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5,000 Evacuated as floods hit Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) – More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from a North Korean city bordering China after flooding

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13 stranded whales refloated

Thirteen pilot whales that have survived a stranding in New Zealand's far north have been refloated in calm waters. Fifty-eight

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Strong quake rattles Greece

An earthquake struck western Greece, but no injuries or damage has been reported. The US Geological Survey said the 5.7

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Climate Camp Targets RBS

The latest Climate Camp protest is targeting the Edinburgh headquarters of the government owned Royal Bank of Scotland. Around 100

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Russian heat wave dents hopes of climate “winners”

Russia's summer heat wave has dimmed prospects that northern countries will "win" from climate change thanks to factors such

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Mexico City bans plastic shopping bags

Shops in Mexico City risk being fined up to 90,000 dollars if they give customers plastic shopping bags in

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Nearly 60 whales die in New Zealand mass stranding

Nearly 60 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach in New Zealand on Friday, conservation officials

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22 mile underwater oil slick, detected in the Gulf

Experts said Thursday they have mapped a 35-kilometer (22 mile) long underwater plume of oil that spewed from BP's

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4 million homeless in Pakistan

The number of people rendered homeless by the devastating floods in Pakistan has risen to more than 4 million,

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Food supplies most at risk in Afghanistan and Africa

Afghanistan and nations in sub-Saharan Africa are most at risk from shocks to food supplies such as droughts or

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