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Breaking News Sun, 5 Feb 2012
1/1/2012, New Year, Fireworks in KLCC, Malaysia.
Commerce   Entertainment   Festival   Photos   Sharjah   Wikipedia: Sharjah (city)  
 Gulf News 
Sharjah Light Festival to showcase new programmes in 3D
| Sharjah: The Sharjah Light Festival 2012 is expected to enthral residents as it kicks off this month at new locations and with a wider range of spectacular entertainment. | The Light Festival will r... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
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Alaska   Animals   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Bear  
 The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Bears and salmon run in Alaska
| ANGELA Saurine takes to the water and the air to view some of Alaska's most famous denizens and their vast, wild habitat. | We are on a pontoon boat anchored in Alaska's Redoubt Bay. About 10m ... (photo: Creative Commons / Carl Chapman )
Supermarket - Shoppers - Child - Boy  Newstrack India 
Men better at shopping in supermarkets than women
| London, Feb 4 (ANI): When it comes to food shopping men are found to be better at it than women, who find themselves flustered and stressed in a supermarket environment.  | The surprise finding... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Food   Men   Photos   Shoppers   Wikipedia: Supermarket  
Houseboats in a frozen Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Feb. 3, 2012.  Zeenews 
Death toll from European freeze tops 220
Kiev: Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives and forecasters warned on Friday that the big freeze would tighten its grip at the week... (photo: AP / Margriet Faber)
Environment   Europe   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: List of extreme weather events  
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Houseboats in a frozen Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Feb. 3, 2012. Zeenews
Death toll from European freeze tops 220
Kiev: Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives and forecasters warned on Friday that the big freeze woul... (photo: AP / Margriet Faber)
Environment   Europe   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: List of extreme weather events  
Efforts On To Protect Kashmir's Rare Flora, Fauna: Omar Kashmir Observer
Efforts On To Protect Kashmir's Rare Flora, Fauna: Omar
| Jammu, Feb 03 – Highlighting the State’s rich bio-diversity and uniqueness of being land of rare fauna and flora, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday emphasized th... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Environment   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Kashmir   Wildlife  
Tourists take shelter from snow as snowflakes fell in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. BBC News
Freezing Europe hit by Russian gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe has led to a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. | An EU energy spokeswoman said eight cou... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca)
Energy   Europe   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Cold wave  
Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. The Independent
Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe?
| A dramatic loss of sea ice covering the Barents and Kara Seas above northern Russia could explain why a chill Arctic wind has engulfed much of Europe and killed 221 peo... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Climate   Europe   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Effects of global warming  
A woman looks out of a window covered in frost on a bus in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Business Insider
Here's How Eastern Europe Keeps Functioning Despite The Brutal Cold Snap That's Killing Hundreds
| Cleanup coalition in Haiti's largest slum Blue Marble: NASA releases hi-res image of Earth's B-side Israeli Defense minister implies a strike on Iran nuclear program is... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)
Europe   Natural Disaster   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Winter storm  
The Red Cross workers, left, gives hot tea to homeless people in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, during extremely cold weather conditions. BBC News
Cold weather death toll passes 100 in Ukraine
More than 100 people have now died as a result of freezing weather in Ukraine since last Friday, the government has announced in Kiev. | Most of the 101 who died were hom... (photo: AP / Photomig)
Europe   Photos   Ukraine   Weather   Wikipedia: Winter storm  
Omar Stresses on Local Employment in Industrial Units Kashmir Observer
Omar Stresses on Local Employment in Industrial Units
| Jammu, Feb 02 – Chairing the Industrial Advisory Committee meeting here on Thursday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stressed on coordinated efforts by the government de... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Employment   Industry   Kashmir   Photos  
Environmental Issues Climate Change
- Good for health and environment
- Daniel Conne, Belinda Conne And Michael Conne, Mushroom Pick
- Pennsylvania Natural Gas Drilling Bill: GOP Lawmakers Seek V
- McCarthy’s anti-noise pollution effort fails
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Bears and salmon run in Alaska
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- Wind farms can actually INCREASE climate change by raising t
- "Global Warming Has Stopped:" How to Fool People U
- Tree rings may underestimate climate response to volcanic er
- Carbon tax only a good start: report
Where Poland's wild things are
Where Poland's wild things are
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Global Warm Pollution
- Good for health and environment
- A decade is a mere blink
- "Global Warming Has Stopped:" How to Fool People U
- Tree rings may underestimate climate response to volcanic er
Snow surrounds the ancient Colosseum, in Rome Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills.
Science behind the big freeze: is climate change bringing the Arctic to Europe?
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- Chris Huhne's successor faces clash as Tories attack win
- California Car Deal Criticized as Hurting Green Sales
- A cool idea: Inspired by nature
- In Overheated Climate Fight, a Search for Common Ground
California passes new auto emission rules
California passes new auto emission rules
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Chemicals Ecology
- Secure chemical facilities against terrorism
- Asthma, Vitamin D Research and Chemical Exposure
- One person hospitalized after chemical spill in Royal Palm m
- TechMan: Mega-glass on devices made with chemicals
Orange Juice - Beverage
FDA confirms fungicide in orange juice
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- Classes on soups, quick breads at Urban Ecology
- Sierra Club takes hush money
- Does Belly Armor Block Pregnant Women from Radiation?
- New York Fashion Week Preview: The Inside Scoop on Fall 2012
1/1/2012, New Year, Fireworks in KLCC, Malaysia.
Sharjah Light Festival to showcase new programmes in 3D
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Nature Natural Disasters
- 'Smash' more naturalistic than 'Glee': Messi
- Trade in horns kills hundreds of rhinos
- Pennsylvania Natural Gas Drilling Bill: GOP Lawmakers Seek V
- Dolphin rescuers struggling to save stranded dolphins off Ca
Where Poland's wild things are
Where Poland's wild things are
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- Strong 6.5-magnitude quake strikes off Vanuatu
- Take a Hike: Hawk Canyon
- Strong 6.5 quake strikes off Vanuatu: Hong Kong Observatory
- Strong 6.5 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: Hong Kong Observa
In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker walks on the first floor of the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, early Monday, May 9, 2011.
Japan to join global nuclear compensation pact -paper
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