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Close-call asteroid would have devastating impact if it hit
If a 400m asteroid which is set to make a close call with Earth tomorrow landed on the Sky Tower,…
Bangkok braces for more flooding, death toll climbs over 500
The death toll from Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century reached 506 Sunday as floodwaters inched toward downtown Bangkok,…
Central Bangkok still dry but water creeping deeper
The worst flooding in generations crept deeper into Bangkok Friday as the Thai leader asked residents to come to terms…
Early US snow storm: 1 million still without power
Utility companies in five states scrambled to restore power to more than 1 million people still in the dark early…
US: Snow strands millions. Thailand: Disease fears from flooding
Flooding is continuing to affect Thailand and authorities are now seriously concerned about a significant disease outbreak. Meanwhile in the…
USA: Major early snow storm strands 4 million travellers
Airline passengers left stranded by a freak snowstorm that pounded the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states were waiting to get to…
‘Occupy’ demonstrators battle wind and cold as storm moves in
Demonstrators encamped in a Lower Manhattan park faced New York’s first snow storm of the season Saturday without the benefit…
Bangkok going underwater, worst flooding in half a century
Severe flooding in Thailand on Friday threatened central areas of Bangkok, a bustling capital barely above sea level and facing…
Boeing’s long delayed Dreamliner finishes first flight
And you thought your last flight was late? When the inaugural commercial flight of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived in…
