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Prince Philip has taken a pot shot at supermarkets and second-home owners who he says are threatening the traditional British village, in remarks published Wednesday. In an interview with Shooting Times magazine, the notoriously straight-talking Duke of Edinburgh also blasted industrial farming methods, which produced cows with horns like a "hat-rack with an udder attached." They also ... read more 
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 30, 2009India has suffered its worst drought since 1972, the official weather office said on Wednesday, with rains 23 percent below average at the end of the country's four-month monsoon season. "India's 2009 monsoon rainfall has been the worst since 1972," a spokesperson for the Meteorological Department, P.K. Bandhopadhyay, told AFP. In 1972, monsoon rainfall was 24 percent below average, he ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Sydney (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Shares in Australian agri-chemical firm Nufarm fell Tuesday after the company said it was in talks with China's Sinochem for a record 2.84 billion dollar (2.48 billion US) takeover. Nufarm Limited announced Monday it had received a non-binding offer from state-owned Sinochem Corporation to potentially acquire all issued ordinary shares in the chemical group. The deal, if completed, would ... more  
Manila (AFP) Sept 30, 2009The US military will send troops and equipment to the Philippines to help victims of massive flooding that has affected more than two million people, the American ambassador here said on Wednesday. Ambassador Kristie Kenney said a planned joint military exercise between US and Filipino forces would instead be transformed into an aid operation for survivors of the deadly weekend disaster, whi ... more 
Manila (AFP) Sept 29, 2009Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Philippine flood survivors crammed into schools, gymnasiums, churches and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 246. Three days after a once-in-a-generation storm pounded Manila and surrounding regions, officials said they were unable to cope with the enormous number of flood victims still pouring into ev ... more |
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London (UPI) Sep 23, 2009 British scientists say they have developed a new computing tool that can predict how plants will react to various environmental conditions. Imperial College London researchers say their new computer program could lead to better crops, such as tastier and longer lasting tomatoes, as well as more effective pesticides. The tool will form part of a new $2.7 million Syngenta Center at ... more 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2009Locusts, the grasshopper-like insects of Biblical lore, are normally docile creatures that prefer solitary lives in the desert, away from other members of their species. But sometimes, when the rains come and patches of green begin to dot dry landscapes, their populations skyrocket and something extraordinary can happen. Hormonal changes, triggered by crowding, can cause the insects to ... more 
Tunis (AFP) Sept 23, 2009Flash floods have killed at least 17 people and injured eight others at the phosphate mining town of Redeyef in southern Tunisia, the state news agency reported Wednesday. "According to a first toll, the floods have caused 17 deaths and eight injured," mainly in Redeyef, the TAP news agency said, adding that a search was under way for people who have been reported missing. ... more |
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