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MYANMAR UCAN Interview - Lay Catholic Social Worker Happy With … - Union of Catholic Asian News


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MYANMAR UCAN Interview - Lay Catholic Social Worker Happy With
Union of Catholic Asian News, Asia - 8 hours ago
YANGON (UCAN) — For Catholic laywoman Rose Mary, seeing Buddhist monks and Catholic priests and nuns working together to help Cyclone Nargis survivors was

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Drought threatens Argentine farms economy - International Herald Tribune

Drought threatens Argentine farms economy
International Herald Tribune, France - 3 hours ago
"There isn't enough food for animals to graze and there are water shortages for the population," National Meteorological Service spokeswoman Susana Gordillo

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Tree battered by Hong Kong typhoon falls and kills woman - TopNews


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Tree battered by Hong Kong typhoon falls and kills woman
TopNews, India - 24 minutes ago
Hong Kong - An investigation was under way Thursday into how a 100-year-old tree that survived a typhoon in Hong Kong collapsed and killed a 19-year-old

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Flooding occurring in Oklahoma Panhandle - High Plains Journal

Flooding occurring in Oklahoma Panhandle
High Plains Journal, KS - 46 minutes ago
The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for Beaver County, as well as for Comanche, Cotton and Tillman counties in southwestern Oklahoma.

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Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall at Cape Romano, causes minimal … - Marco Island Sun Times

Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall at Cape Romano, causes minimal
Marco Island Sun Times, Fl - 1 hour ago
By Daniel Winningham / daniel@misuntimes.com While Marco Island prepared for a potential hurricane, Tropical Storm Fay arrived Tuesday morning,
Read the entire 2 am statement from the National Weather Service Naples Daily News
Fay landfalls at Cape Romano Marco Eagle
Tropical storm leaves Collier with plenty of rain, no major Marconews
WBBH - Naples Daily News
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Four Dead After Typhoon Landslides - Sky News

Four Dead After Typhoon Landslides
Sky News, UK - 39 minutes ago
Three young brothers and an elderly woman were killed landslides in the Philippines as a powerful typhoon swept over the archipelago.

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Landslides caused by typhoon kill 4 in Philippines - The Associated Press


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Landslides caused by typhoon kill 4 in Philippines
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Landslides killed three young brothers and an elderly woman in the northern Philippines as a powerful typhoon battered the region
Typhoon kills four in northern Philippines Reuters India
Typhoon Nuri slams into northern Philippines AFP
Philippines Closes Schools as Typhoon Approaches Northern Luzon Bloomberg
Independent Online - Earthtimes (press release)
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National Weather Service: Fay landfalls at Cape Romano - Naples Daily News


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National Weather Service: Fay landfalls at Cape Romano
Naples Daily News, FL - 59 minutes ago
All hurricane warnings are discontinued. The National Weather Service reports Tropical Storm Fay has made landfall at Cape Romano.
Carolinas brace for Fay's heavy rains Myrtle Beach Sun News
Surge is expected to be minor, but many variables are at play Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Is Fay headed this way? Moultrie Observer
Cape Coral Daily Breeze - Marco Eagle
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Floods move through drought-stricken Panhandle - Tulsa World

Floods move through drought-stricken Panhandle
Tulsa World, OK - 49 minutes ago
The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for Beaver County, as well as for Comanche, Cotton and Tillman counties in southwestern Oklahoma.
The rain is expected to continue across Oklahoma on Tuesday. KRIS-TV
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Flooding occurring in Okla. Panhandle - KRIS-TV

Flooding occurring in Okla. Panhandle
KRIS-TV, TX - 1 hour ago
The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning for Beaver County, as well as for Comanche, Cotton and Tillman counties in southwestern Oklahoma.
The rain is expected to continue across Oklahoma on Tuesday. KRIS-TV
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Recent Southern California earthquake shakes belief in readiness - Los Angeles Times

Recent Southern California earthquake shakes belief in readiness
Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago
The scene that day was an eye-opener for a woman who gives earthquake preparation kits as Christmas presents and has long stocked the office kitchen with

