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![Genoa airport is built on an artificial peninsula. The Airport of Genoa (IATA: GOA, ICAO: LIMJ) is built on an artificial peninsula, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west[25] of the city.](http://web.archive.org./web/20110823011617im_/http://cdn3.wn.com/vp/i/dc/cd57f41ec4fd33.jpg) The Times of India Sun 21 Aug 2011
PM likely to visit Goa
PANAJI: Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh is likely to make a two-day visit to Goa on June 17 and 18. June 18 being Goa revolution day, the PM will visit the martyrs' memorial at Patradevi, honour... (photo: Creative Commons)
Freedom Manmohan Photos Revolution Goa Wikipedia: Goa |
 The Observer Sun 21 Aug 2011
UK leads clampdown on rhino horn trade
Rhino horn can fetch £50,000 a kilo. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images Britain has secured international agreement to clamp down on the illegal trade of rhino horn, which has become so... (photo: Creative Commons / Krish Dulal)
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 Tulsa World Sun 21 Aug 2011
Oklahoma wildlife struggling in summer's heat
In the treetops, where temperatures are soaring, fledgling hawks as young as 2 weeks were cooking in their nests. So the newborns that didn't die from the heat were... (photo: Alaska Image Library)
Animal Environment Photos Usa Wikipedia: Oklahoma |
 The Independent Sun 21 Aug 2011
Food aid reaches only one in five of Somalia's starving
A month after famine was first declared in Somalia fewer than one in five of the 2.8 million starving people in the south are getting help. Continued conflict and the... (photo: AP / Abdi Hussein)
Africa Aid Photos Somalia Wikipedia: 2011 East Africa drought |
 Canberra Times Sat 20 Aug 2011
Cutting plastics no longer in bag
PLASTIC bag use is again on the rise and green campaigners are pushing for a national ban. In 2008, then environment minister Peter Garrett pledged to phase out the bags... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Environment Photos Plastic Pollution Wikipedia: Plastic bag |
 Indian Express Sat 20 Aug 2011
Growth of cities 'endangers global environment'
The explosive growth of cities worldwide over the next two decades poses significant risks to people and the global environment, a new study has claimed. Researchers from... (photo: Creative Commons / K.C. Tang)
Environment People Photos Science Wikipedia: Urban area |
 The Siasat Daily Fri 19 Aug 2011
Chinar Tree
Chinar Called Booune in the Kashmiri language, the Chinar tree is an integral part of Kashmiri culture.Valley of Kashmir is an abode of magnificent chinars almost 400... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India Kashmir Nature Photos Wikipedia: Platanus orientalis |
 The New York Times Fri 19 Aug 2011
EPA Retreats Again From Planned Regulation of Construction Runoff
EPA has dropped plans to regulate pollution washing off construction sites for the second time in as many years. More News From Greenwire Another Pollution Battle Looms... (photo: GFDL)
Construction Photos Pollution Regulation Wikipedia :EPA |
