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Three killed, 22 injured in Burundi lightning strike Burundi (AFP) Nov 3, 2008 
Three people were killed and 22 injured when lightning struck a church in southwest Burundi, local authorities said Monday. "Yesterday morning, heavy rain and lightning poured down on Burambi town. A flash of lightning struck a Protestant church killing three people," the governor of Bururi province, Beatrice Havuginoti, told AFP. Seven of the 22 people injured in Sunday's dramatic light ... read moreRains leave 26 dead, 45 missing in China's southwest 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Massive downpours in southwest China have killed 26 people -- many buried in landslides -- left 45 missing and damaged thousands of homes, the government and reports said Monday. Rains that have drenched Yunnan province since October 24 have triggered a series of landslides in the mountainous region, which borders on the Himalayas, affecting up to 410,000 people, the provincial government sa ... more |
Airbus acknowledges slow progress on hydrogen plane
Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic' Iran schools, offices close in cold snap Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution Indonesia halts development of estate hosting Trump properties COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chief 
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Hanoi suffers as Vietnam flood toll rises to 55
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Floods have killed 55 people in northern and central Vietnam including 18 in the capital Hanoi, which has been hit by the worst flooding in almost 25 years, emergency services said Monday. Victims have drowned, been struck by falling trees and collapsing buildings or been electrocuted by live power lines, said the National Flood and Storm Prevention Committee. Rains have lashed central ... more Walker's World: America's choice 
Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2008 Some 130 million American voters - more than the entire population of Japan and enough to make them the world's 10th most populous country - will go to the polls Tuesday in the most exciting and extraordinary election in modern times. This election campaign has been about more than just war and peace, more than the usual tropes of taxes and gun control and abortion; it has driven deep ... more China livestock feed safe but problems remain: minister 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2008The vast majority of China's livestock feed producers have complied with a ban on using the chemical melamine, but banned additives are still getting through, Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai said Monday. He said tests carried out on more than 22,700 feed batches since a scandal over the use of the industrial chemical in milk supplies had found that 97.6 percent of feed producers were clean ... more  |
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Opposition gains in Zambia on worries about China: analysts
Lusaka (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Zambia's new President Rupiah Banda won last week's election with promises of stability, but the opposition's strong showing highlighted concerns of the poor, especially over Chinese investment, analysts said Monday. Banda seized victory with 40 percent of the vote in Thursday's poll, winning only about 35,000 ballots more than opposition leader Michael Sata. Sata fared particularly well ... more China's envoy arrives in Taiwan for historic talks 
Taipei (AFP) Nov 3, 2008The most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the end of a civil war 60 years ago said Monday that historic talks to take place this week are the only way to build trust between the arch rivals. Chen Yunlin arrived in Taipei on a charter flight from Beijing for talks on strengthening economic ties, as supporters of independence for the island staged demonstrations and planned mass ... more Charles presents forest plan to Indonesian president 
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Britain's Prince Charles met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here Monday and presented his ideas for saving the world's rainforests, officials said. Speaking at the presidency after the meeting, the heir to the British throne suggested a scheme to determine how much funding rainforest countries needed to re-orientate their economies toward preservation and reforestation. ... more Contrasting Hurricane Theories Heat Up 
Virginia Key FL (SPX) Nov 04, 2008In a paper published in the journal Science, scientists Gabriel A. Vecchi of NoAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Kyle L. Swanson of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Atmospheric Sciences Group and Brian J. Soden from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science teamed up to study hurricane data observed over more than 50 years. The study ... more |
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