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 January 08, 2014 |
Philippine inflation jumps following Haiyan Manila (AFP) Jan 07, 2014 - Devastation caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan pushed inflation in the Philippines to a two-year high of 4.1 percent in December, the government said Tuesday. Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said major food items rose across the board, especially in storm-hit areas. Haiyan lashed the central Philippines in November, leaving 8,000 people dead and missing and more than four milli ... more Mine spill causes 'extensive pollution' in Kruger Park river  Johannesburg (AFP) Jan 07, 2014 - South African authorities revealed Tuesday that a phosphate mine spillage has caused "extensive pollution" to a river in the country's famed Kruger National Park. Park officials said "highly acidic water" from a dam at the Bosveld phosphate mine spilled into a tributary of the Olifants River, killing thousands of fish. "It's extensive pollution given the number of fish we have witnessed ... more 'Village of Widows' determined to rebuild in India flood disaster  Deoli, India (AFP) Jan 07, 2014 - Cradling her newborn daughter at her home in a remote valley in the Indian Himalayas, Dhanita Devi tells of her determination to fight for her family's survival. Devi's husband was killed, along with thousands of others, when flash floods and landslides tore through the mountains of northern Uttarakhand state in June. Devi, 22, was left alone, with no income and few savings, to provide f ... more Partnership brings clean water to communities in Haiti, Peru  Lima (UPI) Jan 6, 2013 - An international partnership forged in the United States is bringing clean water to underprivileged communities in Haiti and Peru and further afield in Malawi, Africa. Oregon solar manufacturer SolarWorld said it teamed up with Rotary International and Water Missions International non-profit organization to cater for clean water needs of thousands of inhabitants in impoverished Haiti an ... more Arctic air brings record cold to huge swath of US  Chicago (AFP) Jan 07, 2014 - A blast of bone-chilling cold snarled air travel, closed schools and prompted calls Tuesday for people to stay inside in the United States and Canada, as temperatures plunged to lows not seen in two decades. Superlatives of cold-talk abounded, even in midwestern states used to chest-high snow and bitter cold, as the National Weather Service said the deep freeze was making its way east. A ... more French defence minister sees no need for more troops in C. Africa  La Teste-De-Buch, France (AFP) Jan 07, 2014 - French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday there is currently no need to send reinforcements to Central Africa, where it has 1,600 deployed troops to help defuse sectarian violence. "Given the current state of things, there are no particular reasons to send reinforcements" to Bangui, Le Drian said while visiting an airbase in southern France. He said the situation regarding ... more Arctic air brings record cold to huge swath of US  Chicago (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Dangerously cold arctic air swept across a huge swath of the United States on Monday, making travel treacherous, forcing schools to close and prompting officials to plead with residents to stay indoors. A shift in a weather pattern known as the "polar vortex" triggered a drastic drop in temperatures to lows not seen in two decades, and coincided with wind chill warnings in much of the east o ... more Sub-zero arctic blast strikes US  New York (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Millions of people across the United States on Monday braced for a "life-threatening" bitter Arctic blast that could send temperatures plummeting to their coldest in 20 years. The northeastern United States and parts of Canada have endured heavy snow and deadly sub-zero conditions since the start of the year, but the deep freeze is now moving through much of the country east of the Rocky Mou ... more Weakened 'polar vortex' blamed for N. American chill  Paris (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - The bitter chill gripping North America is a result of Arctic air that has spilled southwards, and global warming may be a cause, an expert said on Monday. Arctic air is normally penned in at the roof of the world by a powerful circular wind called the polar vortex, said Dim Coumou, a senior scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) near Berlin. When the vortex ... more Wave sweeps three family members out to sea in Spain  Madrid (AFP) Jan 07, 2014 - Rescuers found the body of a man Tuesday on Spain's northwestern coast where three members of the same family were swept out to sea by a huge wave while reportedly scattering the ashes of a dead relative. Police found the body on a beach on the rocky coast of Valdovino in Galicia, police said in a message on their