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From Hawaii to Japan on a wave-powered boat
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2008
Japanese sailor Kenichi Horie set sail from Hawaii, the US, to Japan on a wave-powered boat on March 16. The three-tonne boat, called Suntory Mermaid II, is made of recycled aluminium and relies on the energy of waves to move the two fins at its bow and propel it forward. The vessel is equipped with an engine and a sail mast for emergencies. Kenichi describes the boat as a sturdy vessel. He will travel 6,400 km, which is expected to take him 70 days.
In Court
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2008
Probe on Baikal pollution: The Russian prosecutor's office has launched an inquiry into a paper and pulp mill suspected of polluting Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater reserve. The mill, built in 1966, was illegally dumping waste in the lake and was breaking environmental norms in the area; there are 400 tonnes of waste on the factory's territory. The mill is also accused of using the lake's resources without permission.
In Short
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2008
>> Governments of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast have announced a joint health programme to tackle a meningitis epidemic, which has gripped the bordering area of the two countries. By the second week of March, the disease killed 441 people in Burkina Faso and 44 people in Ivory Coast. More than 6,000 people are suffering from the disease in the two countries.
Brazil encouraging flex-fuel vehicles
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2008
As crude oil prices soar to new highs, Brazil's state-owned petroleum company Petrobras is looking beyond the windfall to place bets in the growing alternative energy market.
Ethanol demand could expand Gulf of Mexico's dead zone
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2008
The us demand for corn-based ethanol could cause nutrient-pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, expanding its dead zone, say scientists.
The dead zone forms in the Gulf of Mexico every summer when oxygen levels in the water become too low to support marine life. The condition arises when the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers empty nutrient-rich waters into the Gulf.
Drug-resistant TB spreading fast, says WHO
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2008
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading faster than feared.
Yellow fever vaccine supply under pressure, says WHO
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2008
As the outbreak of yellow fever spreads from Brazil to its neighbouring countries, Argentina and Paraguay, who has said that the world's supply of vaccine against the disease is under extreme pressure.
China toughens punishment for water polluters
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2008
China has toughened punishment for heads of companies that foul its scarce water resources.
Riots over food security in Burkina Faso
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2008
Riots hit several towns in Burkina Faso in late February after the government announced it would reduce taxes on imported goods rather than lowering prices of essentials.
