Global News Headlines 07/16

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Sunday, July 16, 2000
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ATMOSPHERE

1) Associated Press. July 15, 2000, HEADLINE: Air pollution 
dulls Golden Temple in India BYLINE: By DEEPAK SHARMA, 
Associated Press Writer DATELINE: AMRITSAR, India BODY: The 
Golden Temple is losing its glitter. Acid fumes from 
factories are eating into the gold that covers the Sikhs' 
holiest shrine, a 240-year-old temple in Amritsar, in the 

2) The Gazette (Montreal) July 15, 2000, FINAL SECTION: News; 
B8 HEADLINE: Death by degrees: Heat wave has claimed at 
least 50 lives in parched Turkey, southeastern Europe 
BYLINE: DOUGLAS FRANTZ DATELINE: ADAPAZARI, Turkey BODY: 
For Sevgi Pinarci and her family, the scorching temperatures
that swept Turkey and southeastern Europe over the past 10 

3) PA 07/16 GLOBAL WARMING COULD BRING DISASTER, WARNS 
HISTORIAN By Mark Wilkinson, PA News Global warming could 
spark a domino effect leading to mass migration, disease, 
poverty and war, a historian warned today. Author David 
Keys made the forecasts in a new book which analyses how 
past climactic change has affected human civilisation, and 

ENERGY

4) The Vancouver Sun July 15, 2000, FINAL SECTION: Editorial; 
A18 HEADLINE: The pressure has begun to tap B.C.'s offshore 
resources: The oil and gas industry's safe record will help 
proponents of coastal drilling, but environmental opposition
will be fierce. BYLINE: Paul Willcocks DATELINE: VICTORIA 
BODY: VICTORIA - Before the end of the month a report will 

5) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Pumping completed of sunken 
tanker's bow section off France DATELINE: BREST, France, 
July 16 BODY: Pumping operations of the sunken oil tanker 
Erika's bow section have been completed, officials said 
Sunday, though a final inspection must be made before work 
can begin on the stricken ship's stern. The Erika split in 

FORESTS

6) The New York Times July 15, 2000, Late Edition - Final 
SECTION: Section B; Page 9; Column 4; Arts & Ideas/Cultural 
Desk HEADLINE: In the 'Greened' World, It Isn't Easy to Be 
Human BYLINE: By ALEXANDER STILLE BODY: What could be wrong 
with saving a rain forest? Quite a bit, say a number of 
anthropologists who have become increasingly critical of 

GENETIC ENGINEERING

7) HEADLINE: Farmers converge on Sydney for annual conference 
BODY: Farmers SYDNEY, July 16 AAP - Genetically modified 
food is likely to be one of the dominant topics at the NSW 
Farmers' Association annual conference, which begins in 
Sydney tomorrow. The four-day conference is expected to 
draw 500 delegates from around the state to confront issues 

8) France rules against destroying GM-affected maize By 
Crispian Balmer PARIS, July 15 (Reuters) - The French 
government has decided not to destroy thousands of hectares 
of maize planted with imported U.S. seed that contained 
traces of genetically modified (GM) material, a government 
statement said on Saturday. The problem came to light last 

9) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Approach GM organisms with 
caution: EU environment ministers DATELINE: PARIS, July 15 
BODY: The precautionary principle must be applied when 
regulating the use of genetically modified (GM) organisms, 
environment ministers from the European Union agreed in 
informal talks which ended here Saturday. This principle 

10) AP Worldstream July 15, 2000; HEADLINE: France reaffirms 
opposition to imports of most genetically modified seeds 
DATELINE: PARIS BODY: France's consumer affairs minister 
said Saturday that officials would continue to hunt out 
genetically modified seeds shipped from the United States, 
despite the government's decision not to destroy vast 

11) Aberdeen Press and Journal July 15, 2000 SECTION: 
Farming:Gm Food, Pg.3
 HEADLINE: Village at centre of GM fight braces for 
eco-warrior influx BYLINE: By Alistair Beaton BODY: 
RESIDENTS of a tiny Aberdeenshire village - flagged up on 
the World Wide Web as today's rallying point for 

12) BIOENGINEERED CROPS NOT ORGANIC, WASHINGTON SAYS OLYMPIA, 
Washington, July 14, 2000 (ENS) - The Washington State 
Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to the 
state's organic standards that would affect the list of 
approved materials for use in organic crop production, 
roadside vegetation management, genetic engineering, and 

