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Easing conditions help Australian fire crews

2014-01-18 21:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Easing conditions on Sunday helped Australian fire crews battling major wildfires that destroyed 25 homes in the nation's southeast following a week-long heatwave, with warnings of a long and dangerous season ahead. Firefighters in South Australia and Victoria states said they had gained the upper hand over a series of blazes which started this week during a scorching heatwave that brought temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius for several consecutive days. Infernos in South Australia levelled...

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China easing one-child policy positive for Mead Johnson, says William Blair

2013-11-16 14:43:15| Air Courier - Topix.net

China easing one-child policy positive for Mead Johnson, says William Blair William Blair believes reports of China loosening its new family-planning rules to allow couples to have two children if one of the parents is an only child as a positive for Mead Johnson.

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Melting Arctic easing access to fossil fuels

2013-10-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

FuelFix: More direct routes may be opening up in the Arctic, as melting ice has made previously unnavigable routes a growing possibility for large ships, including tankers carrying oil and gas, an expert said Wednesday at the Third Houston Shipping and Offshore Conference. "The ice is melting and a new ocean is opening up," said Johan Vold, managing director of the Energy Policy Foundation of Norway and a former executive at Royal Dutch Shell and Statoil. The conference was held at the Houstonian Hotel...

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Israel reiterates warnings against easing Iranian sanction ahead of Geneva meet

2013-10-15 13:28:14| IT Services - Topix.net

The Israeli security cabinet issued a statement on Tuesday warning against easing Iranian sanctions, ahead of a closed door meet in Geneva between Iran and the P5+1 powers on Iran's nuclear programme.

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