Tropical storm Phyan
11 Nov 2009 02:40:00 GMT
Source: Tropical Storm Risk
Tropical storm Phyan is forecast to strike India at about 04:00 GMT on 11 November.
Dam problem blacks out Brazil's two largest cities
11 Nov 2009 02:15:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds details, color)
SAO PAULO, Nov 10 (Reuters - A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two largest cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro without power on Tuesday ...
Lights back on after blackout in Sao Paulo city
11 Nov 2009 02:11:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
SAO PAULO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Light was seen returning to some Sao Paulo neighborhoods close to downtown after a two-hour blackout that left tens of millions of people in seven Brazilian states ...
Q+A-What is next for North Korea's nuclear dealings?
11 Nov 2009 01:56:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For full coverage of North Korea see [ID:nNORKOR])
By Jon Herskovitz
SEOUL, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Obama administration will send its first envoy to North Korea to try to revive dormant nuclear ...
Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist -sources
11 Nov 2009 01:52:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Corrects 15th paragraph to say Iraq instead of Iran)
* Spy agencies intercepted contacts with cleric in Yemen
* Information was given to federal authorities
* Hasan expected to be charged in ...
Blackwater approved payments in Iraq shooting - NYT
11 Nov 2009 01:48:42 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Top Blackwater executives authorized about $1 million in payments to Iraqi officials to buy support and silence criticism of the private security firm after a deadly ...
Outage leaves millions without power in Brazil
11 Nov 2009 01:31:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
SAO PAULO, Nov 10 (Reuters - A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two largest cities of Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro without power on Tuesday night.
The ...
Japan greenhouse emissions fell 6.4% last yr -media
11 Nov 2009 01:31:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japanese greenhouse gas emissions fell 6.4 percent to 1.286 billion tonnes on CO2 equivalent in the year to March 2009 from a year earlier, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said on ...
TIMELINE: History of Monsanto Co.
11 Nov 2009 01:08:15 GMT
Source: Reuters
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Over its 108-year history, Monsanto Co <MON.N>, the world's largest seed company, has evolved from primarily an industrial chemical concern into a pure agricultural products ...
FACTBOX- Who's who in biotech seed arena
11 Nov 2009 01:06:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
Nov 10 (Reuters) - While Monsanto Co is considered a leader in research, development and marketing of genetically modified crops, a handful of other corporate giants are also staking a claim to ...
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HISTORIC CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACE USAID NOMINEE
10 Nov 2009 23:08:00 GMT
Source: InterAction - USA
STATEMENT FROM SAMUEL A. WORTHINGTON, INTERACTION PRESIDENT & CEO
Washington, DC (November 10, 2009)—"InterAction congratulates Dr. Rajiv Shah on his nomination to lead the U.S. Agency for ...
The UMCOR Hotline for November 10, 2009
10 Nov 2009 21:22:00 GMT
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USA
In Today's Hotline: Read how UMCOR is responding to needs around the world:
PHILIPPINES: VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTE SUPPLIES
WORLDWIDE: 2009 GIFT CATALOG
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CRS RESPONDS: NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR DEVESTATED BY HURRICANE
10 Nov 2009 17:25:00 GMT
Source: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - USA
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Sara Fajardo
Communications Officer, Latin America/Caribbean
410-951-7341 (office)
831-210-2515 (cell)
sfajardo@crs.org
NICARAGUA, EL SALVADOR ...
Cape Verde: Red Cross responds to first ever dengue fever outbreak
10 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland
The West African state of Cape Verde has been hit by a massive outbreak of dengue fever. The first cases were registered in the end of September with a sharp increase in the beginning of November. The ...
Oxfam reaction to Ed
Miliband’s announcement for the future of coal in the UK
10 Nov 2009 10:52:16 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
In response to Secretary of
State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband’s plans for coal in the UK, Oxfam’s Campaigns and Policy Director Phil Boomer said:
“We welcome the government’s acknowledgement
of the need to decarbonise the UK’s power sector.Â
“However, any plans to build new coal power stations, without also bringing in a legally binding [...]
Chad: ICRC staff member abducted
10 Nov 2009 10:01:12 GMT
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland
N'Djamena/Geneva (ICRC) – An expatriate staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was abducted by several armed men last night in the
village of Kawa, in eastern Chad, near the border with Sudan.
Nicaragua, El Salvador Devestated By Hurricane
10 Nov 2009 08:11:00 GMT
Source: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - USA
Hurricane Ida
roared through Central America leaving over a 130 dead and thousands displaced in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Somalia: hardship compounded by heavy rain
10 Nov 2009 08:06:05 GMT
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland
Heavy rains are severely affecting thousands of families displaced by the hostilities in Mogadishu who sought refuge between the capital and Afgoye. Many families
moved to higher ground but are still exposed to the rain. The ICRC has distributed 7,000 tarpaulins as emergency shelter.
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