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Fuel from forest may cut emissions

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07/01/1998

Melbourne scientists have developed a revolutionary system that could reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by up to 10 per cent by converting tree waste into

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Lead danger in imported toys

The National Poison Centre has warned parents against buying certain toys which may contain lead. The toys found to contain lead could cause poisoning and even death among

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07/01/1998
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Help on way to combat illegal logging

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07/01/1998

Some 500 rangers, border patrol police and forestry police are to be dispatched to Salween National Park in Mae Sariang to combat illegal logging, while the 10,000 Burmese refugees there will be

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Deccan shield faces risk of earthquakes

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06/01/1998

The Deccan shield regions, hitherto considered "stable" ones, are showing signs of having become "active" in respect of severe reservoir-induced (SRI) and stable continental region (SCR) earthquakes

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Auto industry has decided that it needs new engines

Time is starting to run out for the internal combustion engine. No one is saying the pistons and crankshafts that powered automobiles and auto industry for more than a century will disappear right

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06/01/1998
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High on the list of killer diseases, malaria is low on research cash

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06/01/1998

Rich countries study the diseases that afflict their citizens. For the ailments of the poor world, they offer sympathy and perhaps a few bucks. That explains the plight of malaria. An effort to break

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Deteroit joins race to produce a cleaner car

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06/01/1998

General Motors Corp., until now skeptical about the demand for fuel efficient cars, unveiled several prototypes of midsized cars that would get 60 to 80 miles per gallon and said that one of the

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Protecting the rain forest

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06/01/1998

Representative Rob Portman and John Kasich, two Ohio republicans have joined with Democrat Lee Hamilton in crafting a way to protect the Earth's remaining forests. Protecting the planet's remaining

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Anti-pollution device may be mandatory

Pollution abatement devices are likely to be made mandatory for vehicles with two-stroke engines in the capital soon, Lieutenant-governor Tejendra Khanna said here on

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06/01/1998
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Capital's first AIDS hospice opens

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06/01/1998

The Capital's first hospice, for the HIV-affected and the AIDS patients, was opened at Neb Sarai on Friday. The 24-bedded Michael's Carehome, to be run by team from Sahara, a city de-addiction

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