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 Jakarta (AFP) Nov 9, 2009 
Two people were killed and dozens injured after a strong quake with a magnitude of 6.7 rocked the Indonesian island of Sumbawa on Monday, officials and the state news agency Antara said. The two fatalities occurred when buildings collapsed, the agency said. Indonesia's health ministry crisis centre head Rustam Pakaya told press via text message: "Thirty-eight people were injured and sent ... read more 
Barcelona, Spain (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 Experts are increasingly doubtful that the Copenhagen climate-change conference can produce a binding climate treaty, less than a month before the U.N.-mandated meeting is due to start. The latest round of negotiations in Barcelona last week revealed the growing frustration over the slow progress when it comes to stopping global warming. Frustrated by developed countries' ... more |
Activists slam 'destructive' Indonesia forest conversion plan
Indonesia launches international carbon exchange Australia earmarks $1.2 billion for 'green' aluminium Russians take Epiphany dip in waters hit by oil spill Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts more than 1,000 times this month Rome shoppers take pot luck in 'blind sale' of unclaimed packages Companies slam delay on deep-sea mining rules Australia declares disaster in areas of storm-hit east Trump inauguration moved indoors due to extreme cold US Fed withdraws from global climate change initiative 
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Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 9, 2009China's pledge of 10 billion dollars in concessional loans to African states and enhanced trade was warmly received by African delegates as a two-day summit in Egypt ended on Monday. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's aid promise was welcomed despite some lingering suspicions that Beijing is interested in Africa only for its resources, including oil, to fuel a booming economy. The Forum ... more  
Praia (AFP) Nov 9, 2009A dengue fever epidemic that has already killed six people in Cape Verde has stabilised with less than 600 new cases daily reported in the last two days, authorities here said Monday. The Atlanic island nation has recorded 12,000 cases of the crippling mosquito-borne disease since October 1. Last week the number of new cases was on average over 900 daily, the national epidemic ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Somali pirates have launched their deepest attack into the Indian Ocean, firing rocket propelled grenades at a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker, the European Union anti-piracy mission said Monday. The tanker, the BW Lion, managed to escape the attackers and suffered no casualties during the incident Monday, some 400 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles and 1,000 nautical miles east of the ... more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Nov 9, 2009 India is welcoming the Dalai Lama to the country's disputed north eastern territory, despite China's vehement opposition to the Buddhist spiritual leader's visit. China and Indian fought a brief inconclusive war in 1962 over the area in Arunachal Pradesh on the China-India border and the two countries have agreed to differ rather than harm their greater bilateral relations. ... more  
London UK (SPX) Nov 10, 2009Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This remarkable colonisation is having a beneficial impact on climate change. As the blooms die back phytoplankton sinks to the sea-bed where it can store carbon for thousands or millions of ... more 
Kabul (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Afghanistan's death toll from swine flu has risen to 11, the health minister said Monday, after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the virus gaining intensity in the poverty-stricken nation. "So far, we have 11 people who have died from this disease in the country. All have been Afghans," Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatemi told reporters. He said nearly 780 people were infected with ... more |
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