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A woman fills barrels with fresh water from a water distribution truck in Filas de Mariches neighborhood in Caracas, Friday, Nov.6, 2009
Drought   Photos   Society   Venezuela   Weather
 The Star 
Chavez asking Cubans to 'bomb clouds' amid drought
Sun 15 Nov 2009
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)
Candlelight mourning
Electricity   Mindanao   Philippines   Photos   Terrorism
 Inquirer 
Brownouts plague Mindanao due to blasted pylon
Fri 13 Nov 2009
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Short rotating brownouts are being experienced throughout Mindanao as a result of the toppling of a power pylon in Baloi, Lanao del Norte last Wednesday, the National Grid Corp.... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the 57 Congress of National Student Union, UNE, in Brasilia, Thursday, July 16, 2009.  Al Jazeera  Wed 11 Nov 2009
Lula defensive over Brazil blackout

The president of Brazil has moved to defend his government from criticism over a power failure that left up to 60 million people across the country without electricity for several hours. As power... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Brazil   Electricity   Security   Photos   Politics
WORKER - CABLE MAN  The Press Democrat  Wed 11 Nov 2009
Lights return following Brazilian blackout
Power went out for more than two hours in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and several other major cities, affecting millions of people, after transmission problems knocked one of the world's biggest... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Blackout   Brazil   Photos   Power   Transmission
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ANC President Jacob Zuma arrives at Parliament for the swearing in of members of Parliament and the president in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. South Africa's parliament is meeting to elect Jacob Zuma as the country's president. Business Report Tue 24 Nov 2009
Zuma supports Eskom loan
  Submit your comment President Jacob Zuma has written a letter to the World Bank to support a US3.75 billion (about R28 billion) loan application by Eskom, Sake24... (photo: AP / Mike Hutchings)
Finance   Media   Photos   Politics   SouthAfrica
Sheila Dikshit- india- Politics The Hindu Tue 24 Nov 2009
Sheila calls for reliable metering
Staff Reporter "To remove suspicions over prevalent system"... (photo: Creative Commons / Warren Apel)
Delhi   India   Media   Photos   Politics
 President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, addressing the inaugural ceremony of the UNCTAD XII.  ula1 Houston Chronicle Mon 23 Nov 2009
Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran

BRASILIA, Brazil - Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he... (photo: UN)
Brazil   Inacio   Iran   Photos   Politics
A catterpillar backhoe at work during a road construction in Matina, Davao City, Philippines as seen in this March 10, 2009 file photo. The New York Times Mon 23 Nov 2009
Asia Could Benefit From Cooperating on Infrastructure
Perhaps by living on another planet, you might have missed the popular conclusion that Asia must increase consumption and let its exchange rates climb to help put the... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Asia   Economy   Infrastructure   Investments   Photos
Felled Trees  -  Logging Debris  -  Trees Houston Chronicle Mon 23 Nov 2009
Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests

PARK FALLS, Wis. - Forests are a treasure trove of limbs and bark that can be made into alternative fuels and some worry the increasing trend of using that logging debris... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Biomass   Ecosystem   Forest   Fuel   Photos
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, waves to the media, as he arrives for a press conference, after registering as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, at the Elections Headquarters, in the Interior Ministry, In Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 8, 2009. Denver Post Mon 23 Nov 2009
Iran prez seeks new legitimacy in visit to Brazil
Click photo to enlargeDemonstrators carrying Israeli and Brazilian flags protest the upcoming visit of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as they march along Ipanema... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad   Brazil   Diplomacy   Nuclear   Photos


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