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India has asked state and private sector utilities to ensure delivery of 19 million tons of coal from overseas by end-June, according to a power ministry letter, reflecting an urgency to secure supplies in a pricey market amid increasing…
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Scientists from the University of Maine, USA, have monitored the thinning of Mount Everest's ice layer by two meters per year. And the statement of the university’s media office indicates that it became clear to researchers that the ice of…
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As the first blind person in Asia, and the third in the world, 46-year-old Chinese Zhang Hong, the highest peak in the world from the Nepalese side, climbed Mount Everest in the Himalayas. In a statement to Reuters, Zhang Hong said: "No…
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A second volcano erupted Saturday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking an exodus. “Today the Murara volcano near an uninhabited area of Virunga…
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