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Global News Headlines 08/15
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Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) AP Worldstream August 15, 2000; LENGTH: 295 words HEADLINE:
Oil pipeline fire kills 18 in Nigeria DATELINE: LAGOS,
Nigeria BODY: An oil pipeline fire killed 18 people in the
Niger River Delta, an area where similar blazes have killed
hundreds, news reports said Tuesday. The victims were among
hundreds of people crowding around a leaking pipeline on
2) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) August 15, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 10
LENGTH: 317 words HEADLINE: News: Rethink by global warming
expert BYLINE: By Mary Sheridan and Roger Highfield BODY:
THE scientist who alerted the world to the consequences of
the greenhouse effect admits today that carbon dioxide from
burning fossil fuels was not the main cause of rapid
3) Arctic Temperatures Warmest in Four Centuries WASHINGTON
(Aug. 14) XINHUA - Arctic temperatures in the late 20th
century were the warmest in four centuries and have been
accompanied by a variety of other environmental changes,
according to a new study. Funded by the National Science
Foundation's (NSF) Office of Polar Programs and Division of
GENETIC ENGINEERING
4) BUSINESSWORLD (PHILIPPINES) August 15, 2000 LENGTH: 359
words HEADLINE: Solon calls for labelling of GMO food
products BODY: A legislator has filed a bill requiring the
mandatory labelling of food and food products containing
genetically modified organisms ( GMOs) and food produced
via genetic engineering technology. Quezon Rep. Wigberto E.
(Greenpeace)
5) Birmingham Post August 15, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1
LENGTH: 747 words HEADLINE: GM CROPS 'WILL HELP SAVE
BRITISH FARMING' BYLINE: Emma Brady BODY: The debate over
the safety of GM crop trials was reignited last night after
a leading scientist told agriculture experts the tests were
vital to the future of British farming. Dr Colin Scanes,
6) US grain handlers see daunting task in separating GMOs By
Chris Stebbins CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. grain
industry plans to make better efforts to separate out
genetically modified (GMO) grains from non-GMO as it
handles a record harvest this year, but few in the business
are promising total success. "Less than 10 percent of the
(Greenpeace)
7) U.S. food companies seeing little biotech backlash By Susan
Kelly CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - There may be an uproar in
Europe over genetically modified (GMO) ingredients in food,
but American consumers have voiced only mild concern and
food companies say they are under little pressure to change.
As an expected record harvest of corn and soybeans gets
MILITARY
8) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Future conflict: Star wars,
or just more mud and Kalashnikovs? BYLINE: James Hider
DATELINE: PARIS, Aug 15 BODY: Wars fought in space, with
robots, insects or spray guns that fire a thick toffee-like
substance to immobilise opponents without killing them --
just a few of the ideas military planners are toying with
9) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) August 15, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 1
LENGTH: 389 words HEADLINE: Govt to submit antinuclear bill
to U.N. BODY: A new resolution bill on nuclear disarmament
the government is planning to submit at the U.N. General
Assembly in October will include clear targets to realize
the total abolition of nuclear arms, The Yomiuri Shimbun
10) 08/15 FEATURE-Kazakh town's bio-weapons past haunts present
By Sujata Rao STEPNOGORSK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Forget
the atom bomb, something just as lethal could be brewing in
a neighborhood garage. Experts say biological weapons, easy
and cheap to make, will be a major menace in the 21st
century. Bio-warfare was once the Soviet Union's deadliest
