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BEIJING, August 7, 2008 (AFP) - Beijing's pollution could hinder athletes during the Olympics, but the long-term dangers to the population of the city are more serious, the head of the World Health Organisation in China told AFP.

BEIJING, August 7, 2008 (AFP) - Beijing's main Olympic venues were shrouded in haze on Thursday on the eve of the Games opening ceremony, but organisers insisted air quality would be good for the event.

LAGOS, August 6, 2008 (AFP) - E-waste from European, US and Japanese manufacturers is contaminating the environment around the sites where it is dumped for recycling and disposal in Ghana, Greenpeace said in a statement received Wednesday.