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Chileans asked to stop World Cup barbecues as pollution rises
2014-06-16 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The governor of Santiago has asked Chileans to refrain from lighting up their barbecue grills while they watch the World Cup soccer tournament, as air pollution in the capital has worsened. "We have air problems. Do not light a wood fire, no bonfires, no barbecues," Governor Claudio Orrego said at the weekend, as the local government issued an environmental alert, restricting traffic and banning outdoor sports at schools. Local media reported that pollution levels in Santiago reached at least a...
Brent rises above $113 over Iraq violence
2014-06-16 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Brent crude rose above $113 per barrel today, following rapidly advancing Sunni insurgents seizing a mainly ethnic Turkmen city in north-western Iraq.
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Anger rises as India swelters under record heatwave
2014-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Swathes of north India are sweltering under the longest heatwave on record, triggering widespread breakdowns in the supply of electricity and increasingly angry protests over the government's failure to provide people with basic services. The power crisis and heatwave, which some activists say has caused dozens of deaths, is one of the first major challenges for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was elected three weeks ago partly on promises to provide reliable electricity supplies. In Delhi,...
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CDC: Diabetes count rises to 29 million
2014-06-11 21:38:20| Biotech - Topix.net
The number of people with diabetes in the United States just keeps growing, with the latest count topping 29 million, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Oil rises above $110 on Iraq violence
2014-06-11 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Oil futures rose above $110 today on expectations of a decline in US gasoline stockpiles and Iraq supply disruption worries.
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