(Greenpeace)
11) The Christian Science Monitor August 15, 2000, SECTION:
WORLD; Pg. 6 LENGTH: 946 words HEADLINE: Russian prestige
sinks with sub BYLINE: Fred Weir, HIGHLIGHT: The stranding
of one of Russia's newest, best-equipped nuclear vessels may
force military rethink. BODY: The stricken nuclear
submarine trapped on the sea bed above the Arctic Circle
12) Daily Record August 15, 2000, SECTION: LEADER; Pg. 8
LENGTH: 328 words HEADLINE: RECORD VIEW: A NECESSARY
NUCLEAR EVIL BODY: AS you read this, the crew of the
Russian nuclear submarine Kursk are waiting to die. Trapped
450 feet beneath the sea, 107 men have just a few hours
left. Some of their number may already have succumbed to
13) EVENING CHRONICLE (Newcastle, UK) August 15, 2000, Tuesday
Edition 1 SECTION: WORLD TONIGHT, Pg. 6 LENGTH: 294 words
HEADLINE: Rescue bid for sub crew fails BODY: Frantic
efforts to reach a Russian nuclear submarine trapped on the
ocean floor failed today and chances of rescuing 116
sailors on the vessel appeared increasingly bleak, navy
(Greenpeace)
14) The Independent (London) August 15, 2000, Tuesday SECTION:
NEWS; Pg. 3 LENGTH: 1097 words HEADLINE: TRAPPED AT THE
BOTTOM OF AN ICY SEA, THE SUBMARINERS OF THE 'KURSK' AWAIT
THEIR FATE BYLINE: Rupert Cornwell BODY: IT IS a terrible
human drama being played out in one of the most
inhospitable and - beyond argument - most dangerous places
15) Interfax Russian News LENGTH: 297 words HEADLINE: If
submarine accident was caused by collision, another sub
should be nearby - expert BODY: ST. PETERSBURG/OSLO. Aug 15
(InterfaxNorthwest)- If the reports that the Russian
nuclear submarine Kursk collided with another are true, the
other damaged vessel should be nearby, according to retired
16) Los Angeles Times August 15, 2000, SECTION: Part A; Part 1;
Page 13; Foreign Desk LENGTH: 1052 words HEADLINE: FOR
RUSSIA AND WEST, SUB EXERCISES REVISIT DEPTHS OF COLD WAR
ERA BYLINE: PAUL RICHTER, BODY: The Cold War is long gone,
and the mighty Russian navy is a shadow of its former self.
Yet in the icy waters off northern Europe, a dangerous game
(Greenpeace)
17) The Guardian (London) August 15, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages, Pg. 1 LENGTH: 920 words HEADLINE: Time running
out for sailors trapped in sub BYLINE: Ian Traynor in Moscow
BODY: A frantic rescue effort was under way in the Arctic
last night after a Russian nuclear-powered submarine sank
to the seabed with more than 100 crew on board. The
18) Deutsche Presse-Agentur August 15, 2000, LENGTH: 218 words
HEADLINE: Gibraltans protest against presence of crippled
British nuclear sub DATELINE: London BODY: A demonstration
by residents of Gibraltar has been scheduled for Tuesday to
protest at the continuing presence of crippled nuclear
submarine HMS Tireless, the British Broadcasting
19) The Mirror August 15, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 2 LENGTH:
580 words HEADLINE: K-FARCE; MILITARY CHIEFS TO
JOURNALISTS.. KOSOVO BOMBING WAS MOST ACCURATE EVER MILITARY
CHIEFS IN SECRET MEMO.. ONLY 40 PER CENT OF OUR BOMBS HIT
TARGET BYLINE: Gary Jones And Tom Newton Dunn BODY: LESS
than half the bombs dropped in the Kosovo war were
(Greenpeace)
20) The Times (London) August 15, 2000, SECTION: Overseas news
LENGTH: 291 words HEADLINE: Reactor damage threatens
disaster BYLINE: Nick Nuttall BODY: RADIOACTIVE material
from the Russian submarine could cause enormous
environmental damage, experts said. John Large, an
independent submarine expert, said that if its twin 70 to
NUCLEAR POWER
(Greenpeace)
21) CTK National News Wire LENGTH: 301 words HEADLINE:
GREENPEACE SAYS CEZ IS NOW FIXING DEFECT IT HAD DENIED
EXISTED DATELINE: PRAGUE, Aug 14 ; (JRL) KEYWORD: 'Czech
nuclear Temelin Greenpeace' BODY: Greenpeace today
requested that the Czech State Nuclear Safety Office (SUJB)
investigate whether the power company CEZ, the main
(Greenpeace)
22) APwo 08/15 1359 Duma's Nuclear Waste Proposal Draws
Protest, THE S...
