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Emergency services impeded due to lack of urban planning

Emergency services impeded due to lack of urban planning

As over-congestion and a lack of sophisticated urban planning continue to plague the streets of ever-growing Cairo, few entities are…
Pacific nation declares state of emergency over water shortage

Pacific nation declares state of emergency over water shortage

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has declared a state of emergency due to a severe shortage of fresh…
China activist defies officials in fight to save lake

China activist defies officials in fight to save lake

YIXING, China - Prominent environmental activist Wu Lihong plunges his hands into a thick layer of toxic green scum and…
Rice: A potential gold mine for environmentalists and industrialists

Rice: A potential gold mine for environmentalists and industrialists

As autumn arrives, the seasonal “black cloud” is expected to rise again in the Cairo sky. This atmospheric pollution first…
Volcanoes formed Mercury’s plains

Volcanoes formed Mercury’s plains

Washington - The planet closest to the Sun had plenty of its own heat to release billions of years ago…
Food safety in Egypt: Will the new legislation bear fruit?

Food safety in Egypt: Will the new legislation bear fruit?

Food safety is a multi-layered problem involving an array of issues, whether environmental, health or economic in nature. What seems…
Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem

Warming Red Sea waters pose threat to ecosystem

Egypt’s Red Sea has been warming since the mid-1990s, a phenomenon that could threaten its rich ecosystem, according to a…
Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia have most polluted cities in the world

Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia have most polluted cities in the world

Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan, Mongolia are among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the…
Top Bolivia minister quits over Amazon road crackdown

Top Bolivia minister quits over Amazon road crackdown

LA PAZ - Sacha Llorenti, Bolivia's interior minister and a top official in leftist President Evo Morales' government, resigned over…
Founder of Green Belt Movement and first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies

Founder of Green Belt Movement and first African woman to win Nobel Peace Prize dies

NAIROBI, Kenya - Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, died after a long struggle…
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