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Florence strengthens into a hurricane
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Florence intensified into a hurricane Sunday as it headed for Bermuda, where residents installed storm shutters and hauled their yachts onto beaches.
Sep 10, 2006 - 8:02:00 AM
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Ernesto soaks N.C. coast, heads north
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Tropical Storm Ernesto slogged into North Carolina, capping a day of heavy rain in the eastern part of the state and promising more of the same as it moved north early Friday.
Sep 1, 2006 - 7:30:00 AM
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Ernesto soaks N.C. coast, heads north
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Tropical Storm Ernesto slogged into North Carolina, capping a day of heavy rain in the eastern part of the state and promising more of the same as it moved north early Friday.
Sep 1, 2006 - 7:23:00 AM
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As Storm Passes, Cuba, Haiti Begin Cleaning Up
Aug. 29--Clean-ups began in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic Tuesday as a weakened Tropical Storm Ernesto left those Caribbean nations with some flooding and wind damage but no serious damages.
Aug 30, 2006 - 9:06:00 AM
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Ernesto kills at least 2 in Haiti
CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Tropical Storm Ernesto killed at least two people in Haiti, but otherwise let the Caribbean off relatively easy before heading north for Florida on Tuesday.
Aug 30, 2006 - 9:00:00 AM
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05/15/2008 12:03 AM
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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand
(AP)
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 AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.
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05/14/2008 06:09 PM
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China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks
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 AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
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05/15/2008 12:13 AM
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Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
(AP)
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 AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
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05/14/2008 11:02 PM
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UN chief secures support for more access in Myanmar
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 AP - A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month.
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05/14/2008 06:16 PM
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Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisions
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 AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
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05/14/2008 11:16 PM
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Officials look to solve Stanford's cricket investment problems
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 AFP - Cricket chiefs are seeking a compromise to salvage Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's multi-million pound investment in English cricket which threatens to run into conflict with the sport's laws.
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05/14/2008 09:16 PM
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Court: American to testify in Olmert investigation
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AP - An American businessman will give evidence in court this month as part of an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted illegal donations, according to court records released Wednesday.
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