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Libya: Islamist militias called to face general
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
19 May 2014

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's parliament chief ordered Islamist-led militias to deploy in the capital Tripoli on Monday, trying to impose control after forces loyal to a renegade general stormed the legislature's building, in a move that raises the potential for a showdown between rival militias. The revolt by Gen. Khalifa Hifter threatens to...

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In this image made from video provided by the Libyan national army via AP Television, vehicles with heavy artillery of the Tripoli joint security forces move closer to the parliament building after troops of Gen. Khalifa Hifter targeted Islamist lawmakers and officials at the parliament in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, May 18, 2014.
photo: AP / Libyan national army

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Libya Army Orders Islamist-led Militias To Capital
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Militant Group Vows to Fight Libyan General
updated 17 May 2014; published 17 May 2014
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24 Killed as Libyan Forces Battle Militias in East
updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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Smoke appears above Libyan parliament after gunmen attack
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Renegade LIBYAN General Says PARLIAMENT Suspended | BREAKING NEWS - 19 MAY 2014
updated 17 May 2014; published 17 May 2014
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1,200 Canada Aboriginal Women Killed, Missing Police
The human cost of Syria’s conflict
Full Article Independent online (SA)
19 May 2014

Beirut - At least 162 000 people have been killed in Syria's three-year-old conflict, a monitoring group said on Monday, and thousands more are missing after being captured by President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels trying to overthrow him. The pro-opposition, British-based Syrian...

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This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Revolution Against Assad's Regime which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows dead bodies on a street in Aleppo, Syria Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.
photo: AP / Aleppo Revolution Against Assad Regime

updated 30 Nov 2013; published 30 Nov 2013
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Syria: Conflict- Laila Alodaat & Human Rights
updated 13 Jun 2013; published 13 Jun 2013
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Atleast 93,000 people killed in Syria conflict - UN Human Rights
updated 26 Jun 2013; published 26 Jun 2013
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Syrian Conflict Death Toll: Independent human rights watchdog says over are 100,000 dead
updated 11 Sep 2013; published 11 Sep 2013
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Human value in the face of Syria's conflict: Invisible Children activist documents Syria's refugees
updated 23 Jan 2014; published 23 Jan 2014
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Dynamics of Syrian Conflict: Human Rights Violations
updated 17 Mar 2014; published 17 Mar 2014
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Endless War? As Syria Conflict Enters 4th Year, Deadly Stalemate Favors Assad Regime
Putin orders Russian troops back to bases after drills near Ukraine
Full Article Swissinfo
19 May 2014

Ukraine crisis Reuters Image Caption: Russia's President Putin meets Tyumen Region Governor Yakushev at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi (reuters tickers) May 19, 2014 - 10:25 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered military forces to return to their permanent bases after drills in three regions bordering...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets the crowd during a visit to Sevastapol celebrating Victory Day and the 70th anniversary of Sevastopol’s liberation, 9 May, 2014.
photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Putin orders Russian troops near Ukraine to return to bases
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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URGENT WW3 UPDATE: PUTIN Orders COMBAT READINESS DRILLS For Russian Troops
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Troops Back to Bases after Drills Near Ukraine
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Ukraine Crisis: Putin orders troops back from border
updated 04 Mar 2014; published 04 Mar 2014
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Raw:Ukraine Russian Troops Fire Warning Shots
updated 04 Mar 2014; published 04 Mar 2014
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Putin orders Russian troops on Ukrainian border back to bases
Afghanistan: Time for new blood
Full Article Al Jazeera
19 May 2014

The Afghan elections were hailed as a major victory for a country gripped by war and terror for over 35 years. Almost seven million voters - 36 percent of them women - came out to say a resounding "no" to the terror of the Taliban, and a clear "yes" to the ballot box. Yet the inconclusive results raise the danger of the return of several...

