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42 dead in Bangladesh flash floods, landslide: policeCox'S Bazaar, Bangladesh (AFP) June 15, 2010 At least 42 people have been killed by landslides and flash floods in southeastern Bangladesh and dozens more are missing, police and local officials said Tuesday. The flood warning centre said most of the southeast had experienced heavy rainfall during the past 24 hours, with 24.2 centimetres (9.5 inches) falling in many areas. In the worst affected area of Teknaf - which is on the border with Myanmar and home to hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya refugees - at least 25 people were kill ... read more |
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Bonn, Germany (UPI) Jun 9, 2010 Warnings from representatives from the major economies that the U.N. climate change summit in Cancun won't produce a successful outcome have angered Mexican officials. "It is irresponsible and contrary to common objective to say that we can't achieve something in Cancun," Luis Alfonso de Alba, Mexico's ambassador for climate change, was quoted as saying by India's Economic Times. "The s ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) June 8, 2010Indian politicians, campaigners and newspapers vented outrage Tuesday at two-year prison terms handed to those found guilty over the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster that left thousands dead. Anger focused on the 25-year delay in the convictions, the perceived leniency of the sentences and the feeling that the "big fish" - the chief executive of the US parent group Union Carbide - had got awa ... more  
Newark DE (SPX) Jun 03, 2010Over 100 million people in rural southern Asia are exposed every day to unsafe levels of arsenic from the well-water they drink. It more than doubles their risks for cancer, causes cardiovascular disease, and inhibits the mental development of children, among other serious effects. The World Health Organization (WHO) has referred to the situation in Bangladesh, where an estimated 60 millio ... more |
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Hylas On Schedule For LaunchParis, France (ESA) Jun 07, 2010 The completion of important tests on the Hylas telecommunications satellite has brought it a step closer to launch late this year. Once the final tests are completed, Hylas will be ready to be shipped to Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in August. In mid-May, thermal-vacuum testing was completed in Bangalore, India. The thermal-vacuum test is the most demanding phase of satellite testing. For Hylas, it involved taking the complete satellite between the temperature extremes it will experience in ... read more |
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