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Hundreds of dying penguins wash up in Brazil
About 400 penguins have washed ashore on Brazilian beaches this year, which experts say is an unusually high number. While it's not uncommon for a small number of penguins to wash ashore in Brazil, their number...Argentina: President Christina Fernandez drops grain tax hike
In reaction to yesterday´s decision by Argentinean Congress to reject a bill on grain tax hike, President Christina Fernandez de Kichner decided to drop such proposal. This decision is a double defeat for the current government. On one hand, it represents a forced bow...Barack Obama's fundraising roars to life
"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008...
created by jaydeepmensa | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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454 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
UFO 2008
"UFO Pursued by Military Helicopter in Washington, USA Gilliland Ranch-UFO Click for 3648x2736 Image. 25 June 2008-WASHINGTON, USA - A military helicopter was photographed pursuing a super fast UFO in Washington...
created by Marcelo232323 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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10981 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment
Global warning: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
Some more wildlife animals are on the brink of extinction because of global warming. "Polar bears may not be the only Arctic wildlife threatened by global warming. Scientists have discovered that Arctic foxes also struggle as the ice disappears because they rely on the...Canadians ponder cost of rush for dirty oil
Here we get a long and considered article on Canada's oil sand bonanza or environmental disaster depending on how you view it. Alberta as the new Kuwait. John Vidal's piece is a mixture of sound fact and...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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454 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Urban farming takes root in Detroit - This might solve the world food price r...
Could growing fresh vegetables help save crumbling inner cities around the world and tackle hunger? Putting in the spade-work at one of the charity's gardens That is the ambitious aim of a charity called Urban Farming, which has...UN calls for more family planning
Alarmed over the growth in the World Population, United Nations have called for more money to initiate efforts to slow down population growth. Rapid population growth has put pressure on environment and recent... California fires force the town of Paradise to evacuate
Update July 9th, 2008: The blazing California wildfires forced even more evacuations last night. The town of Paradise was evacuated, and the order remained in effect this morning as only 40% of the fire...
created by poolparty | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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3725 views | 29 recommendations | 12 comments
Sask. evacuees start heading home
I'm glad to hear the intensity of the fires did not reach the "pyro" levels anticipated. It will be interesting to read the reports that are filed by some of the scientists who went to Saskatchewan to observe. ...Pope to take a break down under
Pope Benedict has led hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in a giant mass, ending a week of World Youth Day festivities, which was marked by an historic papal apology for sex abuse.The pontiff also announced that the Catholic Church will hold its next World Youth Day in Madrid...
created by infomatique | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Tunguska Blast Bigger than Hiroshima Still a Mystery 100 years Later
Sometime in the early morning of June 30, 1908, some sort of massive explosion shook central Siberia. Witnesses at the time said they saw a fireball detonate in the sky above a desolate, forested region. What occurred during this time isn't exactly known, but the...Tsvangirai rules out African Union call for power-sharing deal with Mugabe
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have ruled out any kind of reconcilation with Mugabe government. He also rejected any mediation conducted solely by South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, who the...Palestinians storm Rafah crossing
Hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have stormed the gate at the Rafah crossing and have clashed heavily with security forces."Palestinian youth on Wednesday threw rocks at Egyptian soldiers, who responded in kind, keeping the crowd at bay with water cannons. ...Thin line between mayhem and safety
"The Mississippi River rushes through a break in Indian Grave Drainage District levee north of Quincy, Ill., and south of Meyer, Ill., on June 18.""Well before record floods overwhelmed at least two dozen levees...Top Members Today
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