Environment

Lawsuit Fights New Rule Doubling Catch Limit for Overfished Bigeye Tuna

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A bigeye tuna. Highly valued for sushi, bigeye tuna has been increasingly in demand for the past decade.

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IAEA Mission Concludes Peer Review of Zimbabwe's Radiation Regulatory Framework

Senior international nuclear safety and radiation protection experts concluded a 10-day International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to review the regulatory framework for radiation safety in Zimbabwe.

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UN agency unveils push to make cooking safe for 10 million people by 2020

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Women from the Rwanda camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Tawila, North Darfur, are beneficiaries...

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Reducing use of plastic bags: MEPs strike deal with Council Presidency

EU countries would have to reduce the use of the commonest and most polluting plastic carrier bags, under draft rules informally agreed between MEPs and the Italian Presidency of the Council on Monday and confirmed by the member states’ permanent...

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