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Thousands feared dead in Haiti earthquake

The tremor sparked widespread panic as it brought down buildings including the presidential palace, hotels, a hospital and the

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Strong earthquake rocks Haiti. Tsunami alert issued

A quake measuring 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti causing panic as

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Next 40 years key for climate change

World leaders should focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible over the next 40 years to

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Germany sticking to ambitious CO2 target

Germany will stick to a more ambitious goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020 even

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World must step up efforts on saving species: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged industrialized and emerging countries to invest more in protecting wildlife and said the U.N.

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Australian government aims for 90pc car emission cuts

The Federal Government has released proposed new car emission standards which it wants to introduce from 2012. The Government says

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Northern Calif. begins cleanup after 6.5 earthquake

EUREKA, Calif. — Power is mostly back up and the phones are working again in Humboldt County in northern

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Methane release shows dramatic increase

Scientists have uncovered what appears to be a further dramatic increase in the leakage of methane gas that is

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6.3 Magnitude quake strikes near Solomon Islands

A strong earthquake has shaken the South Pacific near the Solomon Islands, just days after a large earthquake and

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Australia: Local population of endangered bird cut by half

Researchers say extreme heat has wiped out half a local population of endangered birds on WA's South Coast. More than

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