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Irish Times Friday 2nd March, 2012
CLIFFORD COONAN in BeijingTWO-THIRDS of China’s cities fail to meet tougher new air-quality standards, a senior environmental official has said.The government has responded to public fears about pollution by issuing revised targets. Chinese cities will have four years to get their pollution levels down to the new limits, which cover the small...
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre had a depth of 8.50 km, reports Xinhua.
Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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