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December 25, 2015

Christmas Day cleanup after storms kill 14 in US
Chicago (AFP) Dec 25, 2015
Rescue workers and heartbroken residents on Friday sifted through what was left of homes wiped out by several ferocious storms and tornadoes that killed at least 14 people in the US southeast. The storms, feeding on unseasonably warm air, left a trail of destruction in rural communities from Alabama to Illinois, just as Christmas reached its crescendo. More than a dozen tornadoes were reported in six states, with the southern state of Mississippi hardest hit. Seven people were confirmed dead the ... read more

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				Five dead, 150,000 evacuated in Latin America floods Flooding dampened Christmas eve celebrations in parts of Latin America on Thursday, leaving five people dead and driving almost 150,000 from their homes in Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. ... more		China's COFCO to buy agri-arm of top Asian trader China's largest food company COFCO is to buy 100 percent of the agricultural arm of embattled trader Noble Group, the companies said Wednesday, in the latest move by China to expand its global reach. ... more

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Growing crops on organic soils increases greenhouse gas emissions

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New polymer could greatly improve water purification

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