MILITARY

13) The Washington Times July 15, 2000, Final Edition SECTION: 
PART A; WORLD; INDIA; Pg. A5 HEADLINE: Fears grow of 
increasing Chinese nuclear aid to Pakistan BYLINE: Brahma 
Chellaney; THE WASHINGTON TIMES DATELINE: NEW DELHI BODY: 
NEW DELHI - New evidence that Beijing has stepped up nuclear
and missile assistance to Pakistan has raised fears in 

14) The Jerusalem Post July 16, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1 
HEADLINE: Israeli official: New Iran missile threatens 
region BYLINE: Margot Dudkevitch, Danna Harman And Reuters 
BODY: Iran said yesterday it had successfully test-fired an 
upgraded version of its medium-range Shahab-3 missile, amid 
concern in Israel and the US. The ballistic missile has a 

15) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 15, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 18 
HEADLINE: News: International: Moscow row over plan to cut 
nuclear rocket force BYLINE: By Marcus Warren in Moscow 
BODY: RUSSIA'S defence minister yesterday expressed fresh 
anger at what he called a "psychotic plan" to downgrade and 
cut the nation's nuclear forces. Marshal Igor Sergeyev, 

(Greenpeace)
16) Times Colonist (Victoria) July 15, 2000 EDITION Final Voices
PAGE A15 My night under the missile Miranda Holmes On 
Friday, July 7, the U.S. military was scheduled to launch 
the third tests of its much vaunted and ill-fated national 
missile defence system -- or Star Wars as it has been 
dubbed. Political and military analysts around the globe 

17) Chicago Tribune July 16, 2000 CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION 
SECTION: Commentary; Pg. 17; ZONE: C HEADLINE: WHY CHINA 
FEARS MISSILE DEFENSE . . .;
 . . . AND WHY WE SHOULD, TOO BYLINE: Steve Chapman. BODY: 
China is alarmed at the prospect that the United States may 
erect a national missile defense, and American policymakers 

18) The Gazette (Montreal) July 15, 2000, FINAL SECTION: Art & 
Entertainment; D2 HEADLINE: Ted Turner targets nuclear 
weapons DATELINE: ATLANTA BODY: Ted Turner is digging deep 
for a peaceful cause: No nukes. Turner and former senator 
Sam Nunn announced Thursday they are teaming up to create a 
foundation aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear weapons 

NUCLEAR POWER

(Greenpeace)
19) Brazil starts up nuclear plant after 17-year delay By 
Shasta Darlington RIO DE JANEIRO, July 14 (Reuters) - 
Brazil began starting up its second nuclear reactor on a 
picturesque bay down the coast from Rio de Janeiro on 
Friday, 17 years behind schedule and billions of dollars 
over budget. The Angra 2 station won authorisation late 

(Greenpeace)
20) CTK National News Wire LENGTH: 321 words HEADLINE: ZEMAN 
NOT TO JOIN TEMELIN OPPONENTS BYLINE: TAM DATELINE: PRAGUE, 
July 14 ; (TAM) KEYWORD: 'Czech CSSD Temelin Zeman' BODY: 
Premier and Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Milos Zeman does 
not fear radioactive waste and will not joint the opponents 
of the south Bohemian nuclear power plant of Temelin, he 

(Greenpeace)
21) CTK National News Wire SECTION: General News LENGTH: 391 
words HEADLINE: AUSTRIAN BRANCH OF GREENPEACE TO SUE CZECH 
POLICE BYLINE: JRL DATELINE: VIENNA, July 14 ; (JRL) 
KEYWORD: 'Austria Czech Temelin Greenpeace' BODY: The 
Austrian branch of the environmental group Greenpeace today 
said it may sue Czech police for using force against 

22) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 16, 2000, HEADLINE: Cyclists 
demonstrate against French nuclear power plant DATELINE: 
Fessenheim BODY: Around 200 French and German protesters 
demonstrated on Sunday at the nuclear power station in the 
town of Fessenheim, on the French bank of the Rhein River. 
 The protesters demanded the closing of the facility, the 

23) TRANSURANIC WASTE HEADED FROM HANFORD TO WIPP RICHLAND, 
Washington, July 14, 2000 (ENS) - The first truck 
transporting transuranic radioactive waste left the DOE's 
Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Wednesday, bound for the 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New 
Mexico. The 1,800 mile trip was completed safely this 

