Amazon Destruction Rises Sharply
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The rate of Amazon deforestation rose sharply during the last five months of 2007 as land was cleared for soy and cattle, prompting a top-level emergency meeting Thursday by government officials
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The price of gold soars to a new record, driven by concerns about inflation and strong oil prices.
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BANGKOK - With the staggering numbers of dead and injured from the tsunami that struck South and Southeast Asia last weekend continuing to rise, the tragedy is quickly turning into one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.
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Wild pigs are destroying farmland and forest. Controlling them is becoming serious business.
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Donations by Britons to the victims of the Asian catastrophe leapt above Â£32 million today in what charities called an &quot;unprecedented&quot; response.
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Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O  on Monday said it set a one-day selling record this year as it  logged its busiest holiday shopping season in its 10-year  history, news that sent shares up nearly 9 percent.
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Heavy traffic during a Thanksgiving Day sale disrupted Amazon.com's Web site for about 15 minutes, the company said.
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Drought, housing expansion, and oversupply of tinder make for bigger, hotter fires.
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By Anonymous  A rising tide of sewage is threatening the health and wealth of far too many of the world's seas and oceans, says a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Amazon.com Inc.  Chairman and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos sold a total of 450,000 shares in the online retailer this week, for a total of &#36;18.2 million, according to regulatory filings.
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An economist has found that after an electronic system is put in place, tolls start rising sharply.
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The price of crude oil reaches new record levels amid concerns about possible unrest in Venezuela and the threat of sabotage in Iraq.
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No thanks to Harry Potter No surprise here: Amazon is selling more stuff than ever. Today, the world's most famous online retailer announced second quarter profits of $78m, a 257 per cent leap from the same quarter last year, and net revenues of $2.88bn, a 35 per cent increase.â¦
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Climate change is making forest fires around the world bigger and more intense, increasing the threat to people and the environment and costing countries millions in damage and firefighting expenses, the United Nations said Thursday.
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The sudden boost trillions of cicadas dying en masse give to North American forests is apparent from a new study published in Science magazine.
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A massive clear-up is taking place after flooding damage estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds.
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The death toll from the Indian Ocean disaster rose dramatically to 125,000 after Indonesia said almost 80,000 had died in that country alone.