Destruction continues in Brazil's rain forest
Sao Paulo - The destruction of Brazil's rain forests is continuing unabated, according to a government report released Saturday, just days before a UN climate conference in Poland. The Brazilian government had pushed for the data's release ahead of t...
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Floods, landslides kill 97 in southern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro -At least 97 people have died in flooding and landslides in a southern Brazilian state since the weekend in one of the worst weather-related catastrophes to hit the South American country in decades, authorities said late Wednesday. Th...
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2008-11-27 ] Category : [
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Joy as rescued whales rejoin their pod off Australia
Sydney - Rescuers were overjoyed Monday that 11 pilot whales that survived a mass beaching in Tasmania at the weekend were back at sea and swimming strongly with their pod. The 11 survivors - 53 whales could not be saved - were trucked 17 kilometres ...
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2008-11-24 ] Category : [
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Another zoo intruder finds pandas are not so cuddly
Beijing - A student in southern China is the latest intruder to discover that captive pandas are not as cuddly as they look, after he was savaged at a zoo in the city of Guilin, state media said on Saturday. The student, identified only by the surnam...
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2008-11-22 ] Category : [
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