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Annual income of Chinese farmers hits record high: mediaBeijing (AFP) Dec 28, 2009 The average annual income of Chinese farmers hit a record 5,000 yuan (732 dollars) this year as increased demand for migrant workers saw more money sent back to rural areas, state media reported Monday. The per capita net income of farmers rose more than six percent in 2009 from a year ago, Xinhua news agency said, citing a statement issued by the central government's annual conference on rural policies. The increase was partly driven by a recovery in demand for migrant workers, the report said, as factories and construction companies started hiring again in response to improved economic conditions. ... read more |
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Katumani, Kenya (UPI) Dec 26, 2009 Refurbished computers are changing the fortunes of farmers in central Kenya by accurately and instantly predicting the weather, officials said. The digital age arrived two years ago and since then has often meant the difference between a good crop and no crop at all, The Independent reported Saturday. "It's helping them to decide which crops to plant, which fertilizer to use and ... more  
Tangiers, Morocco (AFP) Dec 24, 2009Heavy rains and gale force winds battered parts of Morocco, killing at least five people and flooding large parts of the northern city of Tangiers, local authorities said on Thursday. Torrential rains lashed the Agadir region, where three people were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by flood waters close to the the Tazentout river, officials said. In Casabl ... more 
Venice, Italy (AFP) Dec 23, 2009Floodwaters drenched most of Venice on Wednesday, reaching a record 143 centimetres (56 inches) for the year, authorities said. Some 56 percent of Venice was under the water, caused by wind and rain combined with the lagoon city's periodic tidal phenomenon, a monitoring and forecasting centre said. The phenomon known simply as "acqua alta" (high water) was highest at around 5:00 am (0400 ... more |
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Beijing, China (XNA) Dec 22, 2009The search continues for a full moon-bright meteoroid likely to have landed in west suburban Beijing on Wednesday in what astronomers said could lead to one of the biggest discoveries in Beijing this year. Witnesses in Beijing and nearby Tianjin recorded a clearly visible fireball-like meteorite descending near the west horizon of Beijing at 10:23 pm on Dec 16. The surveillance ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 21, 2009New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California's primary agricultural region - the Central Valley - and its major mountain water source - the Sierra Nevadas - have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Mead, America's largest reservoir. The findings, based on data from the NASA/German Aerospace Center Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment ... more 
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Dec 17, 2009Weeks after a devastating flash flood, residents of Jeddah fear that further heavy rainfall could bring a huge, brimming reservoir of raw sewage cascading onto Saudi Arabia's Red Sea capital. Until the November 25 flood submerged homes and roads, killing at least 120 people, every day a line of tanker trucks made their way from Jeddah, a city of 2.6 million with almost no municipal sewerage ... more |
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