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 Heavy rains forecast for next two months
| Special Correspondent | Weak systems not a matter of concern as yet: IMD | Possibility of a delayed withdrawal of monsoon into early October this year | North-eastern States saw 24 per cent deficien... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Hindu
Delhi India Monsoon Photos Wikipedia: Monsoon |
 Showers lead to water stagnation
| Staff Reporter | Slow progress: Water stagnating on many roads following the rain on Friday affected traffic. A scene on Poonamallee High Road. | CHENNAI: After a relatively hot day, the city receiv... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Hindu
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 BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
| For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… ... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) The Guardian
Disaster Louisiana Oil Photos Wikipedia: Louisiana |
 BP to try well kill Tuesday, Congress debates reforms
| BILOXI, Miss. (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would... (photo: AP / Charlie Riedel) The Star
Disaster Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
 BP to try "static kill" on Gulf well Tuesday
| BILOXI, Miss. - BP Plc will attempt on Tuesday a planned "static kill" operation to seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, and hopes to have a relief well finished ... (photo: AP / Dave Martin) China Daily
Disaster Oil Spill Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
 400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan — More than 400 people have died and thousands of others were made homeless as some of the worst floods in Pakistan’s history hit this no... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) The New York Times
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 Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
| MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Forest fires sweeping across European Russia on Friday killed at least 25 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weat... (photo: AP / Dmitry Chistoprudov) The Star
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 Escaping the 'Capitalism-Trap'
Out of the Book "Gedanken in Turin" - written in the Year 1998 | Humans have created many crazy systems - the craziest of them all - is Capitalism. | Whoever, in these la... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) WorldNews.com
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 Hearings set for Monday on Sunflower power plant permit
More News | Two public hearing will be held Monday in Overland Park to allow comments on a permit for the proposed Sunflower coal-fired power plant near Holcomb, Kan. | T... (photo: Creative Commons / Ahoerstemeier) Kansas City Star
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 Potato blight down dramatically
| The hot weather this summer has caused a significant drop in the number of cases of blight in P.E.I. potato fields. | Marleen Clark, who diagnoses plant disease for the... (photo: WN / patricia) CBC
Agriculture Disease Photos Weather Wikipedia: Phytophthora infestans |
