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UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world’s poor
November 3, 2011
UN: Water pollution, drought threaten world’s poor
COPENHAGEN - Prosperous countries have not lived up to their promises to help the poor, the UN declared Wednesday, saying…
Egypt renovates its oldest pyramid
November 2, 2011
Egypt renovates its oldest pyramid
Egypt is doing some housekeeping at its oldest pyramid - replacing stones and cleaning the Djoser Step Pyramid in an…
An alternative view to achieving environmental protection?
November 1, 2011
An alternative view to achieving environmental protection?
It would be difficult to negate the view that our planet is facing an increasing amount of environmental problems. Environmentalists…
National translation prize goes to ‘The Nile’
November 1, 2011
National translation prize goes to ‘The Nile’
Egypt’s National Center for Translation awarded the Refa’a al-Tahtawy Prize for Translation to Tawfik Ali Mansour (b. 1931) on Tuesday,…
Climate panel says wild weather worsening
November 1, 2011
Climate panel says wild weather worsening
Freakish weather disasters - from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast US to the record floods in Thailand -…
Fukushima fallout worse than suspected
October 29, 2011
Fukushima fallout worse than suspected
The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated. A preliminary report…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
October 28, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Irresponsible diving, overfishing…
Is indoor air quality as bad as outdoors?
October 27, 2011
Is indoor air quality as bad as outdoors?
Until the 1970s indoor air quality in the non-industrial sector - in homes and work environments, for example - was…
Bangkok residents flee as floods threaten dikes
October 27, 2011
Bangkok residents flee as floods threaten dikes
BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister said Bangkok was fighting the forces of nature on Thursday as floodwater threatened to break…
A world of 7 billion: Cause for celebration or mourning?
October 26, 2011
A world of 7 billion: Cause for celebration or mourning?
This year on 31 October, as many folks are out celebrating Halloween, the world’s population is expected to hit 7…