Cloud across the tropics in the monsoon is generating rain and storms, heavy over the northwest near a developing tropical cyclone. Cloud spreading into South Australia and Victoria along a trough is bringing a few showers. Moving around the states n

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Severe tropical cyclone Lua is causing rain and strong winds for northern WA as it nears the coast.A monsoon trough and tropical low are triggering heavy showers and storms elsewhere in the tropics.While a trough is generating a rain and storms in Ne

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First story today takes us to Sri Lanka. It's an island nation in the Indian Ocean, a little larger than the U.S. state of West Virginia, and about half a million Sri Lankans have been affected by the worst flooding the nation has seen in 14 years. I

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A three-year-old girl is now a new living goddess in Nepal. At a recent religious ceremony, the new Kumari or living goddess was carried from her parents' home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu where she'll

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All 12 Boys, Soccer Coach Rescued from Flooded Cave in Thailand Thai officials say all 12 members of a boys soccer team and their coach have been rescued from deep inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand. 泰国官员表示,12名男孩足球队队

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 19 June 2008 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for urgent aid for thousands of farm families that suffered losses during last month's cyclone in Burma. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, while aid experts s

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 May 2008 United Nations aid agencies say they have been able to reach about one million survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, also known as Myanmar, with aid. That is slightly more than 40 percent of those affected by the de

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 18 May 2008 The United Nations' efforts to increase assistance in cyclone-battered areas of Burma are to be stepped up with arrival of the U.N. humanitarian affairs chief, in Rangoon. Burma's military has put the official death

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India says the number of swine flu patients in the country has risen to 31. The latest confirmed cases involve a group of students recently returned from a study trip to the United States. Officials are expressing their frustration with a perceived

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Numerous Encephalitis Cases Devastate North India In India every year, during the rainy monsoon season, hundreds of children die or become disabled, physically or mentally, after contracting Japanese encephalitis. Doctor K. P. Kushwaha is a senior pe

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Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff A new study shows small-scale irrigation systems could boost farmers incomes by billions of dollars in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The research was discussed at the World Water Week conference in

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Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin People who fled their homes for this temporary camp in Burma's Kachin state are bracing for the monsoon season, worrying about food shortages. Despite an increase in foreign aid flowing into Burma's

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Colm O'Riain is an Irish violinist. Pireeni Sundaralingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil poet. They're married and have created a unique music that sounds out their common experience of exile and immigration. Perhaps the best way to introduce the marital and

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Indias Food Security Plan Met With Skepticism With food inflation hitting 8.25 percent in May, New Delhi resident Geeta Kashyap bargains even harder at the market to keep costs down. As food prices rise, she is left to wonder how the poorest in India

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Natural Disasters Displace 32 Million in 2012 A new report says more than 32-million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 due to natural disasters. Most of the displacement occurred in developing countries, but even rich nations, like the U

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Annual Haze Affects Health, Economy in Chiang Mai 严重雾霾影响清迈经济及居民健康 CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In northern Thailand, the annual haze has come early, affecting both citizens' health and the local economy -- including traffic in a

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A three-year-old girl is now a new living goddess in Nepal. At a recent religious ceremony, the new Kumari or living goddess was carried from her parents' home to an ancient palatial temple in the heart of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu where she'll

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The sun beating down on tropical waters powers the weather systems of the globe. Moisture evaporates from the warming ocean and rises to create great storms. The winds generated out at sea sweep inland across the continents. As they travel across the

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The U.N. Children's Fund says it is deeply concerned about the condition of thousands of children who have been displaced by conflict in northwestern Pakistan. UNICEF says children are in urgent need of health, education and other services. Displace

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