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The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is preparing to permanently evacuate the entire population of one of its islands. Thick ash from a volcano kills crops, dirties water, and pollutes the air for the 10,000 people who live on Ambae Island. Some are eager t

NPR 2011-06-21

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Wal-Mart is hailing the Supreme Courts decision today to block a class-action lawsuit from going forward in its current form. The ruling is a big setback for more than a million women who accused the na

NPR 2011-06-08

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Yemen's president is reported to be gravely wounded. Various news agencies, citing US officials, say Ali Abdullah Saleh has suffered burns on about 40% of his body and shrapnel wounds from an attack on

NPR 2011-08-20

We're seeing a seesaw effect on Wall Street, where the market turned higher at late morning before moving downward again by mid-afternoon. And this on a day that's seen big losses overseas. Major European share markets closed lower today, capping a t

Power restored in storm-hit Anhui

HEFEI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Power supplies have been restored for 962,000 households in east China's Anhui province, which has been slashed by rainstorms and floods triggered by typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Saturday. Anhui was hit hard by Ha

NPR 2010-09-02

Challenging Mideast leaders to seize what he called a fleeting opportunity to end their differences, President Obama is playing host to the first Mideast peace talks in nearly two years. The president holding talks today with Israeli Prime Minister B

NPR 2010-07-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Senators are wrapping up their questioning of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports on the friction in the hearing room. Republican lawmakers press Elena Kagan for a third day

NPR 2011-06-15

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Fierce firefighting efforts are under way in eastern Arizona, where the Wallow Fire is now nearly 470,000 acres, making it the largest in state history. While many people have returned to their homes, A

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-07-26

1. At least three people are recovering after a series of explosions at a Dallas facility selling gas canisters . The blast sent flaming debris into the air. Authorities evacuated a half mile area surrounding the facility and shut down parts of two b

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 February 2006 A U.S. Senate office building was evacuated late Wednesday after sensors detected the possible presence in the air of what was initially described as a ne

AP 2011-07-01

1. Firefighters worked through the night to put out spot fires near Los Alamos, New Mexico. That's the home of the government nuclear laboratory. Lab officials say the facility and nuclear waste in storage are safe. Nearly 13,000 town residents have

AP 2011-06-10

1. High winds and dry conditions have helped spread what's now the third-largest wildfire in Arizona history. Thousands of people are believed to have already evacuated the mountains of eastern Arizona and hundreds more have been warned to be ready.

AP 2010-06-22

1. The BP executive who angered Gulf residents by saying he wanted his life back is spending the day at a yacht race in England. A BP spokesperson calls it a rare moment of private time for CEO Tony Hayward. 2. A top US envoy is calling for an indepe

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PARIS, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The man who menaced to jump off from Paris' iconic La Tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower) was detained on Tuesday afternoon by the French police. Police sources confirmed that the man, aged around 30 years old and a self-claimed

ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Against Mali

Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure has officially resigned weeks after being toppled in a military coup that came just months before his term was to end. A mediator for ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, said he received Mr. To

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From mutated insects and broken-down rescue robots, to cobweb-infested schools that havent been touched in years, the Fukushima evacuation zone - the site of one of the worst disasters of the 21st century - is showing no signs of regaining even a sem

塞尔维亚需要帮助修复洪灾损失

OBRENOVAC, Serbia, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Serbia needs help to repair the consequences of the catastrophic floods, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said after touring town of Obrenovac with ambassadors of several dozen countries. After water started

Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again

CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The flood, the third in

突尼斯武装袭击事件

CAIROGunmen opened fire at one of the Tunisian capital's top tourism sites on Wednesday in an attack that left at least 22 people dead, mainly foreign visitors. Prime Minster Habib Essid said two armed assailants wearing military-style uniforms hunte

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