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One dead, captain missing as Sandy sinks US tall ship
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Sandy sank a tall ship off North Carolina Monday, killing one crew member and leaving the captain missing as 14 others were plucked alive from lifeboa...
Improving healthcare response in Haiti
Oct 29, 2012 (ESA)
Earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes have taken their toll on many parts of the world. Communities struggle for years to rebuild without immediate access to bas...
US governors urge residents to heed Sandy warnings
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Governors whose states lie in the path of Hurricane Sandy on Monday urged skeptical residents to heed their dire warnings and prepare for one of the worst storm...
Two missing as Sandy sinks tall ship HMS Bounty
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
A replica of the HMS Bounty that featured in Hollywood movies got caught in towering waves spawned by Hurricane Sandy Monday, forcing the crew to abandon ship. ...
Haiti's toll from Sandy at 51, Cuba eyes cleanup
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Sandy's tear across the Caribbean left 51 people dead in Haiti, while another 15 people were still missing after the deadly storm, officials said Sund...
High radiation levels seen near Fukushima
Oct 26, 2012 (UPI)
Elevated radiation levels in fish caught near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant suggest low-level leaks are still occurring, a marine scientist says. Mari...
Fukushima fish radiation may indicate leak: study
Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)
Higher-than-normal radiation levels found in fish caught off Japan's east coast more than a year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster could indicate the plant i...
Top Italy scientists resign in protest at quake ruling
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
The head of Italy's top disaster body quit in protest Tuesday after seven of its members were sentenced to jail over a deadly earthquake in a shock ruling that ...
Japan's radiation monitoring unreliable: Greenpeace
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
Government radiation monitoring in areas near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is unreliable, Greenpeace charged on Tuesday, with heavily populated area...
Verdict expected in Italy quake scientists trial
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
A court will deliver a verdict Monday in the trial of six Italian scientists and a government official charged with manslaughter for underestimating the risks o...
Clinton hails Haitian post-quake reconstruction
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday hailed Haitian reconstruction after the devastating 2010 earthquake, drawing parallels between the "American dre...
Haiti leader under fire for rising prices, corruption
Oct 22, 2012 (AFP)
Less than 18 months after taking office on a wave of populist support, Haitian President Michel Martelly is now facing protests in a country still trying to reb...
Japan saves 64 Chinese seamen from burning freighter
Oct 21, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Coast Guard Sunday saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, as the two nations remain locked in an acrimonious dispute over contested ...
Verdict set for Monday in Italy quake scientists trial
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
A verdict in the trial of seven top Italian scientists for manslaughter for underestimating the risks of an earthquake which killed 309 people in L'Aquila, cent...
Tiny travelers from deep space could assist in healing Fukushima's nuclear scar
Oct 18, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have devised a method to use cosmic rays to gather detailed information from inside the damaged cores of the Fuk...
Climate change helps drive N. America disasters: re-insurer
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
Climate change played a role in a nearly five-fold jump in weather-related natural disasters in North America over the last 30 years, Munich Re, the world's lar...
French broadcaster apologises to Japan over Fukushima gag
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
The head of France 2 television apologised on Tuesday to Japan after a presenter's gag showed the Japanese national football team's goalkeeper with four arms an...
Planning can cut costs of disasters: World Bank
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Catastrophes like Japan's 2011 tsunami cost the world more than $3.5 trillion over the last 30 years, a conference heard Wednesday, as the World Bank called for...
12 Chinese workers killed, 24 hurt in dormitory blaze
Oct 10, 2012 (AFP)
Twelve Chinese construction workers were killed and 24 injured in a fire at their dormitory early Wednesday, state media reported. The blaze broke out at a wate...
Far, far beyond wrist radios
Oct 09, 2012 (SPX)
To believe that technologies once dreamed of in science fiction novels, television shows, and comic strips may one day be a reality, or that real-world technolo...
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