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Greenpeace Protests Tennis Sponsor

Environmental group Greenpeace hung banners on the venue of the Paris Masters tennis tournament Saturday protesting the involvement of

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Strong Quake Hits Santo Domingo

A preliminary 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck 155

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Merapi Death Toll Rises to 240

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia – Indonesia’s most volatile volcano unleashed another cloud of searing gas Saturday as rescuers pulled more

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UN Asks for Funds to Fight Cholera

The United Nations has appealed for $164 million to tackle an outbreak of cholera in Haiti. It is worried that

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PSA Disease Attacks Kiwi Orchards

A fourth orchard has been confirmed with the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA. The orchard is also in Te Puke, Bay

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Haiti Cholera Toll Surpasses 800

Video Report: The cholera outbreak in Haiti is spreading. The United Nations said that up to 200,000 Haitians

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Brazil on Dengue Epidemic Alert

RIO DE JANEIRO – Health officials say Brazil is at risk of an even deadlier outbreak of dengue fever

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Third Qantas Jet Has Engine Trouble

Qantas's 90th anniversary celebrations have been overshadowed, with CEO Alan Joyce dismissing last night's mid-air engine fault on a

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Locusts Blow Into Melbourne

The Victorian plague locust commissioner, Gordon Berg, has confirmed locusts have been swept into Melbourne on unseasonably warm northerly

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Rising Seas are Sinking Kiribati

The small Pacific Island states are doing their best to keep the developed world aware of what is happening

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