Environment
Icebreakers have been deployed to free approximately 50 vessels trapped by ice off the coast of Sweden. All the ships between Stockholm and the Aland Islands have now been freed but there are plenty more further north still waiting for the icebreakers to clear their path home.
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Two thousand demonstrators took to the streets to protest the Russian government’s U-turn decision to re-open a paper mill. The controversial plant was closed in 2008 after the government ordered that it install a drainage system to divert pollution from the world's largest freshwater lake.
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Swedish governments covered up the dumping of Russian radioactive and chemical waste in the Baltic Sea in the late 80s and early 90s, a TV documentary has claimed.
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One groundhog’s reputation lies in the balance today as Ukraine’s usually reliable weather-predicting rodent, Tymek, has retired and his successor faces his first day under the spotlight.
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As Haiti lies in ruins following the devastating earthquake that hit the country yesterday, aid teams around the EU and the world are embarking on a mass relief effort.
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Icy conditions throughout Europe are playing havoc with the travel plans of anyone brave enough to venture outside their front door.
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World leaders took centre stage at the Copenhagen climate talks today, but no notable progress was made in talks that seem to be faltering fast as the summit enters its final 24 hours.
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Dreaming of a white Christmas? As the holiday draws ever nearer, bets are being made on which European cities are most likely to see snow on Christmas Day.
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Hopes of a viable climate deal in Copenhagen are rapidly cooling as major player China moves to join the G77 countries in objecting to Denmark’s handling of the negotiating process. Our correspondent Jan Simmen is on the spot following the latest developments as they unfold:
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Developing countries were in open revolt against developed countries at the Copenhagen summit today, again saying they're being sidelined. Meanwhile, police have been busy breaking up a demonstration of people from all over the world who want to make their voices heard at the summit.
[more]Simmering anger at the slow progress of climate change talks, plus the raft of restrictions and long delays facing delegates attempting to access the Copenhagen Summit boiled over today, as hundreds of NGO delegates were refused entry and clashes broke out between activists and the police.
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The imminent meeting of world leaders in Copenhagen has caused a boom in requests for accreditation for the summit. On Monday, the queue was huge. Today, Tuesday, our correspondent Florin Orban finds out things are going from bad to worse…
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