December 30, 2011
Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. If Asians got together to name a person of the year, someone who brought surprise, intrigue and economic impact to the region, the choice would be obvious: Mother Nature. From earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand to floods [...]
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December 23, 2011
Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. If Asians got together to name a person of the year, someone who brought surprise, intrigue and economic impact to the region, the choice would be obvious: Mother Nature. From earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand to floods [...]
Tags: award, China, corruption, Gillard, Her Brother, India, Japan, Jong Il, Kim Jong, Mother Nature, Muddy Waters, nature, New zealand, Party, power, Prime minister, Sino Forest, Thailand, The region, William Pesek, world, Yingluck
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December 23, 2011
Earthquake damage to Christchurch Cathedral in the New Zealand South Island city is seen in September 2011. New Zealand’s Christchurch was rocked by a fresh series of powerful earthquakes on Friday, sending terrified people fleeing into the streets 10 months after a devastating quake claimed 181 lives. Two shallow quakes of magnitude 5.8 and [...]
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December 23, 2011
A second rare white kiwi has hatched at New Zealand’s national wildlife centre, conservation officials announced Friday, months after the world’s first hatched in captivity. A second rare white kiwi has hatched at New Zealand’s national wildlife centre, conservation officials announced Friday, months after the world’s first hatched in captivity. The chick is believed to [...]
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October 30, 2011
Reigning male and female vertical running world champions Thomas Dold (R) of Germany and Melissa Moon of New Zealand will come to Vietnam for the first time for the 2011 Vertical World Circuit. The first vertical run in Vietnam will be held at Ho Chi Minh City’s tallest building on Sunday, with world champions [...]
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July 23, 2011
People help a blast victim in Oslo. Western governments lined up to condemn twin attacks in Norway which have claimed at least 87 lives, slamming the “cowardly” perpetrators as they vowed to step up intelligence cooperation. Western governments lined up to condemn twin attacks in Norway which have claimed at least 87 lives, slamming the [...]
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April 19, 2011
Corals are seen at the Great Barrier Reef in this January 2002 handout photo. Rapidly warming ocean temperatures in some parts of the world could be pushing some fish species to the limit, stunting their growth, increasing stress and raising the risk of death, a study shows. An Australian study, published on Monday in the [...]
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March 11, 2011
Natural gas storage tanks burn at a facility in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, Japan March 11, 2011 The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-meter tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings. The Red Cross in Geneva said [...]
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February 25, 2011
Rescue workers are seen digging at the site of the collapsed CTV building in quake-hit Christchurch on February 24, 2011. New Zealand warned frantic relatives to brace for the worst Friday as toiling rescuers failed to find any more survivors after a devastating earthquake left at least 113 dead. As rain hampered the painstaking search [...]
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February 22, 2011
A collapsed building lies over parked cars in the aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch on February 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand’s second city Christchurch Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles and leaving hundreds trapped and screaming for help. "We may be witnessing New Zealand’s darkest day," Prime [...]
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