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 Jakarta (AFP) Aug 23, 2009 
Powerful earthquakes that have jolted Asia recently do not presage a disaster, although it is only a matter of time before the next catastrophe befalls the quake-prone region, seismologists say. From India to Japan, Indonesia and as far south as New Zealand, the region has been rattled by what appear to be a connected spate of strong quakes in the past few weeks. Luckily they have caused ... read more 
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 21, 2009India will import lentils, edible oil and other staples to cope with any shortfalls caused by a widespread drought that has badly hurt crops, the finance minister said Friday. The statement by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee came as the country of nearly 1.2 billion people faces its weakest monsoon in at least seven years. "We shall go for imports" of "whichever commodity will be ... more |
Floods hit eastern Australia, 190,000 properties blacked out
Argentina declares national mourning as flood death toll hits 16 Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safety Energy industry meets after Trump tears up US green agenda Argentina flooding death toll rises to 16, two girls missing Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years brought under control: mayor Floods, mass power cuts as wild weather bashes eastern Australia Wild weather blacks out 300,000 properties in Australia Wild weather leaves mass blackouts in Australia 
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2009The worst drought to hit parts of north China in six decades has left nearly five million people short of water, while officials warn of another dry spell further south, state media reported Sunday. A total of 4.6 million people and 4.1 million head of livestock face difficulty accessing drinking water in the north, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing the State Flood Control and Drought ... more  
Paris (AFP) Aug 23, 2009Governments bracing for a second, possibly more lethal, wave of swine flu are all grappling with the same unforgiving dilemma: with not enough vaccine to go around, who is going to get jabbed first? Any lingering hopes that pharmaceutical companies could rapidly fill orders for more than a billion doses from northern hemisphere countries alone were quashed this week by the World Health Organ ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Aug 21, 2009 Taiwan's government is receiving strong criticism over its untimely and disorganized rescue efforts in the wake of Typhoon Morakot, which lashed Taiwan from Aug. 7-9. Public dissatisfaction could hurt the ruling Kuomintang Party in December's local elections and beyond. As of Tuesday, official figures on known damage caused by the typhoon were 127 deaths, 307 missing and 45 injured, as ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 23, 2009The markets have begun to pop champagne over global economic recovery, but the elephant lurking in the room -- swine flu -- could trample those green shoots. Spotted just four months ago, the new A(H1N1) influenza virus spread by June into a global pandemic and experts warn it could take a toll on productivity and financial systems, depending on the severity of outbreaks. About 1,800 ... more  
Tegucigalpa (AFP) Aug 23, 2009Honduras's Supreme Court has rejected a Costa Rica-brokered deal that would have restored ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power and sternly warned that he faces arrest if he returns. In a ruling late Saturday that fell in line with similar pronouncements by the military-backed regime, the high court said that Zelaya will not be allowed to return to power, and "cannot avoid having to submit ... more 
Taipei (AFP) Aug 23, 2009Taiwan's leader arrived at Hsiaolin to comfort typhoon survivors but instead was confronted by angry villagers who alleged that a massive government water project had contributed to mudslides which killed hundreds. The southern village of Hsiaolin, a symbol of Typhoon Morakot's devastation, has opened a new front in the political storm facing President Ma Ying-jeou with charges that the ... more |
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