Walking down Nevsky Prospect at midday on Monday, you were
more than likely to be stopped by people in white coats and
gloves and asked: "How about taking some nuclear waste
home?" There was even a choice of the waste you could
OCEANS
23) NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT August 15, 2000 LENGTH: 138 words
HEADLINE: Icelandic salmon stocks run low BODY: Salmon
fishermen in Iceland have apparently suffered one of the
worst salmon seasons ever, with many saying that there are
no fish left to catch. According to Iceland Review, the
situation is particularly bad in the north between the
24) The New York Times August 15, 2000, SECTION: Section A;
Page 22; Column 1; Editorial Desk LENGTH: 226 words
HEADLINE: A Reprehensible Whale Hunt BODY: Over the years,
Japanese whalers have killed thousands of whales in the
name of scientific research. But this has merely been a
cover for commercial whaling aimed at satisfying Japanese
(Greenpeace)
25) The Guardian (London) August 15, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages, Pg. 1 LENGTH: 532 words HEADLINE: UN to crack
down as pirate boats threaten to drive fish to extinction
BYLINE: Paul Brown, Environment correspondent BODY: A
quarter of the world's fish catch now comes from pirate
boats, flying flags of convenience and flouting
TOXICS
(Greenpeace)
26) Agence France Presse LENGTH: 588 words HEADLINE: Toxic
residue at Bangladesh ship-breaking yards "poisoning"
workers BYLINE: Nadeem Qadir DATELINE: SITAKUNDA,
Bangladesh, August 15 BODY: Thousands of workers employed
in ship-breaking yards in southeast Bangladesh could
unknowingly fall victim to toxic poisoning,
27) 08/14 Canada Starts Fund to Combat Arctic Pollutants OTTAWA
(Reuters) - Canada said on Monday it had established a C$20
million ($13.5 million) fund to help developing countries
reduce the production of persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) which are rapidly building up in the Canadian Arctic.
Some experts link POPs -- which travel huge distances
(Greenpeace)
28) THE HINDU August 15, 2000 LENGTH: 255 words HEADLINE: Gas
victims resort to cyber protest BODY: BHOPAL, AUG. 14. The
survivors of the Union Carbide gas disaster today launched
a unique cyber action to send their calls for justice to
Union Carbide and the Government of India at the initiative
of Greenpeace and two survivor support groups - Bhopal Gas
29) APws 08/15 Three executives indicted on charges of toxic
waste...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Three chemical company executives
and 19 workers were charged Tuesday with dumping tons of
toxic waste into a river that serves as a main source of
drinking water in southern Taiwan. Prosecutors said the
(Greenpeace)
30) Greenpeace members detained in demo against chemical complex
ANKARA, Aug 15 (AFP) - Police detained 14 Greenpeace
activists Tuesday who were demonstrating outside a
state-owned petrochemical complex in Turkey's
earthquake-prone northwest, the environmental group said in
a statement. Sixteen activists on zodiacs from the MV
31) The Associated Press. August 15, 2000, LENGTH: 229 words
HEADLINE: Freight train carrying chemical cars derails in
Montana DATELINE: MALTA, Mont. BODY: Six tanker cars of a
westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train, three
of them containing a poisonous chemical, derailed east of
Malta on Monday night, closing U.S. Route 2 and forcing
X-OTHER-X
(Greenpeace)
32) Japan Economic Newswire August 15, 2000, Tuesday LENGTH:
357 words HEADLINE: Sydney not living up to green promises,
Greenpeace BYLINE: Adrian Nesbitt DATELINE: SYDNEY, Aug. 15
Kyodo BODY: Olympic Games status was described by
environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday as 'bronze medal'
standard, not the gold promised by organizers since
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