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(Photo: AP / Claude Paris)Roma, pensions and a funding scandal besiege Sarkozy
Several thousands people demonstrate in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, to protest against the French government's crackdown on Roma people. Banner reads:" No to Racism of the State, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity for All....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Moises Castillo)Guatemala declares 'national tragedy' as several killed in landslides
A rescue worker runs at a mudslide area in Nahuala, western Guatemala, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010....Full Story

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Guatemala landslides kill dozens, toll seen rising
| CUMBRE DE ALASKA, Guatemala(Reuters) - A massive landslide buried a crowd trying to dig out a bus from deep mud on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, with dozens more feared dead, as torrential rains battered Guatemala. | Emergency workers recovered 22 bodies from th...Full Story
In wake of Earl, U.S. eyes other potential storms
| MIAMI (Reuters) - The remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston look very likely to strengthen again as a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic and could threaten the Caribbean's Leeward Islands in coming days on a westward track, U.S. forecasters said on Sunday. | The National Hu...Full Story
Floods in Pakistan Carry the Seeds of Upheaval
| THATA SIAL, Pakistan — When the governor of Punjab Province arrived recently in this small town with truckloads of relief goods for flood victims, his visit was as much a political mission as a humanitarian one. His message to the hundred or so displaced people ...Full Story
Weather Forecast for Richmond and Central Virginia (Monday, September 6, 2010)
| First, a quick update on the tropics... | Tropical Depression #10 formed late Sunday evening in the extreme southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The system has maximum sustained winds of 30 mph and some strengthening is expected. If it is able to reach tropical storm status, ...Full Story
Domestic Violence Reporting May Rise After Quake
Monday, 6 September 2010, 4:39 pm | Press Release: National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges | NATIONAL COLLECTIVE of INDEPENDENT WOMEN’S REFUGES INC. | MEDIA RELEASE | Domestic Violence Reporting May Rise Following Canterbury Earthquake | 2010 research ...Full Story
Monitor Mental Health Following Earthquake
Monday, 6 September 2010, 4:37 pm | Press Release: Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists | Monitor Mental Health Following Earthquake | WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sept. 6 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ -- | The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psyc...Full Story
Key: 100,000 homes damaged in quake
Breaking 5:15 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print | What information would you like on the Christchurch earthquake? | Prime Minister John Key today said an estimated 100,000 homes were damaged by Saturday's 7.1-magnitude earthquake - nearly half of all dwellings in ...Full Story
Heart of Christchurch falls silent as troops move in following destructive earthquake
| THE centre of Christchurch resembled a ghost town today as the army took control to enforce a no-go zone after Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake. | “It's a strange sight, just absolutely eerie and very quiet,” Christchurch hotelier Anna Crighton sai...Full Story
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Mon 6 Sep 2010
Quake rebuilding will outweigh short term costs
Scoop Monday, 6 September 2010, 3:14 pm | Article: Businesswire | Quake rebuilding will outweigh short term economic costs, economists say | Sept. 6 (BusinessDesk) – The Christchurch earthquake will knock national economic output by between 0.2% and...
Quake-hit workers worried about pay
NZ Herald 2:45 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | Workers are worried about loss of pay in the wake of Saturday's massive Christchurch earthquake. | Many central city businesses cannot open until the damage from the earthquake is fully ass...
NZ army moves into in earthquake-hit city to provide security
The Star | Monday rains has triggered fears that stop banks, or flood protectors, weakened by the quake, may fail to hold rising river waters | CHRISTCHURCH: Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days af...
NZ Troops Provide Security After Earthquake
WPXI CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines - but caused no loss o...
New Zealand troops provide security in quake-hit city
Zeenews Christchurch: Army troops took control of the centre of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines — but caused no loss of life. | May...
Southern Tasmanian dams fill up
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Southern Tasmanian farmers are celebrating after weekend rain that's set them up for the cropping season. | The south-east of Tasmania received almost no rain at all until good falls in August. Now this weekend's provided the perfect follow-up to top...
Judge promises harsh treatment for New Zealand quake looters
The Times Of India CHRISTCHURCH: A New Zealand judge warned on Monday that people caught looting after the Christchurch earthquake would be dealt with harshly by the courts. | Judge Michael Crosbie told Christchurch District Court that anyone who took advantage of the ...
Hurricane Earl images from space by JPL and NASA (slideshow)
The Examiner | As Hurricane Earl ripped up the east coast of the United States, NASA and Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena used satellites and aircraft-based monitoring devices to capture images from air and space. | JPL instruments on board NASA satellites an...
Caritas pledges $10,000 toward Christchurch quake
Scoop Monday, 6 September 2010, 2:34 pm | Press Release: Caritas Aotearoa | Caritas pledges $10,000 toward Christchurch earthquake relief - accepting donations | Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $10,000 towards relief work following the magnitude 7...
Australia hit by floods as rivers rise in the south
China Daily 2010-09-06 09:35:23.0Australia hit by floods as rivers rise in the southAustralia,floods1159070Asia-Pacific2@webnews/enpproperty--> | SYDNEY - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard urged people to prepare for evacuation as river levels rose in the...
NZ troops provide security in earthquake-hit city
The Guardian | ROB GRIFFITH | Associated Press Writer= CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wre...
Insurers escape worst of NZ quake
The Australian | WHO would be an insurer? | Behind the facade of chirpy call centre operatives and phlegmatic seen-it-all-before assessors, they're hearts are weeping as yet another set of natural disasters hit their bottom line. | At this stage, though, the insure...
NZ troops provide security in quake-hit city
MSNBC | CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines — but caused ...
NZ troops provide security in earthquake-hit city
The Star | CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - Army troops took control of the center of the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines - but caused no ...
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