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[Iran Earthquake: 5.7 Quake Causes Communication Issues, Damage - 30 Jul 2010 What's Your Reaction' TEHRAN, Iran A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.... [New light on speciation and biodiversity of marine microorganisms - 29 Jul 2010 The worlds oceans are host to an enormous diversity of drifting, microscopic organisms, known as plankton. How this biodiversity has arisen has puzzled biologists for decades. An international team of researchers has now succeeded in elucidating how new planktonic species are formed, providing an explanation for the large biodiversity seen today.... [Climate Change Art Contest: Submit Your Creative Vision To Help Fight Global Warming - 29 Jul 2010 What's Your Reaction' Art has a unique way of propelling societies toward change by raising awareness of pertinent issues through aesthetically-pleasing and compelling imagery.... [Air Pollution: Suicide Can Be Caused By Dirty Skies Says New Study - 26 Jul 2010 First came news that air pollution from traffic increases the risk of sudden cardiac death among people who have lung or heart disease (itself associated with air pollution). Then came news that air pollution might also have a direct relationship with increased risk of suicide.... [Jeff Greene: Senate Candidate's Yacht Damaged Coral Reef, Left Up To $1.87M In Unpaid Fines - 23 Jul 2010 What's Your Reaction' Billionaire candidate Jeff Greene, who's facing-off against Rep. Kendrick Meek in Florida's Democratic Senate primary, has found himself embroiled in controversy over damages caused by his 145-foot luxury yacht....	[Tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers given right to work - 29 Jul 2010 Tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers are to be allowed to work in the UK after the Government lost a legal battle over EU rules.... [Refugees on Jolie agenda in Korea - 28 Jul 2010 Actress Angelina Jolie has taken time out from her promotional movie tour of South Korea to investigate the fate of repatriated North Korean refugees.... [Uganda: Will Mother Nature Survive Population Pressure' - 08 Jul 2010 Juliet Nalwanga lives on the fringes of Kampala in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division. A wooden tin shack is what she calls home."When it rains, life is hard," the mother of three says. "My home always floods."...	[Google Earth Now Displays Real-Time Rain and Snow - 30 Jul 2010 The latest version of Googles 3D map application, Google Earth, now has the ability to display real-time rain and snow in certain parts of the world. To see it, you must first enable the clouds layer, and...	[Liberia: World Bank Gives U.S.$63 Million Grant - 30 Jul 2010 The World Bank has provided US63 million (Sixty Three Million United States Dollars) grant to the government of Liberia for the implementation of Employment and skills projects in the country.... [Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis - 29 Jul 2010 The worlds population will top 7 billion next year, while the ratio of working age adults to the elderly will decline precipitously in developed countries.... [Report: Britain to impose temporary cap on economic migrants from outside the European Union - 26 Jun 2010 LONDON (AP) A newspaper is reporting that Britain's new government intends to impose a temporary limit on the number of foreign workers from outside the European Union it allows into the......


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