Twitter account. Spanish media said the man was a 67-year-old who was swep ... more Classes reopen in Philippine typhoon zone  Tacloban, Philippines (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Schools reopened Monday in badly damaged central Philippine towns for the first time since one of the world's strongest storms ever to hit land killed thousands two months ago. Crowding into makeshift classrooms built from tarpaulins and plywood, the children - many of them still traumatised - sat quietly as teachers tried to engage them in friendly banter. Mothers refused to leave the ... more Gunmen kill two soldiers in troubled Mexican state  Morelia, Mexico (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Gunmen ambushed a military patrol in western Mexico, killing two soldiers in a tense state gripped by a standoff between a drug cartel and vigilantes, a prosecutor said Monday. The attack compounded a tense weekend in Michoacan after self-defense forces seized another town, buses were burned and their most prominent leader was injured in a plane crash. The soldiers were on patrol Sunday ... more Colonel Ndala: slain hope of reformed DR Congo army  Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 06, 2014 - Defections, corruption, war crimes - DR Congo's top military commanders have tended to make headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years. So the rocket attack that destroyed Colonel Mamadou Ndala's vehicle on Thursday did not only kill the nation's rising star but also the man who embodied the hope for a disciplined, effective and republican army. With key backing from a special ... more Scientists explain age-related obesity: Brown fat fails  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - As most people resolve themselves to lose weight this New Year, here's why it seems to get easier and easier to pack on unwanted pounds: New research published in the January 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal, shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat is reduced. Brown fat is a "good" fat located in the backs of our necks that helps burn "bad" white fat around our bellies. ... more China starts fifth national desertification monitoring  Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2014 - China launched its Fifth National Monitoring of Desertification and Sandification on Friday. The State Forestry Administration said the campaign to collect information on the status and dynamics of land will last 18 months and combine land-surface survey with satellite remote-sensing technology. The results will provide scientific bases for policy-making and help combat desertificati ... more Man dies as storms continue to batter Britain  London (AFP) Jan 05, 2014 - A man died after his mobility scooter fell into the River Thames on Sunday, police said, as dozens of flood warnings remained in place across Britain. The 47-year-old was pulled from the river near Oxford, south England, after he fell in while trying to avoid a flooded pathway. Police are treating his death as unexplained. More than 200 homes along the west coast of Britain have bee ... more Fighting across South Sudan despite peace talks: army  Juba (AFP) Jan 05, 2014 - Fighting was continuing across South Sudan on Sunday, the army said, even as peace talks between the government and rebels were set to begin in neighbouring Ethiopia. Army spokesman Philip Aguer reported ongoing clashes in the oil-producing Unity and Upper Nile states in the north, saying that government forces were advancing on the two state capitals of Bentiu and Malakal, currently in rebe ... more | . | MORE DISASTER NEWS Arctic blast takes aim at frigid US Cardinal, bishops plea for aid in Italy 'Triangle of Death' Typhoon brings unexpected medical relief to Philippine town Four die in Swiss Alps avalanches Fire destroys Argentine natural reserve US braces for record lows in big freeze Indonesian volcano erupts 30 times as 20,000 displaced Deadly freeze hits northern US One dead as cyclone skims France's Reunion island Rio heatwave sets off sprinklers H1N1 flu claims five lives in Canada's Alberta province China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govt Czech environment minister cancels nuke waste repository site survey Westinghouse Announces Setting of AP1000 Plant Shield Building Conical Roofs China loans Pakistan $6.5 bn for nuclear plants Saudi royal firm to file complaint against France's EDF China denies vaccine killed babies Attacks on Chadians in C.Africa will not go 'unpunished': president Britain sees new flooding after storms and high tides Scientists uncover hidden river of rubbish threatening to devastate wildlife Patient with rare 'word blindness' condition relearns how to read South African Trauma Center Launches Portable Electronic Trauma Health Record Application Snowstorm bears down on northeastern United States |
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