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EU to ban pesticides in bee scareThe European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. |
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New Zealand legalises same-sex marriageNew Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. |
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U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treatyThe 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers. |
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Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag BanSwitzerland’s Parliament has approved a motion banning single-use plastic shopping bags. Both houses of the Swiss Parliament Thursday voted to forbid the distribution of the plastic bags. The next step is for the government to implement the ban. |
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French move boosts shark sanctuariesGreen campaigners on Friday hailed a decision by France that they said would create the world's biggest shark sanctuary. |
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Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissionsOTTAWA -- On the eve of global climate talks that will put Canada's contentious policies under the microscope, Ottawa has introduced its next set of rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks. |
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Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroadIn another blow to illegal loggers, Australia has passed the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, joining the U.S. in outlawing the importation of illegal logged timber from abroad. |
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Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. SenatorBefore last night, voters in more than 30 consecutive statewide elections across the United States approved bans on same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, three states broke the trend—with a fourth still counting its votes—in what some advocates and organizations are calling the most successful election for gay rights ever. |
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EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goalThe European Union is on track to not only meet but exceed greenhouse gas reduction goals set by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, an analysis indicated this week. |
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Costa Rica’s Shark Finning Ban Signed By President ChinchillaCosta Rica passed a blanket ban on shark finning, in which the fins are sliced off sharks, often while they are alive, before the fish are thrown back into the ocean to die. |
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Philippines and Muslim rebels sign key peace planThe Philippines has signed a framework peace plan with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). |
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Jaguar conservation gets a boost in North and Central AmericaJaguar conservation has received a huge boost in the past few months both in Latin America and in the U.S. An historic agreement singed between the world's leading wild cat conservation organization Panthera and the government of Costa Rica in addition to a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposal bring renewed hope to the efforts to revive the iconic jaguar in its current habitat and return the cats to the American Southwest. |
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Vancouver council makes ‘historic’ move toward shark fin banThe City of Vancouver, BC will work with neighbouring municipalities to develop a ban on the sale of shark-fin products, mayor and council agreed Tuesday. |
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Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestosThe days of Canadian asbestos exports appear to be numbered, and anti-asbestos activists couldn’t be happier. |
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Australia Acts To Stop Super-TrawlerThe Australian government Tuesday sought to change its environmental protection laws to prevent a controversial super-trawler from fishing in its waters amid concerns about the by-catch. |
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World good news
- EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- U.N. overwhelmingly approves global arms trade treaty
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goal
- Costa Rica’s Shark Finning Ban Signed By President Chinchilla
- Philippines and Muslim rebels sign key peace plan
- Jaguar conservation gets a boost in North and Central America
- Vancouver council makes ‘historic’ move toward shark fin ban
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
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