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Clean-up begins after Japan volcano eruption Clean-up workers Monday started removing a layer of grey ash that spread across a city in southern Japan after a volcano erupted at the weekend, spewing a plume 5,000 metres into the air.

19 August 2013 11:13

Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers' suit against Shell A Dutch court will decide on Wednesday whether Shell should clean up oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers' land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.

31 January 2013 11:55

Clean-up launched after deadly Australia floods A mammoth clean-up operation began in Australia's flood-hit northeast Wednesday after waters began to recede, as the death toll from storms reached five and thousands of homes were left swamped.

30 January 2013 18:54

Olympics: London prostitutes 'cleaned from the streets' The London Olympics are not big business for everyone -- sex workers say they are being cleared from the streets around the stadium to make the area more presentable for the Games.

23 July 2012 15:04

Mountain slopes left absolutely treeless by the storms of May 17 and June 27 pose serious threat to Almaty: Mayor According to him, the clean-up teams working to remove the fallen trees lack tractors and sawmills.

25 August 2011 00:20

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