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Clinton also announced she will join President Barack Obama during his visit to China from November 15-18, her second trip as chief diplomat to the country the Obama administration recognizes as a key global player.
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Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same.
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Ida returns to tropical storm strength
This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. EST shows clear skies over much of the East as a high pressure system continues to dominate the area, bringing dry conditions.
Wildfire Season Begins With Plenty Of Moisture
With the drought conditions of the past couple of years washed away by above average rainfall this summer and autumn, the wildfire season has begun in Tennessee.
Ida drenches Central America, might approach US
Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression on Friday and forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the U.S. Ida had winds of 75 mph when it hit the central Nicraguan coast on Thursday, but it quickly lost force as it slogged inland and winds were down to about 35 mph Friday morning, ...
No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots
In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls.
WHO Recommends: Watch Closely Animals for Flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in such hogs.Photo by EPA/BGNES Household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet spread quickly among animals, the World Health ...
Negotiators scale back UN climate pact ambitions
With the U.S. Congress still struggling to agree on sharp cuts in greenhouse gases or how to fund them, European officials said Thursday they were now striving for a political agreement instead of a new treaty to allow the U.S. and other rich nations to make commitments that are not legally binding.
Powerful storm moving into Western Washington
SEATTLE A strong cold front is moving through the Northwest Thursday, bringing high winds and heavy rains to Western Washington and snow to the Cascades.
Corps: Dam work lessens Seattle-area flood chance
Hurried repairs this summer at the Howard Hanson Dam have lessened the chances the Green River will flood this winter, the Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday.
Hungry 'roos plague outback town
Nov 5 - Large numbers of kangaroos invade a drought-striken Australian town under nightfall in search of food and water.
No serious H1N1 vaccine side effects so far: WHO
Millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine have already been administered, and so far, no unusual side-effects have been seen, reports The World Health Organization.
Wet weather delays harvest for farmers from the Midwest to the Deep South
Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever.
A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, the American Veterinary Medical Association said on Wednesday.
Reduction in glycotoxins from heat-processing of foods reduces risk of chronic disease
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products , can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body's natural defenses regardless of age or health status.
Tropical depression forms in Atlantic
Tropical Depression 11 has formed in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Older Patients Most Likely to Die from H1N1 Influenza
An analysis of more than 1,000 California patients hospitalized with H1N1 flu during the first four months of the pandemic found that infants were most likely to be admitted, and patients 50 and older were most likely to die once admitted.
4.1-Magnitude Quake Recorded Off NorCal Coast
An earthquake hit off the coast of Humboldt County Tuesday evening, but was apparently unnoticed by area residents.
Iranians run into the streets during earthquake
An earthquake has hit the southern part of Iran. The official news agency of Iran has reported major injuries from the incident, with 100 people being hospitalised.
Russia, Slovakia tighten borders with Ukraine as WHO investigates swine flu outbreak
Russia and Slovakia tightened their borders with Ukraine on Tuesday as the World Health Organization began investigating a suspected swine flu outbreak.
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