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Natural Disasters cost China nearly $200 billion last year
BEIJING -- China says natural disasters including the devastating Sichuan earthquake cost the country almost $200 billion last year. The
Solomon Islands declares a national disaster as raging floods leave eight dead
THE Solomon Islands declared a national disaster after torrential rain and flooding in the South Pacific nation killed eight
Thousands stranded by intense Brunei floods
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI Feb 5, 2009 - Thousands of people in rural Brunei have been stranded by flood
Japan’s Mount Asama Volcano erupts near Tokyo
Japan's Mount Asama has erupted, throwing hot rocks out of the crater and depositing a fine layer of ash
Fiji cleans up after devastating floods
In the news cycle today's rooster quickly becomes tomorrow's feather duster. Fiji is no longer in the headlines, but
Drought affects 7.9 Million hectares of wheat farmland in China
China's Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday that lack of rainfall in major wheat-growing provinces has brought drought to
China, EU join forces to fight economic crisis
BRUSSELS (AFP) – China and the European Union set aside past differences Friday and vowed to work together to
China aims to increase coal production 30 pct by 2015
China is aiming to increase its coal production by about 30 percent by 2015 to meet its energy needs,
6.0 Earthquake hits Indonesia
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia';s Sumatra island early this morning , the US Geological Survey said. The
Red Tide Hits The Philippines
A red tide ban remains hoisted over four coastal areas in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic