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"Parliament agrees by a single vote to open self-governing territory up to mining sectors dominated by China and Australia"

"At Agbogbloshie, young people scavenge for scrap metal amid the smoke from plastics fires. The health risks are obvious - but the money is too good to ignore"

"Country impounds huge shipment and claims British companies are using it as dumping ground for toxic old appliances"

"Thaw in temperatures brought by climate change could bring benefits for Siberian city of Nadym as global trade patterns shift"

"Turkish PM hails sub-sea structure linking European and Asian sides of city but engineers raise earthquake safety concerns"

"Have you heard of carbon trading?  Where a country or region sets a cap for its emissions, and then uses permit trading to seek out the cheapest cuts.  I'm guessing you have. But what about the carbon in trade?  The carbon that moves around the world in the form of fossil fuels and finished products. Heard of it? When we talk about carbon emissions we invariably talk about where emissions occur due to fossil fuel combustion.  But carbon moves around a lot.  Oil moves from the Middle East to Europe before being used and products purchased in the US are often made in China.  These movements have important implications for climate policy."

"The levelling of the Ahyeon overpass marks the latest attempt to improve the environment of South Korea's sprawling capital"

"World has already exhausted a year's supply of natural resources in less than eight months, Global Footprint Network says"

"Brazil has announced that it will cancel or restructure almost $900m (£600m) worth of debt with Africa. Oil- and gas-rich Congo-Brazzaville, Tanzania and Zambia are among the 12 African countries to benefit. The move is seen as an effort to boost economic ties between the world's seventh largest economy and the African continent."

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