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Displaying 41 to 10 of 90 ArticlesTogo's first outbreak of bird flu confirmed Posted: 2007-06-25 09:08:20 in 2012 News Laboratory tests in Ghana confirmed that the H5N1 bird-flu virus caused the sudden deaths of 2 000 chickens at a farm near Togo's capital, Lomé, the World Health Organisation representative in Togo said on Friday. ...Read More Tornadoes rip through Canada Posted: 2007-06-25 08:49:32 in 2012 News Eight tornadoes touched down in Canada's vast western plains this weekend, blowing vehicles off a main road, and destroying homes, farms, a fire hall and a flour mill, officials said on Sunday. ...Read More Violent storms bring Karachi to its knees Posted: 2007-06-25 08:46:32 in 2012 News More than 200 people were killed as torrential rain and thunderstorms lashed the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes and causing widespread power outages. ...Read More PNG villagers flee after volcano erupts Posted: 2007-05-22 09:15:00 in 2012 News UP to 2000 villagers have fled to higher ground from their seaside homes on Siassi Island in Papua New Guinea after a volcanic eruption on nearby Ritter Island. ...Read More Disaster decade prompts UN to expand rescue system Posted: 2007-04-22 10:28:21 in 2012 News Wars in Africa, Afghanistan and Iraq, a huge tsunami, earthquakes and famines -- it has been a busy decade for the rescue business. So much so, the U.N. has decided to expand its emergency service. ...Read More Strong earthquake in southern Chile, 10 missing Posted: 2007-04-22 10:21:45 in 2012 News At least 10 people were missing on Saturday after a large earthquake in southern Chile caused power cuts, landslides and large waves off the nation's Pacific coast, authorities said. ...Read More Cellphones may be the end of world's bees Posted: 2007-04-22 10:18:42 in 2012 News It seems like the plot of a particularly far-fetched horror film. But some scientists suggest that our love of the cellphone could cause massive food shortages as the world's harvests fail. ...Read More Colombia's Nevado del Huila volcano erupts, causes some damage Posted: 2007-04-22 10:03:53 in 2012 News The long-dormant Nevado del Huila volcano erupted provoking avalanches and floods that swept away houses and bridges and prompted thousands to evacuate. ...Read More Strong Earth Quake Rocks Mexico Posted: 2007-04-13 09:06:36 in 2012 News A strong earthquake hit Mexico early Friday, knocking out power in parts of Mexico City and Acapulco and sending frightened residents into the streets. ...Read More Tsunami Hits Solomon Islands After 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Posted: 2007-04-02 05:59:14 in 2012 News A massive undersea earthquake sent a tsunami crashing into the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands on Monday, destroying at least one town and killing several people, officials said. ...Read More

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