Month: December 2010

Big Guns Arrive at Cancun Talks

The climate change meeting in Cancun is entering the high-level stage, with heads of state and environment ministers arriving

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5.4 Quake off Java: No Tsunami

JAKARTA, Dec. 7, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit off

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VZ. Hotels Told to Shelter Homeless

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he would force privately owned hotels to help shelter tens

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Haiti Blames Cholera on Witchcraft

A total of 140 people have died of cholera in recent days in south-western Haiti, a region that had

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Jakarta Gets Flood Warning System

With the rainy season in full swing across the country, officials in Jakarta have unveiled an early warning system

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50 Missing in Colombian Landslide

At least 50 people were missing in Colombia on Sunday after heavy rains caused a landslide in the northwest

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Deadly Israel Fire Extinguished

A forest fire that killed 42 people in northern Israel's Carmel region has been extinguished, Israeli police said. Efforts to

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Residents Flee Lebanon Bushfire

Firefighters in Lebanon are battling a forest blaze that has raged out of control for the past week. As an

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Branson Targets ‘Dirty’ Cargo Ships

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has declared war on the shipping industry with a new climate change initiative. The Carbon

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Grassland Fire in China Kills 22

A grassland fire in a mountainous Tibetan region in south-west China has killed at least 22 people and severely

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