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Despite rain, drought still going - FayObserver.com

Despite rain, drought still going
FayObserver.com, NC - 8 hours ago
A spokeswoman for Fayetteville’s Public Works Commission said the drought has had little impact on the city’s water usage. Since 2003, the city has limited
Cape Fear River Public Hearing WHQR Public Radio
Hearing set on pork processor's plan to draw Cape Fear River water FayObserver.com
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Cyclone ride still closed, Tornado reopened - San Jose Mercury News

Cyclone ride still closed, Tornado reopened
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Aug 5, 2008
California's Division of Occupational Safety and Health opened an investigation Tuesday, a day after a child and woman were injured on the Cyclone ride at

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Typhoon victim found dead in Abra river - Philippine Information Agency

Typhoon victim found dead in Abra river
Philippine Information Agency, Philippines - 6 hours ago
By Freddie G. Lazaro Bangued, Abra (1 August) — A cadaver of a woman, reported as missing during the on-set of "Typhoon Igme," was recovered by rescuers

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Chinese teacher sent to labour camp for earthquake photos - guardian.co.uk


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Chinese teacher sent to labour camp for earthquake photos
guardian.co.uk, UK - Jul 30, 2008
A woman walks past an earthquake memorial in Jianchuan, China. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP A Chinese teacher has been sent to a labour camp over his internet
Sichuan school worker punished for quake photos, rights group says International Herald Tribune
China quake school critic receives one-year sentence: group Reuters
Ask the grieving parents of Sichuan why human rights matter Globe and Mail
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UPDATED: Woman drowned, partner missing in storm-hit north (+photos) - New Zealand Herald

UPDATED: Woman drowned, partner missing in storm-hit north (+photos)
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 15 hours ago
In the Bay of Plenty, a tornado ripped through several streets, lifting roof tiles and smashing windows about 9am, but there are no reports of injuries at
Latest storm updates New Zealand Herald
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The Oklahoman Column: Weather: Slight Chance of Rain for Parts of … - istockAnalyst.com

The Oklahoman Column: Weather: Slight Chance of Rain for Parts of
istockAnalyst.com, OR - 11 hours ago
Hello, Dolly Hurricane Dolly wasn't originally expected to affect Oklahoma's weather pattern, but it has spawned the possibility of showers and

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Cedar Rapids Woman Survives Typhoon, Returns to Flooding - KCRG

Cedar Rapids Woman Survives Typhoon, Returns to Flooding
KCRG, IA - 2 hours ago
But a Category 3 Typhoon soon forced them back to the US She says, "I told my mom, it's going to hit this area. The water is already up to my knees.

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Storm damage checked in Maine - WBZ

Storm damage checked in Maine
WBZ, MA - 4 hours ago
BRIDGTON, Maine (AP) Experts confirm that it was indeed a tornado that swept through nine towns in central New Hampshire, killing a woman in her home and

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Congresswoman Shea-Porter Continues Touring Areas Affected by … - Politicker NH

Congresswoman Shea-Porter Continues Touring Areas Affected by
Politicker NH, NH - 20 hours ago
“Yesterday’s storm and tornado significantly damaged several areas within the state,” said Congresswoman Shea-Porter. “I will continue to monitor the
Representatives Shea-Porter and Hodes’ Statement on Yesterday’s Storm Politicker NH
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Friend: Woman killed in NH storm held grandson in her arms - Boston Globe

Friend: Woman killed in NH storm held grandson in her arms
Boston Globe, United States - 57 minutes ago
By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff As a violent storm with tornado-like winds barreled down on her log cabin in Deerfield, NH, on Thursday, 57-year-old Brenda

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Pembroke woman's car crushed in killer NH storm - The Patriot Ledger

Pembroke woman's car crushed in killer NH storm
The Patriot Ledger, MA - 2 hours ago
It has not yet been determined if the storm was a tornado. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning, and some witnesses described tornadoes

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