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Floods threaten hundreds more Australian homes (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - Rising flood waters threatened hundreds of Australian homes Tuesday, after scores were inundated by weekend storms which caused millions of dollars of damage, officials said.
Focus of Gulf oil disaster shifts to finding the culprit (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - With a key piece of evidence raised from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico and BP's Macondo well ruled a threat no longer, the focus shifts to what went wrong and who is to blame.
NGOs call for Romanian minister to be sacked for GM links (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - Over 70 environmental NGOs including the WWF called Monday for the sacking of Romania's new agriculture minister for his links to the genetically modified crop industry.
Galactic 'Supervolcano' Seen Erupting With X-Rays (SPACE.com)
September 7, 2010SPACE.com - A galactic "supervolcano" in the massive galaxy M87 is erupting, blasting gas outwards. The cosmic volcano — driven by a giant black hole in M87's center — is preventing hundreds of millions of new stars from forming.
US won't say if blowout preventer on way to shore (AP)
September 7, 2010
AP - The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore.
Greenpeace urges Japan to probe whaling graft (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - Greenpeace urged Japan on Tuesday to probe graft claims in its state-funded whaling programme, a day after two of its activists received suspended jail terms for committing theft during an investigation.
EU summons BASF over 'illegal' potatoes in Swedish field (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - Europe slapped a summons on German chemical giant BASF on Monday after a "blunder" allowed seed from a new genetically modified potato to remain in a field in Sweden.
The glittering Gulf states' dark labor secret (The Christian Science Monitor)
September 7, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - The rise of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf is a now-familiar tale. Tiny societies of pearl divers, coastal merchants, and nomadic Bedouin were transformed in the last half of the 20th century by oil and natural-gas wealth. Sparkling office towers and hotels sprang into the muggy air, the monarchs that rule these tiny emirates became bywords for financial excess, and newspapers described the region's economic "miracle."
Money Buys Happiness Only Up to a Point (LiveScience.com)
September 7, 2010LiveScience.com - Money might give you a sense of overall satisfaction with life, but the extra dough won't ensure days full of laughter and joy, a new survey analysis of income and happiness suggests.
Erratic global weather threatens food security (AFP)
September 7, 2010
AFP - The drought in Russia and floods in Pakistan are part of a global trend of unpredictable weather patterns and rainfall that threaten food security, experts gathered in Stockholm said.
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