Japan Nuke Disaster Could Be Worse Than Chernobyl
susan Stephen LeahyUXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 17 2011 (IPS) - A global nuclear disaster potentially worse than Chernobyl may be under way in Japan as hundreds of tonnes of highly radioactive spent…
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MEXICO: Recurring Risks from Radioactive Materials
Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Apr 18 2011 (IPS) - Mexico needs to take urgent steps to tighten oversight of the storage, handling and disposal of radioactive materials that can threaten the…
HEALTH: Water, Sanitation Could Erase Cholera and Guinea Worm
Isolda AgazziGENEVA, May 19 2011 (IPS) - The World Health Assembly could adopt landmark resolutions asking governments to improve water and sanitation to eradicate cholera and guinea worm, the latter…
SRI LANKA: Onset of Rains Tests Anti-Dengue Campaign
Amantha PereraCOLOMBO, Jun 16 2011 (IPS) - With the monsoon season upon it, Sri Lanka s war against the deadly dengue- carrying mosquito faces its toughest test yet, but early…