This would be a relativelymild storm for the northern US or Canada but for Londonit is very unusual and causesmajor problems. "Cars skidded, people slipped, trains stopped and hospitals turned back non-emergency...
Congressional Democrats are showing some resistance to the Bush administration's plan to use $700 billion of taxpayer money to bail out investment companies as they collapse under the weight of bad debts. They are pushing for independent auditors to monitor the way the money...
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As the Olympic torch made its way along the Great Wall of China, on its final leg, it was blanketed in smog as pollution in Beijing rose again.The torch was paraded along 40 miles of the world famous tourist...
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"The British women's hockey team are wearing red contact lenses to train for the Olympics because of the smog in China. Goalkeeper Beth Storry and her team-mates were affected by hazy conditions as they played on...
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Eight civilians were killed and 58 others were injured inclashes in Sadr City from yesterday to today, and the US military is claiming success in an operation to seal off the southern section of Baghdad's Sadr...
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"U.S. - This week's weather is 'going to get real freaky' - The New Year's Day storm that snowed over parts of the Midwest is JUST THE BEGINNING of what forecasters are calling a crazy week of weather that could...
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UPDATE: The levees along the Missouri River are breaking."Flood water has been spilling over at least 20 levees protecting communities
along the Missouri River and other waterways.
Missouri's state capital,...
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"Workers on snowmobiles delivered food and water to motorists stuck along the New York Thruway, which was shut down for more than 100 miles by the storm. Buffalo's normally busy downtown streets were deserted."
"As India’s financial capital, Mumbai, observed a moment of silence today to commemorate the serial bombings of its commuter trains seven days ago, a blistering silence blanketed the Indian blogosphere.
For reasons yet unexplained by the authorities, the Indian government...