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Water crisis, over-population present stark choices for Kiribati | | June 13 - Rising sea levels and a booming population are presenting the Pacific island nation of Kiribati with stark choices that could determine its survival. Migration from smaller islands and a lack of fresh water have some experts predicting dire consequences for the country and its people if action is not taken. Rob Muir reports. |
Medium chance of cyclone North of Puerto Rico NHC | | (Reuters) - Remnants of tropical storm Dorian, located a couple of hundred miles north of Puerto Rico, have a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. |
Five-time champion Griffith dies | | Former world-class boxer Emile Griffith, who won five titles during the 1960s, died Tuesday just east of New York City, the International Boxing Hall of Fame announced. |
Weedkillers tied to depression in farmers | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Farmers who used weedkillers were more than twice as likely to be treated for depression than farmers who didn't use the chemicals in a new study from France. |
India tribal community set to block Vedanta bauxite project | | BHUBANESWAR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vedanta Resources Plc's plans to mine bauxite to feed its alumina refinery in the eastern Indian state of Odisha have suffered a blow after a majority of local residents voted against mining around the hills they consider sacred. |
Motherlode Blog So Much More Than Peter Rabbit | | Ill take the rougher of the Beatrix Potter books over Peter Rabbit, the ones in which her humor is as delightful to adult readers as it is to children, books about muss and mud and dinner. |
Pope says no to women priests | | July 29 - Pope Francis, in some of the most compassionate words from any pontiff on gays, said they should neither be judged nor marginalized and should be integrated into society, but he also said that the Church teachings are that homosexual acts are a sin. He added that the Church will not consider the ordination of women. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). |
Tracing Germs Through the Aisles | | Overuse of antibiotics has caused growing resistance to drugs, and many scientists say their heavy use on farm animals is a major culprit. |
Victor Froome 'overwhelmed' | | 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome talks to CNN about his win and facing questions about banned substances. |
Nadal's road to redemption | | Rafael Nadal walked on to the clay court at the 2013 VTR Open in Chile not sure if this would be the beginning of a comeback or the end of a career. Rolando Santos was there for CNN with his camera to record what happened. |
'HIMYM' team previews final season | | Last season's finale of "How I Met Your Mother" finally answered the lingering question of who exactly is the mother of the TV series' title. |
U.S. Korea vets honor fallen comrades | | For many U.S. veterans it's a trip they thought they'd never take; returning to South Korea, the land where so many of their brothers-in-arms lost their lives. |
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