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Chinese scientists develop tech to treat contaminated soils

Tao Guangfa, a 67-year-old Chinese villager, still remembers how people used to be afraid to eat corn, rice and other crops in the fields and along a waterway around a local arsenic mine.

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Over 2.84 mln pigs in Vietnam culled amid African swine fever spread

African swine fever (ASF) has stricken 61 localities across Vietnam, leading to the culling of over 2.84 million pigs or 10.3 percent of the country's total pig population, Vietnam News Agency repo

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‘Green building’ code will help conserve energy, says expert

Training on Energy Conservation Building Code-2017 held

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Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, researchers insist

Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, according to a new report, but there are significant barriers to overcome before they are part of the mainstream.

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Smoking 'damages eyes as well as lungs'

Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warn specialists.

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Include waste management fee in property tax, panel tells civic body

Kalamassery municipality asked to ensure scientific treatment of refuse

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Brazil’s renewables capacity to grow at CAGR 6% to 2030

The overall renewable power capacity (excluding small hydropower) in Brazil is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% from 31GW in 2018 to 60.8GW in 2030.

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Karl Lagerfeld spider among new Australian species identified by arachnologists

A Queensland Museum arachnologist has helped identify five new species of tiny brushed jumping spiders the size of a grain of rice.

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Coming soon, an app that will track your carbon footprint

Government to reward those who achieve neutral status

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In battle for Libya's oil, water becomes a casualty

Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, but a wider crisis is now coming to a head in a country made up mainly of arid desert

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