More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador
Mexico City/San Salvador - At least 90 people were killed as heavy rains prompted mudslides and flooding rivers in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday. The rainfall, which was prompted by a cold front and the remainders of Caribbean hurricane Ida...
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2009-11-08 ] Category : [
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Economic recovery, climate change tops G20 meeting - Update
St Andrews, Scotland - Finance ministers from the world's 20 leading economies were meeting Saturday in the Scottish golf resort of St Andrews in a bid to reinforce signs of a tentative recovery that have emerged in the global eoncomy. But coming in ...
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2009-11-07 ] Category : [
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Binding climate treaty in Copenhagen deemed unlikely - Summary
Barcelona - Negotiators from several European and developing countries stressed Friday the need for a legally binding treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol but conceded such a deal may not be reached at the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference....
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
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Baltics reaffirm commitment to new nuclear plant
Vilnius - The prime ministers of three Baltic states said Friday they remained committed to the joint construction of a new nuclear power station for the region in which Poland will also have a share. After talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, th...
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
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Storm death toll hits 109 in Vietnam
Hanoi - The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae in central Vietnam has risen to 109, the country's Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control reported Friday. The authority said 16 people remained missing, and local media were reporting death ...
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
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India, EU leaders hold talks on trade, climate change
New Delhi - Leaders from India and the European Union began discussions at a summit Friday during which both sides were expected to give a boost to negotiations for a free-trade pact and expand cooperation in areas ranging from counter-terrorism to c...
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
Environment ]
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India, Sweden hold talks on climate change, energy
New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Thursday held talks on a wide range of issues in hopes of providing a fresh impetus to bilateral ties in the areas of trade, energy and environment. Sing...
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2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Energy (Environment) ]
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