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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
China   Disaster   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China  
 Gulf News 
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
| Beijing: Workers began cleaning up a chemical spill in northeastern China Thursday after more than 3,000 containers of chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods to hit the country ... (photo: AP)
Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata). Several waved albatrosses Punta Suarez, Espanola, Galapagos Islands. Fernandina (Narborough) Island: The name was given in honor of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who sponsored the voyage of Columbus
Environment   Galapagos   Photos   UNESCO   Wikipedia: Galápagos Islands  
 Hong Kong Standard 
Galapagos Islands off danger list at gallop
Unesco's World Heritage Committee said it has removed Ecuador's Galapagos Islands from its list of endangered sites, due to protective efforts in the Pacific archipelago. | //--> Friday, July 30, 2010... (photo: European Community / Snowmanradio)
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China.  The New York Times 
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life spans will also lead to a a pr... (photo: AP)
Economy   Infrastructure   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Population growth  
Panasonic LCD TV - Electronics  Star Tribune 
Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative
| TOKYO - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses such a... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electric   Panasonic   Photos   Subsidiaries   Tokyo  
Top Stories
Dead Chest Island, BVI The New York Times
Oil Spill Crime? Send In the BP Squad
| Peter J. Henning follows issues involving securities law and white-collar crime for DealBook’s White Collar Watch. | Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s criminal ... (photo: Creative Commons / Legis)
Gulf of Mexico   OilSpill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
Royal Dutch Shell redOrbit
Royal Dutch Shell plc: 2nd Quarter and Half Year 2010 Unaudited Results
- Royal Dutch Shell's second quarter 2010 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, were $4.5 billion compared to $2.3 billion a year ago. Basic CCS earnings p... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Earnings   Financial   Photos   Wikipedia: Royal Dutch Shell  
Panasonic LCD TV - Electronics Star Tribune
Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative
| TOKYO - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to stre... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electric   Panasonic   Photos   Subsidiaries   Tokyo  
Sony The News & Observer
Sony rebounds to profit in April-June quarter
| TOKYO -- Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Electronics   Photos   Sony   Technology  
New Zealand dollar Scoop
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on weaker dollar
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 6:00 pm | Article: Businesswire | MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on weaker dollar, F&P Healthcare, AIA gain | By Jason Krupp | July 29 (BusinessDesk... (photo: Creative Commons / Allan Henderson)
Currency   Dollar   Market   New Zealand   Photos  
Workers prepare to lay snare boom used remove oil washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in Belle Terre, La. The Daily Telegraph Australia
BP faces oil spill victims in court
| FAMILIES of those killed in a rig explosion and fishermen who lost their livelihoods due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will face energy giant BP in court for the firs... (photo: AP / Eric Gay)
Company   Energy   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
WWF apologises for incident against Saudi Arabia Zeenews
WWF apologises for incident against Saudi Arabia
Berlin: The environmental group WWF has apologised for an embarrassing incident at a recent climate conference involving an employee who vandalised Saudi Arabia's namepla... (photo: WN / marzena)
Arabia   Berlin   Climate   Photos   Saudi  
Environmental Issues Climate Change
- Foresters hold march in support of Bardekar
- Green herrings galore in lobby group statement
- Environment ministry clears Andhra project
- Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
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- U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
- US rejects claims of falsified climate science (roundup)
- Renewable energy advocates make push in climate bill
- NIA teaches teachers to use facts only in studying climate c
In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China.
U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
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Global Warm Pollution
- ‘Earth has 12 years to go before its ice melts’
- Logging giant cut again by Greenpeace
- U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
- Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. Announces Filing of 2010 Second Qu
In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China.
U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
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- Advocates press Congress on renewable energy standard
- Is urban air pollution in China rising?
- Breaking the wall of climate opposition
- First Amazon bridge to open world's greatest rainforest
a air pollution because of smoke of crackers during diwali
Air pollution link to cancer in Lebanon
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Chemicals Ecology
- Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
- Synthetic marijuana, legal in U.S., causing outcry
- Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Top Forecasts
- US Hexion’s ink resins business is on selling block - sour
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
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- Salt pans: Housing in mind, CM at GoM-states meet today
- Museum and Gallery Listings
- Panasonic plans to buy out two arms for $9.4 bn
- Spain gives $10 million for solar power heating in hospitals
Panasonic LCD TV - Electronics
Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative
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Nature Natural Disasters
- Mars site may hold 'buried life'
- Dead whale found pinned to Alaska cruise liner
- Dead whale was cruise line's third such incident
- Rains unleash death, devastation in Pakistan
Palestinian Bedouins wade through floodwater which destroyed huts and agriculture in the Mughraka area, central Gaza Strip on 20 January 2010. Flooding has forced more than 100 people from their homes and farms in Gaza after heavy rains hit the area. Security services worked through the night to evacuate families from the area of Wadi Gaza, south of Gaza city. At least 12 people were injured in the flooding which destroyed scores of homes and inundated animal pens. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN)
Rains unleash death, devastation in Pakistan
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- Chile earthquake lifted country's coast eight feet
- Tanker probe eyes possible Persian Gulf collision
- 'Emotional' reunion for Haiti quake baby, mom
- Midwest At Greater Risk Of Earthquakes Than Thought
A Cisco Systems sign is shown at Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009.
Cisco releases 'Connecting Sichuan' Year Two Report
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