MANILA (Reuters) - Two typhoons which struck the Philippines' main island of Luzon in recent months will probably dampen growth in the near term, stretch state finances and push 480,000 people into poverty, a post-disaster report showed on Wednesday. Full Story »
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PERUGIA, Italy - A defense lawyer for an American student accused of killing her British roommate broke down after urging the court to give his client back her life. But a prosecutor called the accused a compressed spring who exploded the night of the murder. Full Story »
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Atlantic hurricane season ended Monday with barely a whimper: Not a single hurricane came ashore in the United States. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Temperatures are set to plummet to well below zero in parts of northern England and Scotland over the coming two days with freezing weather following a weekend of flooding and storms. Full Story »
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi official says the death toll from the unusually heavy rains that hit western Saudi Arabia has reached 106. Full Story »
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The death toll from the heaviest rainfall to hit Saudi Arabia in years rose to 98 on Saturday as more bodies were recovered, with dozens more expected to be found, a rescue services spokesman said. Full Story »
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ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - Iranians chanted death to America and Israel on Thursday as some 2.5 million Muslims, drying out after a day of torrential rains, continue their hajj pilgrimage and mass at the site of the prophet Mohammed's last sermon. Full Story »
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MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people. Full Story »
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Officials say flooding from heavy rains has killed 12 people in three South American nations and forced more than 20,000 to flee their homes. Full Story »
Incredibly powerful waves of plasma rippling across the surface of the sun and dubbed "solar tsunamis" were first observed years ago, but were thought to be an optical illusion. Scientists have now confirmed, though, that they are really real. Full Story »
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northeast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but a destructive tsunami was not expected. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Residents in the flood-hit northwest began returning to their homes Monday but police warned it could take years to recover from the devastation left by the heaviest rainfall on record. Full Story »
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GENEVA (AFP) - Flooding in the world's major port cities caused by melting icecaps could cause up to 28 trillion dollars (18 trillion euros) in damage in 2050, environmental group WWF said in a report Monday. Full Story »
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LONDON - Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain. Full Story »
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COCKERMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said. Full Story »
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NEW ORLEANS - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecast for the northern and western United States this December, the U.S. National Weather Service said Thursday, with the government unable to offer a projection for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Full Story »
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