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All Belgians to get iodine pills in case of nuclear accident Belgium is to provide iodine pills to its entire population to protect it against radioactivity in case of a nuclear accident.
28 April 2016
New Zealand bans 'zero hour' contracts New Zealand has passed legislation banning 'zero hour' contractsto end the use of deals criticised as exploitative.
11 March 2016
Photo courtesy of press office of Ministry of Defence Russia sends Kazakhstan five air defence missile systems for free Kazakhstan’s Air Defence Forces have received five air defence missile systems from Russia.
24 August 2015
Security for British Jews to be tightened says Cameron Britain is to step up police patrols in areas with high Jewish populations, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
17 January 2015
Hong Kong protesters on hunger strike after violent clashes Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and two other student demonstrators went on hunger strike.
02 December 2014
Australia's angry birds swoop to protect young Every year in spring, Australians are seen wearing bicycle helmets with spikes on top or caps that have images of eyes on their back.
24 October 2014
Actor and director Ben Affleck. ©REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Ben Affleck defends Muslims on US TV talk show Ben Affleck has delivered a spirited defense of Muslims worldwide on a TV talk show hosted by a fellow liberal with little time for the Islamic faith.
07 October 2014
©REUTERS Time for worldwide fund to save mangroves: UNEP World lenders should set up a "Global Mangrove Fund" to protect these hotspots of biodiversity and vital sources of income.
30 September 2014
14 detained trying to prevent Faroe Island dolphin hunt Fourteen animal rights activists have been detained on the Faroe island of Sandoy in the North Atlantic while trying to stop a controversial dolphin hunt.
01 September 2014
©REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez Mexico launches new police force to fight drug gangs Mexico launched a new 5,000-member national police force tasked with protecting key sectors of the economy from drug gangs.
23 August 2014
Mysterious source of ozone-depleting chemical baffles NASA A chemical used in dry cleaning and fire extinguishers may have been phased out in recent years.
21 August 2014
©Reuters/Phil Noble Species protection needed at 78 sites: study A scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct.
15 November 2013
Vast Antarctic sanctuary plans fail Plans to create two vast ocean sanctuaries in Antarctica to protect the pristine wilderness failed Friday for a third time with Russia and China blocking the bids.
01 November 2013
©Reuters Australia, US, France urge Antarctic protected areas Australia, New Zealand, the United States, France and the EU on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Russia for a swift agreement to create vast Antarctic marine sanctuaries.
16 October 2013
Indonesia to host Miss World final despite Muslim anger The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant.
26 September 2013
©REUTERS Rome diverts traffic to protect Colosseum The city of Rome from Saturday barred private vehicles from using the main road to the Colosseum in order to protect the iconic monument that has been blackened by pollution and is in a poor state.
05 August 2013
©REUTERS/Mike Segar Namibia forced to roll back free condom programme Reduced donor funding has forced the Namibian government to shrink the supply of free condoms.
31 July 2013
Australia pledges more cash for reef starfish battle Australia pledged another Aus$5 million (US$4.6 million) to the fight against a predatory starfish devastating the iconic Great Barrier Reef Thursday, revealing 100,000 of the creatures had been wiped out so far.
18 July 2013
Photo courtesy of  katon-karagay.vko.gov.kz 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

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