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Breaking News Fri, 30 Jul 2010
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivers his First State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday (July 26) during the opening of the First Joint Regular Session of the 15th Congress at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City.
Anomalies   Arroyo   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo  
 Inquirer 
Aquino vows clean gov't after Arroyo's alleged anomalies
| Most Read News Funnyman Redford White exits laughing Enrile heads unity Senate Aquino bares anomalies of Arroyo administration State of nat'l budget: A tour of Arroyo chamber of horrors Arroyo flies... (photo: OPS/NIB / Rey Baniquet)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, flood water is released from the Three Gorges Dam's floodgates in Yichang, in central China's  Hubei province, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.
China   Flooding   Photos   Typhoon   Wikipedia: China floods  
 Al Jazeera 
Floodwaters test China's dams
| The worst flooding seen in China in a decade has put growing pressure on the country's network of dams and reservoirs with many, including the landmark Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river, at or n... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Cheng Min)
Chinese oil firm Sinopec Group  China Daily 
Sinopec shuts some oil wells in S China
| China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, the nation's second-largest oil producer, said it shut some oil wells in southern China because of flooding. | The impact on the company's oilfields is "limited"... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
China   Company   Economy   Photos   Wikipedia: Sinopec  
In this photo taken Thursday, July 15, 2010, Chinese soldiers reinforce the Changzhou Dyke against floods triggered by rainstorms in Changzhou township in Poyang county in east China's Jiangxi province.  Al Jazeera 
China braces for more floods
| China is bracing for its second powerful storm in less than a week, as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country climbed to nearly 300 this month. | Tropical storm Chanthu is... (photo: AP)
China   Floods   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: China floods  
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In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, sand bags are used to block the flood water outside women's house in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province. Al Jazeera
China flood death toll nears 1,000
| China's worst flooding in more than a decade has killed nearly 1,000 people across the country and stranded tens of thousands in the northeast without power. ... (photo: AP)
China   Environment   Flood   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China  
Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors at the site of plane crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan  on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Khaleej Times
Investigators seek clues to Pakistan air crash
ISLAMABAD ' Pakistan on Thursday observed a day of mourning for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as rescue workers searched for the aircraf... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Airline   Disasters   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft  
China's claims that its massive Three Gorges Dam can withstand the worst floods only seen every 10,000 years have lost mileage this week as the dam reached record higher water levers, with more torrential rains and typhoons expected in the country's worst flooding in a decade. The Guardian
Worst floods in a decade in China, 30,000 trapped
| CHI-CHI ZHANG | Associated Press Writer= BEIJING (AP) — Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wedne... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Cheng Min, File)
China   Floods   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: China floods  
Many parts of India receiving excessive rains in July.- Monsoon The Hindu
Excessive rain in Raichur district worries farmers
| Staff Correspondent | Plentiful:The irrigation tank at Buradipad village on the banks of the Krishna in Raichur taluk is overflowing owing to excessive rainfall. | Raic... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Karnataka   Monsoon   Photos   Wikipedia: Raichur district  
Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors amid the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A government official says all 152 people on board the plane that crashed in the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital were killed. The Independent
Air traffic blunder may have caused crash that left 152 dead in Pakistan
| Pakistan is marking a national day of mourning after the largest plane crash in the country's history yesterday left no survivors. | Airblue flight 202 was carrying 152... (photo: AP / Irfan Haider)
Aviation   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   wikipedia : Airblue Flight 202  
A Pakistan army helicopter searches for survivors of a plane crash at the crash site in Islamabad, Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Al Jazeera
No survivors in Pakistan air crash
| All 152 people on board a Pakistani plane have been killed after the aircraft plunged into the Margalla Hills near the capital, Islamabad. | The interior minister&... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash)
Aviation   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   wikipedia : Airblue Flight 202  
Devotees on ponies make their way through rugged terrains of  baltal area of the Ganderbal district 110 Kms from Srinagar on Thursday, July 1, 2010, to reach the cave of Hindu god, Shiva,  the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir. Around 10,000 devotees this morning left for the pilgrimage amid heightened tension in the valley over the death of 11 civilians in the recent days, in alleged police and CRPF firing. Around 2,50,000 devotees are likely to visit the Indian administered Kashmirduring the two-month yatra. Deccan Chronicle
Amarnath yatra suspended due to bad weather
Amarnath yatra suspended due to bad weather | Share ARTICLEURL | Jammu, Jul 28: The Amarnath yatra was today suspended from Jammu due to inclement weather prevailing in t... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Amarnath Temple  
INDIA-PADDY-FIELD The Hindu
Poor monsoon hits 'kar' paddy cultivation
| P. Sudhakar | TIRUNELVELI: Vast stretch of cultivable lands, which usually have green cover during the month of July with 'Kar' paddy saplings, remain arid as the south... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Agriculture   India   Monsoon   Photos  
Climate Change Storms & Hurricanes
- Research says climate change undeniable
- Giving Up on a Climate Change Bill
- NIA teaches teachers to use facts only in studying climate c
- A graphic look at the world's changing climate
Barack Obama features in banned commercial from dutch online shop Wehkamp
Obama must take a lead on climate change âEuro" and soon
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- Google Earth Now Shows Rain and Snow in Real Time
- Holistic education center changes the game in New Orleans
- US lightning deaths rise to 20; lightning campaign does not
- 2 New Orleans officers charged in beating death
Piles of dirty oil retention booms await disposal at a staging area in Grand Isle, La., Friday, July 23, 2010.
Ships Head Back to Oil Well, Ready to Resume Work
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Floods Droughts
- Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan: officials
- Bangladesh garment workers reject new wage rates
- Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan
- Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan
INDIA-FARMERS-PADDY-FIELD
It's a problem of plenty for paddy farmers
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- Malaysia finally end medal drought in world youth meet
- Lingering drought causes fire in Russia
- U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
- Prince George's farmers suffer as heat, drought 'zap
In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China.
U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
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Environment Pollution
- Uproar As UK Firm Drills For Oil In The Arctic
- Algae may be killing pets
- 'Marine phytoplankton steadily declining over 20th centu
- Research says climate change undeniable
Mountains covered with  ice -climate change-ice at the highest point on mountain-India
World has 12 years to go before its ice melts
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- Gasohol to flow at filling stations next month
- Top quality drives means top quality fruit conserves
- Electricity plant plan for former North Selby mine moves on
- Cap-and-trade faces many potential pitfalls
Air pollution in Pune is on the alarming level- India
Pune's task on hand is to clear the air
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Wildlife Natural Disasters
- Federal judge: US Fish and Wildlife Service's lynx plan
- Federal judge: US Fish and Wildlife Service's lynx plan
- Wildlife beyond boundaries: The clue lies in corridors
- Harm done by wildlife conservation projects
Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata). Several waved albatrosses Punta Suarez, Espanola, Galapagos Islands. Fernandina (Narborough) Island: The name was given in honor of King Ferdinand II of Aragon, who sponsored the voyage of Columbus
Galapagos Islands off danger list at gallop
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- Heat sticking around
- Girl's gift brings smiles
- This summer, even Siberia is sweaty
- India forecasts heavy rains over rice, cane areas
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
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