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Famine claims two more in Tharparkar
Pakistantoday reports on a famine which continues to claim lives in the Tharparkar district in Pakistan: At least two more children died on Sunday due to food shortages in Thar mounting the death toll to 247 in a time span … Continue reading
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Tagged Balochistan, drought, dry winter, famine, low rainfall, Pakistan, Sindh, Tharparkar
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China to send 700 combat troops to South Sudan
The Guardian reports on a recent shift in Chinese foreign policy in regard to conflicts on the African continent: China is to send 700 combat troops to South Sudan in what analysts describe as a significant shift from its stated … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, China, conflict, internal conflict, oil, peacekeeping, People's Republic of China, South Sudan, UN, United Nations
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Massacre result of enduring conflict
The Times of India reports on a recent act of violence in relation to an internal conflict in India’s Assam region: The killing of over 60 Adivasis by armed rebels of National Democratic Front of Boroland’s Songbijit faction (NDFB-S) in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adivasi, Assam, Boroland, India, internal conflict, Songbijit, territory dispute
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Rising flood waters force more people to flee homes in east coast of Semenanjung Malaysia
The Borneo Post reports on the floods hitting the east coast of Malaysia: The second waves of floods in the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang continued to worsen on Tuesday (Dec 23), forcing more people out of … Continue reading
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Tagged displaced people, east coast of Malaysia, evacuees, flooding, floods, heavy rain, Kelantan, Malaysia, Pahang, Tarengganu
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IDF aircraft strike Gaza following earlier rocket fire
The Jerusalem Post reports on an airstrike carried out in Gaza in response to rockets being fired from that area: The IDF struck a site belonging to Hamas in southern Gaza near Khan Yunis early Saturday morning, following an earlier … Continue reading
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Threefold increase in natural disaster-related deaths in Asia-Pacific
Mintnews reports on the statistical increase in deaths caused by natural disasters recorded in recent decades in the Asia-Pacific region: The Asia-Pacific region has recorded a near threefold rise in deaths because of natural disasters, with over 700,000 recorded deaths … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Indian tsunami, natural disasters, Pacific, statistical increase
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Flooding after heavy rain drowns 2 in Greece
Yahoo! News reports on unfortunate developments in Greece following a sustained period heavy rain: Two men have drowned in northern Greece, bringing the death toll from severe flooding to four since the weekend. Authorities say one local resident was found … Continue reading
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Tagged flooding, Greece, heavy rain, northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Turkey
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Enough is enough: Farmers need help now as the Aussie dream turns to dust
This article from the Australian Daily Telegraph illustrates the tough situation facing many farmers in the state of New South Wales as drought continues to affect their livelihood: “ENOUGH is enough.” They are just three simple words, but they capture … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, drought, economic hardship, loss of food production, New South Wales
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Pineapple Express to deliver ‘strongest storm since 2009′ to West Coast of the US
The Washington Post reports on a weather front building off the West coast of the US: A river of atmospheric moisture is setting up between the tropics in the Pacific Ocean and the West Coast of the United States, forecast … Continue reading
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Tagged California, North America, Pacific, rainstorm, storm, west coast of the US, winter storm
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