One of the key trends evident at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was a move by handset makers to offer more environmentally-friendly
products and services.


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Hong Kong's leaders are coming under increasing pressure to combat the growing problem of air pollution, which environmentalists claim cost the city US$260 million in lost productivity last year and caused over a thousand deaths.

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The makers of the popular iPhone may not have any direct involvement in the Mobile World Congress but Apple's influence on the sector is clear.

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South Africa's luxury Blue Train, which dates back to the early 1900s, continues to exhude old-world charm alongside up to date technological
modifications which ensure a comfortable ride.


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Reuters contributor Wendell Roelf reports from East Antarctica where
Belgium has opened a zero-emission research station, using wind and solar
power.

The world's first zero-emission polar research station opened in
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A three-wheeled all electric vehicle is set to go into mass production later this year despite snub from US government.

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A virtual reality body double which moves in real time the same way the real human does gives doctors a fascinating insight into the way the muscles
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The founders of a website which carries links to unauthorised copies of music, films and TV programmes go on trial in Sweden on charges of copyright
theft.


STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (FEBRUARY 16, 2009) REUTERS -
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