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Death Toll In London Tower Block Fire Raised To Six

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:56:00 GMT

LONDON (AFP)--Three adults and three children have died in a major fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said Friday. "There were six fatalities - three ...

UPDATE: 6.0 Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Mexico: USGS

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:38:00 GMT

(Updates with details.) LA PAZ (AFP)--An earthquake measuring 6.0 in magnitude shook northwestern Mexico early Friday but caused no damage. The U.S. Geological Surve...

New Earthquake Hits G8 Summit Venue In Italy

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:00 GMT

ROME (AFP)--Another earthquake shook the Italian town of L'Aquila Friday, days before a summit of the Group of Eight leading nations is to open there, civil defense authorities said. <...

6.0 Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Mexico: USGS

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:54:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AFP)--An earthquake in northern Mexico measuring 6.0 in magnitude was detected early Friday in the Gulf of California, the US Geological Survey reported. (END) Dow Jo...

Eleven Die As Rainstorms Lash China - State Media

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:33:00 GMT

BEIJING (AFP)--Eleven people were killed in parts of eastern and southwestern China in some of the heaviest rain so far this year, state media reported Thursday. Nine people died...

Moderate Quake Hits Off Indonesia - USGS

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:00:00 GMT

JAKARTA (AFP)--A moderate earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Thursday local time in the Molucca Sea, seismologists said. The USGS said a 5.8-magnitude quake struc...

CORRECT (6/30): UPDATE: US GAS: Futures End Lower

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:38:00 GMT

(The item "UPDATE: US Gas: Futures End Lower On Mild Weather Robust Supply," published June 30 at 3:20 p.m. EDT, incorrectly stated the spot price at the Henry Hub. The correct version follow...

Magnitude 6.7 Quake Reported Near Crete

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:23:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AFP)--An earthquake measuring 6.7 in magnitude was detected Wednesday in the Mediterannean near the Greek island of Crete, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The US...

UPDATE: Australia Bureau: El Nino Weather Pattern Now Likely

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:33:00 GMT

(Adds details of indicators from the meteorology bureau, comments on the crop impact by a government commodity forecaster) By Ray Brindal Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

UPDATE:US GAS: Futures End Lower On Mild Weather, Robust Supply

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:20:00 GMT

(Updates with settlement and spot prices) By Jason Womack Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--Natural gas ended lower Tuesday, moving in sympa...

US GAS: Futures End Lower On Milder Weather, Robust Supply

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:46:00 GMT

By Jason Womack Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--Natural gas ended lower Tuesday, moving in sympathy with crude oil, amid a milder weather outlook and r...

US GAS: Futures Fall Amid Mild Weather Outlook, Robust Supplies

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:00 GMT

By Jason Womack Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--Natural-gas futures moved lower Tuesday as forecasts for milder weather and robust supplies of the fuel...

Another Moderate Quake Hits China's Sichuan - Xinhua

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:53:00 GMT

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Another moderate earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday afternoon, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the national...

Moderate Quake Hits China's Sichuan - USGS

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

BEIJING (AFP)--A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southwest China's Sichuan province Tuesday, shaking one of the areas hardest hit by last year's massive earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey...

UPDATE:Yemenia Flight IY626 Had 142 Passengers, 11 Crew Aboard

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT

(Adds detail from official Yemen news agency.) DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Yemen state carrier Yemenia Tuesday said the airliner that crashed earlier in the morning off the Comoros ...

Melbourne Experiences Record Dry In 2009 First Half - Bureau

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:20:00 GMT

CANBERRA (Dow Jones)--Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, has recorded its driest calendar first half since record keeping began in 1855, with just 126.2 millimeters of rainfall recor...

No Threat Of Frost Forecast In Brazil Coffee Towns This Week

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:49:00 GMT

SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Brazil's main coffee-producing regions will be frost-free in the coming days, according to local weather service Somar on Monday. In Guaxupe, in southern M...

US GAS: Futures Fall Amid Mild Weather Outlook

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:45:00 GMT

By Jason Womack Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--Natural-gas futures moved lower Monday amid a mild weather outlook that was expected to cut into demand...

Monsoon Likely To Cover All Ctrl India In 3-4 Days -Official

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:17:00 GMT

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Annual monsoon rains are likely to cover all of central India, the country's major oilseed growing region, in the next three to four days, a senior official with the Meteo...

Monsoon Likely To Advance To Rest Of Central India By July 4

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:31:00 GMT

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Annual monsoon rains are likely to advance to the rest of central India and parts of the northwest by July 4, the India Meteorological Department said Monday.