OCEANS

24) The Ottawa Citizen July 16, 2000, FINAL SECTION: News; B8 
HEADLINE: Rescuers struggle to free right whale trapped in 
net DATELINE: GRAND MANAN ISLAND, N.B. BODY: GRAND MANAN 
ISLAND, N.B. -- A rescue boat was attempting to free an 
endangered North Atlantic right whale from a tangle of 
fishing gear yesterday evening. But the whale wasn't 

25) Japan Economic Newswire HEADLINE: FAO eyes strict rules on 
boats illegally fishing for tuna DATELINE: TOKYO, July 16 
Kyodo BODY: The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization 
(FAO) has been drafting an international action plan 
calling on member countries to use strict rules for dealing 
with boats illegally catching tuna and other fish, sources 

(Greenpeace)
26) The Press (Christchurch) July 14, 2000 SECTION: NEWS; 
National; Pg. 3 LENGTH: 337 words HEADLINE: Toothfish 
stocks good Sanford BYLINE: SOMERVILLE Bryn BODY: Stopping 
New Zealand boats fishing for toothfish in Antarctic waters 
would leave the way clear for other countries and would do 
nothing to preserve fish stocks, says Sanford boss Eric 

27) Aberdeen Press and Journal July 15, 2000 SECTION: 
Business:Farm/Food:Fish, Pg.15 HEADLINE: Russians fish 
haddock stocks to destruction BYLINE: By Bob Kennedy BODY: 
RUSSIAN freezer trawlers landed hundreds of tonnes of small 
haddock at Aberdeen harbour yesterday in open defiance of 
Scottish fishermen who are already appalled at uncontrolled 

28) Sunday Mail July 16, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 38 HEADLINE: 
FISHING DANGER TO SCOTLAND'S WHALES BODY: SCOTLAND'S 
commonest whale, the minke, could be wiped out if Norway 
restarts commercial whaling. An influential Government 
advisory body has warned that the whale -spotting tourism 
industry could be badly damaged. Campaigners want the 

OZONE

29) The Gazette (Montreal) July 15, 2000, FINAL SECTION: 
Science; J6 HEADLINE: Sun's damage lasts BODY: Plants seem 
to suffer permanent genetic damage from the sun's rays, a 
new study shows. Among the types of solar radiation 
pummeling Earth, ultraviolet rays can be especially 
harmful, causing sunburns, skin cancers, and changes in how 

TOXICS

(Greenpeace)
30) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 16, 2000, LENGTH: 556 words 
HEADLINE: ROUNDUP: Victims of Philippine garbage collapse 
to sue government DATELINE: Manila BODY: Residents of a 
squatter community in a dumpsite in the Philippines capital 
plan to sue the government for an avalanche of garbage that 
killed at least 186 people, a lawyer said Sunday. For the 

31) Korea Times July 17, 2000, HEADLINE: [EDITORIAL Are Koreans 
Disposable People? BODY: Would they dump toxic chemicals 
into the Potomac River?'' This is the caption of an 
editorial by Korea's largest circulation daily on the 
shocking news that the U.S. Forces Korea admitted to 
dumping formaldehyde and methanol into the Han River 

32) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: US scientist tests Hanoi's 
will to cooperate on Agent Orange BYLINE: Steve Kirby 
DATELINE: HANOI, July 16 BODY: A US scientist is to begin 
fieldwork in southern Vietnam on Monday on the impact of 
the US chemical defoliant Agent Orange, in a key test of 
Hanoi's readiness to cooperate that could release millions 

X-OTHER-X

33) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 16, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 15 
HEADLINE: News: 100,000 goats to die for island's giant 
tortoises BYLINE: by JONATHAN THEOBALD BODY: 
CONSERVATIONISTS are to shoot 100,000 wild goats to prevent 
the Galapagos Islands being devastated and save their 
unique giant tortoises from extinction. Marksmen will take 

(Greenpeace)
34) Inter Press Service LENGTH: 794 words HEADLINE: 
ENVIRONMENT-MEXICO: ACTIVISTS WORRIED ABOUT NEW GOV'T 
BYLINE: By Pilar Franco DATELINE: MEXICO CITY, Jul. 14 BODY:
Activists in Mexico are urging the conservative government 
that takes office in December to put a top priority on 
environmental conservation, as they question the 

35) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 15, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 04 
HEADLINE: News: 'Missing link' in village's CJD cluster 
Children take home questionnaires about family food 
shopping as experts track back 20 years in search for clues 
to four deaths BYLINE: By Neil Tweedie and Celia Hall BODY: 
AN UNUSUAL cluster of cases of the human form of BSE in and 

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