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Dow Slides Nearly 400 Points; Oil Surges

"The markets opened lower on Friday and then just kept falling, hit by remarkable rise in the price of crude oil and a spike in the unemployment rate."

Cyclone victims face 'long-term' food shortages

" The cyclone, which battered the country last weekend with winds of 240 km/hr(150 mph) and 3.5 meter (11.48 feet) storm water surges, killed more than 22,000. Another 41,000 people are still missing, according to state-run media outlets in Myanmar, and the U.N. estimates one...

Dengue fever surges in Latin America

"Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the worst outbreaks in decades, causing agonizing joint pain for hundreds of thousands of people and killing nearly 200 so far this year. The mosquitoes that carry dengue are thriving in expanded...

Tsunami Surge Hits California Coastal Town

The earthquake news coming from our Pacific Neighbor, Japan, reached the West Coast of North America, literally...""The water surged back and forth like a river, and our docks aren't designed to handle swift...

Feds confirm fears of New Orleans flooding (AP)

" NEW ORLEANS - New data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirms fears that rain from hurricanes and tropical storms could flood some neighborhoods with up to 5 feet of water when new floodgates are closed at the mouths of three major drainage canals. The floodgates...

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