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Australia’s Origin rejects revised BG takeover bid (AFP)

30. May 2008

AFP - Australia’s Origin Energy Ltd. said Friday its directors had decided to reject a revised offer from British energy giant BG Group valuing it at about 13.6 billion dollars (13 billion US). Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Georgia suspends flights over Abkhazia (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Georgia told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that it has stopped conducting surveillance flights over one of its breakaway regions. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Italy looks to army to end Naples trash crisis (Reuters)

30. May 2008

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Reuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday he would rely on the Italian army to face down protests over his plans to end a trash crisis in the southern city of Naples. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new [...]

Brazil says uncontacted Amazon tribe is threatened (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Brazil’s government agreed to release stunning photos of Amazon Indians firing arrows at an airplane so that the world can better understand the threats facing one of the few tribes still living in near-total isolation from civilization, officials said Friday. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers [...]

Afghanistan seeks to revive farming sector addicted to opium (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Afghanistan will ask international donors next month for $4 billion to revive its agricultural sector, but it could be a hard sell with another massive crop of opium expected this year. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Torrential rains sweep western Europe (AFP)

30. May 2008

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AFP - Italy declared a state of emergency in the north of the country Friday after flooding and mudslides left at least three people dead in heavy rains that also hit Belgium, Britain, France and Germany. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

Tropical Storm Alma slams Nicaragua, then weakens (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Tropical Storm Alma weakened to a tropical depression Friday after slamming into Nicaragua’s coast the day before, forcing tens of thousand of people to evacuate and flooding low-lying areas before pushing into neighboring Honduras. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

China warns mass evacuation possible with flood threat (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - More than 1 million people may have to evacuate dozens of villages in a Sichuan province valley if an earthquake-spawned lake threatens to burst and flood the region, an emergency official warned Friday. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Japan, Africa pledge urgent action on food crisis (AFP)

30. May 2008

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AFP - Africa’s leaders and Japan pledged Friday to ramp up the continent’s food production, seeking to put the crisis of spiralling prices firmly on the agenda of the Group of Eight rich nations. Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Myanmar blasts aid donors for not giving more (AP)

30. May 2008

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AP - Myanmar’s ruling junta lashed out Thursday at aid donors who promised millions of dollars for cyclone relief, saying survivors didn’t need “bars of chocolate.” Read More… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.