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 Manila (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 
Philippine health authorities warned Monday of disease outbreaks following horror floods, as filthy water covered large areas of Manila and bodies lay in coffins next to survivors at evacuation centres. More than 115,000 people were dangerously crammed into makeshift centres such as schools and open-air gymnasiums across Manila, the nation's capital, and surrounding areas that were submerged ... read more 
Manila (AFP) Sept 28, 2009The Philippines could be hit with a new typhoon as it struggles to cope with the worst flooding in more than 40 years, the government's weather forecaster said Monday. A tropical depression and a low-pressure area were both in the Pacific Ocean and heading in the Philippines' direction, said weather station forecaster Nathaniel Cruz. "There is the very big possibility (the tropical ... more |
Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthrough
Pope decries lack of political will on climate change Two dead in northern Italy mudslide: firefighters 'In it to win it': Australia doubles down on climate hosting bid New research measures how much plastic is lethal for marine life COP30 by the numbers One dead in northern Italy mudslide: firefighters EU defends carbon tax as ministers take over COP30 negotiations South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants at COP30 Record support in Norway for fossil fuel drilling: study 
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Bangkok (AFP) Sept 28, 2009The UN climate chief warned Monday that time was running out to break a deadlock on a global warming pact, telling delegates in Bangkok that failure to do so by December would threaten future generations. The talks are the next to last before a showdown in Copenhagen at the end of the year, when the 192 countries must agree on a treaty for tackling greenhouse gases beyond 2010, after the ... more  
Hillion, France (AFP) Sept 28, 2009Hillion is a picture-postcard Breton town with grey stone houses, a pretty granite church and long sandy beaches. But the seaside idyll has been ruined by mounds of rotting seaweed that have settled across swathes of France's northwestern coast, giving off a potentially deadly gas. "It's a never-ending problem. When it's hot the smell is absolutely disgusting," said Philippe, a resident ... more 
Manila (AFP) Sept 28, 2009Overwhelmed Philippine authorities appealed for international aid Monday as the death toll from once-in-a-lifetime floods soared to 140 and weary survivors sheltered in squalid conditions. Two days after the horror storm sent torrents of water through the nation's capital Manila and surrounding provinces, the government conceded it was unable to deal with the disaster on its own and needed ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) Sept 25, 2009Scientists discovered 163 new species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region last year, but all are at risk of extinction due to climate change, the WWF said in a report released Friday. The newly discovered creatures include a bird-eating frog with fangs, a bird that would rather walk than fly and a gecko whose alien appearance inspired the report's title of "Close Encounters", the ... more 
Amman (AFP) Sept 27, 2009Jordan has decided to go it alone and build a two-billion-dollar pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea without help from proposed partners Israel and the Palestinian Authority, an official told AFP. "Jordan is thirsty and cannot wait any longer," said Fayez Batayneh, the country's chief representative in the mega-project to provide drinking water and begin refilling the Dead Sea, which ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2009A Hong Kong publisher on Monday released a book about Chinese history that was banned in mainland China for criticising authoritarian rule, just days before the celebration of 60 years of communism. "Chinese History Revisited" by journalist Xiao Jiansheng is on sale in Hong Kong bookshops despite Beijing banning the book two years ago, the publisher Bao Pu told AFP. Xiao's work, with an ... more |
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