Indonesia marks fourth anniversary of deadly tsunami
Jakarta - Indonesia Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami, with thousands of people scrambling up to higher ground on the coast of North Sulawesi as sirens blared in a drill. In Aceh at the northern end of Sumatra, where more...
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Two Taiwan villages to vote on German wind farm
Taipei - Two Taiwanese coastal villages plan to hold a referendum on Saturday on whether to allow a German firm to build a wind farm along the coast, The China Times reported Thursday. InfraVest Group was scheduled to start building 13 turbines along...
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2008-12-24 ] Category : [
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Northern Italy struck by strong earthquake - Summary
Rome - A strong and sustained earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale was reported Tuesday in parts of northern Italy, Italy media reported. According to reports, the epicentre of the quake lay between the cities of Parma and Reggio Emilia. T...
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2008-12-23 ] Category : [
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Northern Italy struck by strong earthquake
Rome - A strong and sustained earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale was reported Tuesday in parts of northern Italy, Italy media reported. According to reports, the epicentre of the quake lay between the cities of Parma and Reggio Emilia an...
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2008-12-23 ] Category : [
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Germany hoarding gas as Russia-Ukraine tiff looms
Berlin - Germany has kept its stores of gas full as a fresh, end-of-year dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices looms, according to a Berlin official Tuesday. The Economics Ministry spokeswoman said German gas distributors had assured Ber...
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2008-12-23 ] Category : [
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Two giant pandas arrive in Taiwan
Taipei/Beijing - Two giant pandas given by China to Taiwan arrived in Taipei on Tuesday amid huge public interest in the latest sign of improving ties between the two political rivals. The pandas, named Tuan ...
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2008-12-23 ] Category : [
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Leading gas exporters meet in Moscow
Moscow - Leading gas-exporting countries are consulting in Moscow Tuesday on how to strengthen their cooperation, raising fears in Europe the group could evolve into an OPEC-style cartel. Russia and the 11 other members of The Gas-Exporting Countries...
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2008-12-23 ] Category : [
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