Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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EU Needs Low-Carbon Energy Union, Ministers’ Advisory Panel Says
The European Union needs an ambitious emissions-reduction goal, targets for energy-efficiency and renewables as well as tools to foster investment under its planned 2030 policies, an advisory panel to
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Fake Antibiotics Feed Growing Worldwide Superbugs Threat
Antibiotics now rank among the most counterfeited medicines in the world, feeding a global epidemic of drug-resistant superbugs. A new surveillance and reporting program in 80 countries led by the World
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City Dwellers Who Walk Less Likely to Get Fat or Diabetes
Where you live may affect your decisions and your health, say researchers who suggest designing cities to be better for walking could reduce diabetes. The more “walkable” the neighborhood you live in,
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Wildlife Trade to Be Addressed by U.S. in Asia Trade Pact
The U.S. is seeking to use talks toward the Trans-Pacific Partnership with 11 nations in the Asia-Pacific region to damp demand in the multi-billion dollar black market for wildlife products. The federal
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EU Energy, Carbon Plan Set for Talks With Leaders’ Envoys
European Union negotiations this week on planned energy and climate policies will focus on ways to share the burden of carbon reductions after 2020, according to an EU document prepared for the talks.
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Coal’s Share of World Energy Demand at Highest Since 1970
Coal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP Plc. Consumption grew
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Modi’s Energy Pledge Tested as Backup Power Use Seen Rising
To see the task new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces to fix the country’s electricity blackouts, look no further than the soaring share prices of companies that make back-up power generators.
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E-Cigarettes Need Tight Regulation, Scientists Urge WHO
E-cigarettes require strict regulation at a time when there’s been little research into potential harm, more than 100 scientists told the World Health Organization in a letter. The group said the health
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Inventor Targets Open-Air Defecation of 600 Million Indians
At least 54 million people in Asia can thank Bindeshwar Pathak when they defecate in private. If he has his way, about 600 million people in India who don’t have that luxury will join them a decade from
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Wabag Wins Egypt Orders for Drinking Water From Nile River
The Wabag (VATW) Group won two contracts to provide drinking water from the Nile river to 800,000 people in Egypt. The group will build water-treatment plants in the cities of Suez and Port to produce