Africa's Baobab Trees Are Dying Baobab trees are not only iconic images of dry, hot areas of Africa. Baobabs are important because they supply water and food for people and animals. They are sometimes called the tree of life. Yet, say researchers, so

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 March 2006 Women fetch water in drought-hit Dubluk, Ethiopia The U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Ethiopian children are facing an epidemic of lethal diseases. UNICEF says

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美联社,新闻一分钟,Bush,hurricane,violence,1.President Bush says rebuilding the hurricane battered Gulf Coast must take aim at wiping out persistent poverty and racial injustice . 2.In Iraq, a leading Sunni cleric urges unity against violence

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 October 2006 India is struggling to cope with outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases that have killed more than 100 people and infected thousands of others in recent weeks. Overburdened hospitals and clinics in several

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Kurt Achin It is rainy season in Southeast Asia, and the region is facing its annual battle with dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases. The World Health Organization says such diseases are a

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As the death toll from the heat wave continues to rise...one Indian artist has carved a giant sand sculpture in the country's eastern city of Puri that highlights the dangerous effects of global warming. A simple but bold message...Act fast before it

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