Britain considering Beijing 'smog-masks'
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The British Olympic Association will authorise its athletes to wear anti-pollution masks if they feel they are necessary during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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Politics: 19 October 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria and China are considering an eased visa regime, it appeared during the official meetings of Economy Minister Lidia Shuleva in Baijing.
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Â· BA pledge to make scheme easier for passengers  Â· Debate goes on over value of climate change plan
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Blue skies on the last day of the year mean that Beijing has more than met an air pollution target, officials say.
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The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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For the worldâs Olympians, Beijingâs air is a performance issue. For the cityâs estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
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A REPORTER called recently to ask me what consumers could do to protect themselves against potentially toxic products from China.
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By Liu Weifeng  Leave the car at home and take a bus.   That's the message being pushed by environmental experts in a campaign to clear the air in China's cities.
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The British government is responding to a request from Baghdad to regulate thousands of private security workers that are flowing from the United Kingdom into Iraq and Afghanistan to work for British firms.
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Preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympics are well on schedule but pollution is still a concern, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
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The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of blu flu.
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The arrival of Batman in Hong Kong this November for filming of the latest Hollywood sequel has ruffled local politicians who say the masked hero could disrupt traffic and cause noise pollution, reports said on Friday.
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The number of children admitted to hospital with breathing problems rises considerably as smog levels soar, a Hong Kong study has revealed, heightening concerns as the city's air quality deteriorates.
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The British government plans to impose a  sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will  consider curbs on television advertising of "junk food" aimed  at children.
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The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation Tuesday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions &#151; a move it hopes will prompt the United States, China and India to follow suit.
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BBC Business Correspondent Nils Blythe visits a Chinese city choking with air pollution from coal-fired power plants.