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Croatia seizes Italian trawler for illegal fishing (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-03-2008 at 09:00:56
| ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's navy seized an Italian trawler in Croatian territorial waters on Thursday, in the first such incident since Zagreb enforced a protected fishing zone in the Adriatic despite opposition from the European Union.
"According to my information, a Croatian military ship caught an Italian trawler illegally present in (Croatia's) territorial waters. The trawler has been taken to a port on the (southern Adriatic) island of Vis for an investigation," a Transport and Maritime Ministry official told Reuters. |
Sugarcane ethanol: Brazil's biofuel success (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-03-2008 at 11:00:55
| Thirty years ago, when one litre of ethanol was worth three times more than one litre of gasoline, most nations would not have considered investing in it as a biofuel. But Brazil took this path, and now produces the cheapest ethanol in the world.
Brazil's favorable conditions and tradition for culturing sugarcane — the most efficient raw material for the production of ethanol — were essential for developing the sector.
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Asset manager says bet on future scarcities (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-03-2008 at 11:00:55
Over 9 billion people are expected to compete for the
globe's resources by 2050, up from a population of around 6.6
billion currently, according to the United Nations. |
Heavy snow blankets Romania and Bulgaria (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-03-2008 at 11:00:55
Meteorologists said the snow, which had been falling for
two days, was expected to continue throughout Romania until
late on Thursday, with temperatures expected to fall as low as
minus 16 degrees Celsius (3 degrees Fahrenheit). |
Global warming hits Australia with fires and floods (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 01-03-2008 at 11:00:55
| CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia endured bushfires, floods and record high temperatures in its drought-ravaged foodbowl in 2007 as global warming brought the nation's sixth hottest year on record, the weather bureau said on Thursday. |
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