Dec
08

Kenyan elephant numbers plummet by 1000 in four years

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IT'S a case of up then down for Kenya's second largest population of elephants. After a promising growth spurt, the elephants are now dying faster than they are being born. The decline is being blamed on illegal poaching, driven by Asia's demand for ivory. ...
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China's November industrial output up 10.1% on-year

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BEIJING - Production at China's factories, workshops and mines rose 10.1 percent in November compared with the same month last year, data showed Sunday, a further sign of strength in the world's second largest economy.The result, reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, was better than October's gain of 9.6 percent.The economy grew 7.4 percent in the three months through the end...
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Chavez says his cancer is back, talks of a successor

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From Patrick Oppmann, CNNupdated 12:56 AM EST, Sun December 9, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Parliament will convene special session over Chavez's trip to Cuba, an official says"An operation like this, an illness like this, always carries risk," says Hugo ChavezHe says his vice president should succeed him if his health worsensChavez, who won reelection this year, will return to Cuba for the operationHavana...
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Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery

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CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Saturday night that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba. Chavez, who won re-election on Oct. 7, also said for the first time that if his health were to worsen, his successor would be Vice President Nicolas Maduro. "We should guarantee the advance of the Bolivarian Revolution," Chavez said on television,...
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Gay Marriage: Will Justices Follow Popular Opinion?

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The Supreme Court's announcement that it would hear two cases challenging laws prohibiting same-sex marriage has reinvigorated one of the most hotly contentious social debates in American history, a debate that has been fueled by a dramatic change in attitudes.With some states taking significant steps towards legalizing gay marriage, the hearings come at a critical moment.This...
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