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Oil stricken US state re-opens some fishing groundsNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 12, 2010 Officials in Louisiana on Wednesday reopened a small stretch of the state's coastal fishing grounds that did not appear under immediate threat from the Gulf of Mexico oil slick. Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham announced that seas off Grand Isle, reaching westward from the Empire Canal near the mouth of the Mississippi River to Belle Pass, were open again for recreational and commercial fishing. "My goal is to have people out there fishing," Barham said. "Every day we are making ne ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 12, 2010A disgruntled landlord hacked to death seven young children and two adults with a meat cleaver at a kindergarten in northern China Wednesday in the latest in a series of violent school attacks. The incident in Shaanxi province, which ended with the assailant's suicide, was the fifth attack on children in less than two months and comes despite a push to boost security in and around schools ac ... more  
Jerusalem (AFP) May 11, 2010The appearance of a grey whale off the coast of Israel has stunned scientists, in what was thought to be the first time the giant mammal has been seen outside the Pacific in several hundred years. The whale, which was first sighted off Herzliya in central Israel on Saturday, is believed to have travelled thousands of miles from the north Pacific after losing its way in search of food. "I ... more  
Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2010Climate change could make much of the world too hot for human habitation within just three centuries, research released Tuesday showed. Scientists from Australia's University of New South Wales and Purdue University in the United States found that rising temperatures in some places could mean humans would be unable to adapt or survive. "It would begin to occur with global-mean warming of ... more |
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Lacklustre sale signals cooling Hong Kong property marketHong Kong (AFP) May 12, 2010 Hong Kong said Wednesday that its efforts to cool the property market in the crowded former British colony showed signs of working after its latest land sale met a lacklustre response. A site for non-industrial use near the city's international airport went under the hammer for 3.42 billion Hong Kong dollars (439.5 million US) on Tuesday, far below a 4.63 billion dollar average forecast of analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires. The 282,017-square foot (26,200 square-metre) plot was sold to un ... read more |
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