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BISHKEK， Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyz citizens voted in a referendum Sunday on constitutional change sponsored by this central Asian country's top leader， according to Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan.


Voters would approve or reject the entire package of 26 proposed amendments with a single ""yes"" or ""no"" vote.


The referendum will be declared valid if more than 30 percent out of 2.851 million citizens included in the electoral lists cast vote.


President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev expressed the hope that at least 30 percent of voters would cast their votes.


""I hope that people will support the referendum. Today's referendum is a step that leads us to democracy，"" the president told journalists after casting his vote.


The voting took place from 08:00 a.m. local time (0200GMT) to 20:00 p.m.throughout the country and abroad in the diplomatic missions of Kyrgyzstan.


After the initiative of the president-backed referendum， the Kyrgyz public opinion had divided into two parts and lots of discussions were held on whether it is necessary and legal.


A change of the constitution through the referendum， which would be the 11th time for the country to amend its supreme charter since its independence in 1991， would boost the Central Asian country's prime minister's power while weakening the president.


The current Constitution was adopted in a referendum in June 2010， which changed the form of government in Kyrgyzstan from presidential to parliamentary.

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OSLO， Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The amount of hazardous waste sent to approved treatment is relatively high compared to the growth in Norway's economy and population in general over the past years， the country's statistics bureau said on Tuesday.


A total of 1.41 million tonnes of hazardous waste were sent for approved treatment in 2015 in Norway， an increase of around 75 percent compared to 2003， Statistics Norway said in a report.


In comparison， gross domestic product (GDP) and the population has only increased by 21 and 14 percent respectively in the same time period， it said.


Around 31 percent of the approved waste treatment was recovered in 2015， by either recycled (14 percent) or energy recovered (17 percent). The remaining 69 percent was disposed of， according to the report.


In 2015， oil-containing waste was the dominant group of hazardous waste， with around 510，000 tonnes sent to approved treatment. The next biggest group was heavy metal-containing waste， constituting around 470，000 tonnes.


Oil-containing waste mostly encompasses waste from oil drilling activities on the Norwegian shelf， while heavy metal-containing waste consists of metal hydroxyl sludge， slag， dust and ashes from the manufacturing industry and others.


Hazardous waste exports are included in the 1.41 million tonnes to approved treatment， but imported amounts are not. Thus， the figures on approved treatment comprise only hazardous waste generated in Norway， the report said.


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