatens Japanese rice fields
Japan is trying to find ways to mitigate the effects of warming Earth phenomenon on rice in the country. Not many people worry that extreme weather changes - as scientis…
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Serpentine Stone: Potential risk of earthquakes
A relatively soft, dark blue layer of rock called Serpentine covering tectonic plates can play an important role in terrifying earthquakes, according to research by Fren…
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Latin America faces natural disasters
As noted by the Brazilian government, landslides occurred continuously on February 3 in Itaipava, in Rio de Janeiro, causing at least nine deaths. The constant rain and…
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Tornadoes continued to land through the southern states of the United States: 54 people were killed
Yesterday morning, after tornadoes passed the states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, at least 11 people were killed and more than 30 injured. By this morning, to…
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Next week, snowstorms can happen in China
Emergency rescue teams are rushing to restore power systems in southern China damaged by unusually heavy snowstorms. Yesterday (February 8), meteorologists forecast the…
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Afghanistan is still sinking in the cold
Nearly 100 Afghans had to cut their fingers or toes due to freezing, the health agency announced on February 10. This winter was judged to be the worst ever in Afghanist…
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Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after the earthquake
Early this morning (February 14), a strong earthquake struck off Indonesia's Maluku province caused authorities to issue a tsunami warning. There is no information about…
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Dust storms from the Sahara desert cause an explosion of plankton in the East Atlantic Ocean
Scientists working on RRS Discovery are studying sand dust from the Sahara desert blown off the coast of Africa and causing an explosion of plankton in the eastern Atlan…
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Air pollution causes children to learn ignorance
Children who live near heavily polluted roads have lower IQ and score worse on tests, compared to children who breathe fresh air.
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High-tech companies reduce emissions
The largest companies in the world including Nokia, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, Tetra Pak and a number of other companies have joined in fighting global warming.
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German agreement to help Italy solve the garbage crisis
February 18, the German Association of Waste Recycling and Processing Enterprises (BDE) has signed an agreement with the Naples city government to help relieve thousands…
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Frost from Europe to Asia
According to the Chinese government's announcement, the new cold wave in the south will last at least until February 21. In particular, Yunnan province is most affected…
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Continuous earthquakes on the Mexican and American borders
At 1441 (local time) on February 19, an earthquake of magnitude greater than 5 Richter shook the border areas of Mexico and the United States. At present, the authoritie…
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Thailand warned of a tsunami after an earthquake in Indonesia
Immediately after the earthquake in Indonesia, the Thai disaster warning center issued a tsunami warning on Phuket Island and five neighboring provinces.