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Australia to ditch pollution levy by 2014 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Tuesday announced the country's divisive fixed-price carbon tax will be scrapped a year ahead of schedule in favour of a market-driven emissions trading scheme.

16 July 2013

Over 400 tons of highly-toxic substances removed from Kazakhstan to Russia Kazakhstan Defense Ministry and the OSCE have transported 410 tons of mixed acid rocket fuel component to Russia.

16 July 2013

Habitat loss doubles coastal flood impact - study Removing mangroves, marshes, reefs, forests, dunes and other natural defences doubles the risk for life and property from coastal floods.

16 July 2013

All fragments of crashed Proton-M collected at Baikonur All the fragments of the crashed Russian Proton-M carrier rocket have been collected at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

15 July 2013

Noise and the city - Hong Kong's struggle for quiet With its pounding construction sites and constant roar of traffic, Hong Kong is a cacophony of noise with experts and residents calling on authorities to keep a lid on the din for the sake of public health.

13 July 2013

Katon-Karagay Park in Kazakhstan may become part of UNESCO reserves network Thr Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan is going to submit an application to include the Katon-Karagay National Park into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.

12 July 2013

Kazakhstan suggests refilling Ural river from Volga waters Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Ministry has suggested to refill the Ural river with Volga waters

12 July 2013

Ivory Coast turns to brute force to save forests It was a brutal end to a long-term problem. Faced with the dilemma of trying to save a protected forest, which had become home to thousands of people, the Ivory Coast government turned to force.

12 July 2013

Results of Russian and Kazakhstan tests for heptyl contamination at Baikonur differ Experts of both countries are evaluating the consequences of the crash of Russian Proton-M rocket in Kazakhstan.

11 July 2013

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Soil detoxifocation at Proton-M crash site completed Detoxification of soil pollutants at the crash area of the Russian Proton-M rocket-carrier finished on July 10.

11 July 2013

Kazakhstan outraged with Russian missile tests in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s politicians and public figures are outraged with Russia's testing of its missiles at the territory of Kazakhstan.

10 July 2013

Astana administration undertakes to lower greenhouse gas emissions Kazakhstan's capital Astana officially joined the European initiative 'Covenant of Mayors' in Brissels.

10 July 2013

Australia's Barrier Reef slips into 'poor' health Australia hailed "solid" progress on water quality at the Great Barrier Reef Wednesday but admitted that overall conditions were now "poor" as it battles UNESCO threats to downgrade its heritage status.

10 July 2013

China elephants kill woman and attack police: reports Wild elephants attacked and killed a woman in southwestern China before chasing police and investigators from the scene.

10 July 2013

Whale knocks surfer unconscious in Australia A Sydney surfer had a lucky escape on Sunday when he was hit by a whale frolicking off Bondi Beach and knocked unconscious.

07 July 2013

Fat Malaysian orangutan put on diet An obese orangutan has been put on a strict diet by Malaysian wildlife authorities after two decades of gorging on junk food handed out by tourists.

05 July 2013

Concentration of poisonous substances in Proton-M crash area does not exceed permissible level Concentration of poisonous substances in the soil, air and water in the area of the crash of Russian rocket Proton-M does not exceed the permissible levels.

04 July 2013

Heptyl won't reach villages in Kyzylorda in big quantities: Mussabayev The hazardous substances spilled because of the Proton-M crash at Baikonur cannot reach villages in Kyzylorda oblast in big quantities.

04 July 2013

Hundreds of tons of heptyl is a chemical attack: expert Corresponding member and analyst of Tsiolkovskiy Russian Cosmonautics Academy Yuriy Karash commented the possible consequences of the crash of Proton-M at Baikonur in Kazakhstan.

03 July 2013