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College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami Tue, May 21, 2013By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch (5.6 metres) Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, More »
- World must face up to climate-driven disasters: UN Tue, May 21, 2013
The world needs to wake up to the risk of a spike in natural disasters linked to climate change and strive to find ways to cut the human and economic cost, the More »
- Don't pin US tornado on climate change: UN panel head Tue, May 21, 2013
Pinning the deadly tornado in the US state of Oklahoma on climate change is wrongheaded, even though the world is set to see a rise in high-profile weather More »
- UN says natural disasters cost $2.5 tn since 2000 Wed, May 15, 2013
A destroyed home on the beach at Bell Harbor, New York City, on April 29, six months after Hurricane Sandy struck. The cost of natural disasters has hit $2.5 tn so More »
- Prince Harry tours hurricane-hit New Jersey Wed, May 15, 2013
Prince Harry inspected hurricane-damaged areas of the New Jersey shore at the tail end of a US tour that has done much to bury his royal PR disaster last year in More »
- Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans spoils parade tradition Tue, May 14, 2013
By Mark Guarino NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A Mother's Day shooting in New Orleans marred a century-old tradition: The second line, a community parade designed to More »
- Harry Visits Towns Hit By Hurricane Sandy Tue, May 14, 2013
Prince Harry has visited towns and communities in New Jersey that were hit by Superstorm Sandy. More »
- US: Harry To Visit Areas Hit By Superstorm Sandy Tue, May 14, 2013
Prince Harry is to see areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy on the final leg of his US tour. More »
- Mother's Day Shooting: CCTV Shows Suspect Mon, May 13, 2013
New Orleans police have vowed to swiftly track down the gunmen who wounded 19 people at a Mother's Day parade. More »
- Even Clinton couldn't get Led Zep to Sandy show Mon, May 6, 2013
Rock music royalty including the Rolling Stones joined last year's charity show for victims of superstorm Sandy -- but even Bill Clinton couldn't convince Led More »
- Like a red, red rose: NASA probe sees "inside" huge storm on Saturn Tue, Apr 30, 2013
NASA's Cassini probe has captured a startling image of a huge storm on Saturn - looking like a red rose. The storm was last imaged under sunlight by the Voyager More »
- Factbox - What the NY fuel supply chain has done since Sandy Tue, Apr 30, 2013
(Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Oct 29 as a post-tropical cyclone near Atlantic City, New Jersey. More than 130 people were killed in the United States More »
- Analysis - Six months after Sandy, NY fuel supply chain still vulnerable Tue, Apr 30, 2013
By Sabina Zawadzki and Anna Louie Sussman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six months after Hurricane Sandy ripped into the U.S. East Coast and triggered one of the worst More »
- George W Bush Presidential Library Opens Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Former US President George W Bush's presidential library has opened amid fanfare, non-partisan praise and a few jokes about the former president's More »
- Sony World Photography Awards 2013: Judging criteria and insights Thu, Apr 25, 2013
The jury for the Sony World Photography Awards 2013 had to sift through 54,000 entries in the professional competition alone in their quest to uncover this year’s More »
- Bush urges brother Jeb to run for White House Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Former US president George W. Bush urged his younger brother Jeb to aim for the White House in a 2016 campaign that could enshrine his family as America's ultimate More »
- Analysis - Truth and consequences: a dilemma for Twitter and its users Wed, Apr 24, 2013
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Does Twitter have a credibility problem? For many, a single fake tweet from the Associated Press account that briefly roiled More »
- Boston bombings: Warning over explosion tragedy hoax images Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Like numerous disasters before, hoaxes and conspiracies have popped up in the chaotic first days after the tragedy, days when people want to offer help and support More »
- Superstorm Sandy Jolted Whole Of America Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Superstorm Sandy did not just rattle the East Coast, it also jiggled the ground across the country ever so slightly, US scientists have revealed. More »
- In New Jersey, spared by Sandy but paying the price in taxes Thu, Apr 11, 2013
By Hilary Russ BARNEGAT, New Jersey (Reuters) - Philip Checchia's home in Barnegat, New Jersey, escaped undamaged from Hurricane Sandy in October, but the More »
- Haiti's minister of finance resigns blaming "lack of solidarity" Wed, Apr 10, 2013
By Amelie Baron PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - Haiti's Minister of Economy and Finances Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie resigned abruptly on Wednesday, accusing her More »
- Musicals strike upbeat theatre note in weak U.S., UK economies Wed, Apr 10, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - A slate of new musicals has given the two major international theatre districts, New York's Broadway and London's West End, More »
- Pension funds dig for yield in disaster insurance Mon, Apr 8, 2013
By Sarah Mortimer LONDON (Reuters) - Pension funds are turning to specialist bonds that bet on the likelihood of a natural disaster, in a search for yield and More »
- Hawaiians are laid back about North Korean threats Fri, Mar 29, 2013
By Suzanne Roig HONOLULU (Reuters) - When Japanese warplanes strafed the USS Honolulu in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Navy sailor Ray Emory fired back with More »
- Prince Harry to visit US in May Mon, Mar 25, 2013
Prince Harry is to return to America for the first time since he sparked outrage by being photographed naked during a break in Las Vegas. More »
- Prince Harry to tour United States in May Mon, Mar 25, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry will tour the United States for six days in May, his office said on Monday, his first visit since he was pictured naked while More »
- Williams launches tirade at Suede Wed, Mar 20, 2013
Robbie Williams has launched a tirade against Britpop stars Suede as he took aim at the group's frontman Brett Anderson. More »
- Statue Of Liberty To Reopen After Sandy Tue, Mar 19, 2013
The Statue of Liberty, which has been closed since Superstorm Sandy damaged the island where it stands, will reopen to the public by Independence Day, officials More »
- Venezuelans flood streets for another Chavez coffin parade Sat, Mar 16, 2013
By Andrew Cawthorne and Girish Gupta CARACAS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans were on the streets again on Friday at a funeral parade for Hugo More »
- Budweiser Rejects 'Watered Down' Claim In Ads Mon, Mar 4, 2013
The maker of Budweiser beer has paid for adverts in a string of American newspapers to deny claims it is watering down its beers. More »
- Budweiser bites back over 'watered down beer' claims with advert Mon, Mar 4, 2013
The maker of Budweiser is using splashy newspaper adverts to poke fun at legal action claiming its beer is watered down. More »
- Anheuser-Busch defends itself with newspaper ads Sun, Mar 3, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Budweiser-maker Anheuser-Busch InBev defended itself against allegations it is watering down its alcoholic drinks by taking out full-page More »
- NME Awards: Rolling Stones And Florence Win Thu, Feb 28, 2013
The Rolling Stones and Florence Welch have emerged the big winners at the NME Awards, taking home two gongs each. More »
- Rolling Stones hope to play Glastonbury festival, Ronnie Wood says Thu, Feb 28, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones picked up two prizes at the NME Music Awards in London on Wednesday, and guitarist Ronnie Wood said the band hoped to play at More »
- BP accepts role in spill at trial, aims to spread blame Wed, Feb 27, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - After hearing claims that BP Plc put profits above safety in the first day of court testimony over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, a More »
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