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Zimbabwe city orders 'big flush' amid water rationingHarare (AFP) Sept 22, 2012 Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo has ordered its residents to flush toilets at the same time once a week to prevent blockages during frequent periods of water rationing, the mayor said Saturday. "We are going to have a big flush every Monday to push all the waste that would have accumulated during the water rationing," Thaba Moyo, mayor of Bulawayo, told AFP. "It means everybody has to flush their toilet at the stipulated time which will be 7:30 pm. This is done to prevent any sewer blockages as ... read more |
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 In half century, Brazil lost 80% of coral reef: study In just five decades, Brazil has lost 80 percent of the coral reef once found along 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of its northeastern coast, according to a study cited by local media Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Million displaced by floods in India: officials Devastating floods have forced more than one million people to flee their homes in northeastern India where authorities have called a health alert, officials said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Hurricane Miriam in the Pacific strengthens to Category 2 Hurricane Miriam, churning far off the Mexican coast in the Pacific Ocean, strengthened to a Category 2 storm early Monday, US forecasters said. ... more | .. |
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  'We heard screams... then it hit': Nepal avalanche survivors Huddled in their sleeping bags, the climbers first heard the avalanche roar towards them and then the sound of screaming before being swept hundreds of metres down the slopes of "Killer Mountain". ... more | .. |
  Forest fire forces 2,000 to evacuate in Spain Firefighters battled a forest fire whipped up by strong winds in the Spanish region of Valencia on Monday, forcing the evacuation of about 2,000 people, officials said. ... more | .. |
  China police kill homeowner in demolition protest Police in northeast China shot and killed a homeowner who set himself on fire while trying to protect his property from a demolition crew, an official and state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Hopes fade for missing climbers after Nepal avalanche Rescuers scaled down a search Monday for two French climbers and a Canadian missing in a Nepal avalanche which killed at least nine people attempting to scale one of the world's highest peaks. ... more |
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China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out
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  Breaking up harder to do on Facebook Breaking up is hard to do and staying friends on social networking sites such as Facebook may make it harder, British researchers say. ... more | .. |
  DR Congo conflict puts endangered mountain gorillas in peril Home to the famed mountain gorillas, Africa's oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been overrun by armed groups who have slaughtered wildlife and scared off much-needed tourists. ... more | .. |
  Workers beg Romney to stop latest Bain outsourcing Being told to train his replacement was humiliating and surreal, but Tom Gaulrapp said the worst part was when the plant's US flag was taken down before the Chinese engineers arrived. ... more | .. |
 Turkish 'coup plotters' jailing a warning to army: analysts A Turkish court's landmark conviction of some 300 military officers accused of plotting to oust an elected government sends a stark warning to the armed forces, whose dominance may have reached its end, according to analysts. ... more |
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  Growing corn to treat rare disease The seeds of greenhouse-grown corn could hold the key to treating a rare, life-threatening childhood genetic disease, according to researchers from Simon Fraser University. SFU biologist Allis ... more | .. |
  Forest killer plant study explores rapid environmental change factors It's called mile-a-minute weed or "forest killer." Mikania micrantha is an exotic, invasive species that spreads quickly, covering crops, smothering trees and rapidly altering the environment. ... more | .. |
 Horticultural hijacking It's a battleground down there - in the soil where plants and bacteria dwell. Even though beneficial root bacteria come to the rescue when a plant is being attacked by pathogens, there's a dar ... more | .. |
 An Expedition to the Earth's Fiery Heart On 22. September, a French-German team sets out from La Reunion to map the upwelling of hot magma that powers one of the oldest and most active regions of volcanic activity in the world. An expediti ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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  Solving the stink from sewers The rotten egg gas leaking from sewer pipes and costing billions of dollars worldwide in odour control may soon be far less of a problem thanks to new research discussed at the 2012 International Wa ... more | .. |
 How bumblebees find efficient routes without a GPS Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have tracked bumblebees for the first time to see how they select the optimal route to collect nectar from multiple flowers and return to their nest. ... more | .. |
 Global economic pressures trickle down to local landscape change, altering disease risk The pressures of global trade may heighten disease incidence by dictating changes in land use. A boom in disease-carrying ticks and chiggers has followed the abandonment of rice cultivation in Taiwa ... more | .. |
 Pesticides not yet proven guilty of causing honeybee declines The impact of crop pesticides on honeybee colonies is unlikely to cause colony collapse, according to a paper in the journal Science. More research is now needed to predict the impact of widely-used ... more |
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  Climate scientists put predictions to the test Climate-prediction models show skills in forecasting climate trends over time spans of greater than 30 years and at the geographical scale of continents, but they deteriorate when applied to shorter ... more | .. |
 Discovering Hot Towers Two hours before Hurricane Isaac made landfall, a satellite orbiting hundreds of miles above the storm used a radar instrument to map the storm's inner structure. The instrument on the Tropical Rain ... more | .. |
 Uruguay's Mujica suffers popularity slump Uruguayan President Jose Mujica is facing a sharp drop in approval ratings as the country's development targets slip through a combination of external factors and the president's alleged lackluster performance. ... more | .. |
 Vietnam bloggers set for 'anti-state propaganda' trial Three high-profile Vietnamese bloggers, including one whose case has been raised by US President Barack Obama, are set to go on trial Monday for "anti-state propaganda", a lawyer told AFP. ... more |
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  Suspect in murder of Chinese sailors admits guilt A gang leader accused of masterminding the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year has pleaded guilty at a trial in southwest China, state media said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Swine flu vaccine linked to child narcolepsy: EU watchdog A swine flu vaccine used in 2009-10 is linked to a higher risk of the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in children and teens in Sweden and Finland, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Three ex-generals jailed for 20 years in Turkey coup trial A Turkish court on Friday handed down 20-year prison terms to three former generals accused of plotting to overthrow the government in 2003. ... more | .. |
 Arrest threat overshadows Myanmar peace rally Several hundred people defied authorities to march through Yangon on Friday calling for an end to the festering conflict between Kachin ethnic minority rebels and Myanmar's army. ... more |
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 Emerging powers press rich nations on emissions cuts Brazil, China, India and South Africa urged industrialized nations to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a United Nations meeting later this year. ... more | .. |
 EU seeks to clarify honey Honey is the purest of foods which under European Commission proposals Friday should remain so once rules about pollen from genetically modified plants found in it are straightened out. ... more | .. |
Philippine forces rescue Chinese hostage, kill kidnappers Philippine security forces rescued a Chinese hostage and killed five Islamic militants Friday during a raid in the south, police said. ... more | .. |
 Researchers propose new way to save Africa's beleaguered soils A Washington State University researcher and colleagues make a case in the journal Nature for a new type of agriculture that could restore the beleaguered soils of Africa and help the continent feed ... more |
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