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Typhoon Chanthu lashes flood-hit China

CHONGQING, China (AFP) – Typhoon Chanthu lashed southern China with punishing winds and heavy rain on Thursday in the

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One dead, dozens injured in southern Iran quake

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook southern Iran early Wednesday, killing one person, injuring dozens and damaging houses in four

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200 homes washed away in Kentucky

(CNN) -- Up to half a foot of torrential rain in northeastern Kentucky has led to swift-water rescues, propelled

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Southern China lashed by second typhoon

Southern China has born the brunt of a second typhoon in a week, with shipping and flights disrupted by

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Tropical cyclone may threaten battle to plug Gulf well

US officials anxiously eyed bad weather near the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday which may delay efforts to plug the

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Jordan River too polluted for baptisms

An environmental group on Wednesday called for a halt to baptisms in the Jordan River where tradition holds that

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Russia Extends Drought Emergency to Six More Regions

Russia's government declared a state of emergency in six more crop-producing regions due to the worst drought in at

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Nigeria: Govt Needs Billions to Fight Desert Encroachment

Abuja — Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Fidelia Njeze, has said that the Federal Government would require an estimated N11

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Dozens dead, missing in China floods

BEIJING (AFP) – Floods and landslides triggered by torrential downpours in China have left scores of people dead and

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Climate change to blame for hottest summer ever

The first six months of 2010 brought a string of warmest-ever global temperatures, but connecting these dots to long-term

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