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File - Voters and electoral officers at at a polling station in Kabul, 4 April, 2014. Millions of Afghan women and men cast their ballots in Presidential and Provincial Council elections on 5 April, in an important step forward in their country’s first democratic transition of power.
photo: UN / Fardin Waezi

updated 21 Apr 2014; published 21 Apr 2014
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Abdullah Takes Lead In Afghan Elections
updated 13 Apr 2014; published 13 Apr 2014
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Abdullah leads Ghani in first partial results of Afghan vote
updated 13 Apr 2014; published 13 Apr 2014
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Afghan election frontrunner vows reconciliation with Karzai
updated 18 Aug 2009; published 18 Aug 2009
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Afghanistan Prepares for Presidential Vote
updated 06 Apr 2014; published 06 Apr 2014
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3 Afghan Poll Workers Killed By Road Bomb
updated 23 Aug 2009; published 23 Aug 2009
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Former Afghan general on situation in Afghanistan - RT 2309
Epic flooding in Balkans raises fears about land mines surfacing
Full Article CNN
19 May 2014

May 19, 2014 -- Updated 0626 GMT (1426 HKT) Residents place sandbags on a road near Orasje, Bosnia, to protect the city from flooding on Sunday, May 18. Heavy rainfall in Serbia and neighboring Bosnia has resulted in the worst flooding the countries have seen since records began 120 years ago, meteorologists say. An aerial photo shows the flooding...

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Volunteers use a rubber boat to evacuate residents from a flooded area in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 18, 2014.
photo: AP / Darko Vojinovic

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Deadly Balkan Flooding Raises Land Mine Fears
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Balkan floods pose threat of unearthed landmines
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Worst floods since records began in Serbia Bosnia BBC
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Bosnia and Serbia hit by record flooding
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Bosnia And Serbia Floods Bodies Pulled From Rivers
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Bosnia and Serbia floods Bodies pulled from rivers
N.Korea in Rare Apology After Apartment Collapse
Full Article Chosunilbo
19 May 2014

A 23-story apartment building in Pyongyang collapsed on May 13 killing or injuring hundreds of people. Although the building was incomplete, 92 apartments were already occupied and the death toll is likely to be high. The official [North] Korean Central News Agency on Sunday said the fatal collapse in the Pyongchon district of the capital happened...

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In this Saturday, May 17, 2014 photo, North Korean officials stand among the families of victims of an accident at an apartment construction site in Pyongyang, North Korea
photo: AP / Kim Kwang Hyon

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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North Korea reports on 'unimaginable' building collapse
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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North Korea reports 'serious accident' after Pyongyang building collapses
updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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North Korea Releases Rare Statement On Building Collapse
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Kim sends officials to apologize for collapse of apartment building in North Korea
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Hundreds Of People Possibly Dead In North Korea Building Collapse
Ratko Mladic war crime defence due to begin
Full Article BBC News
19 May 2014

The defence in the trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity is due to begin on Monday. The 72-year-old is one of the most high-profile suspects to appear before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Mr Mladic denies 11 charges dating to the 1992-95...

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In this May 16, 2012 file photo former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, center rear, a UN security guard, rear right, and members of his defense, front, are seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands.
photo: AP / Toussaint Kluiters

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Ratko Mladic war crime defence begins
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Mladic defence opens at UN war crimes tribunal
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Ratko Mladic's Defence Case Starts In The Hague
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Ratko Mladic war crime defence begins
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Mladic Defense Case Starts At International Criminal Court
updated 21 Jan 2010; published 21 Jan 2010
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Ratko Mladić Dismisses Greater Serbia in 1992
South Korea to disband coast guard in wake of ferry disaster
Full Article The Washington Times
19 May 2014

10 PhotosTop 10 U.S. fighter jets Facebook Follow @washtimes Should the NBA be allowed to force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers? View results SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president Park Geun-hye said Monday she will push to disband the coast guard in the wake of last month’s ferry disaster that left more than 300 people...

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People watch a live television program showing South Korean President Park Geun-hye's speech to the nation regarding the sunken ferry Sewol at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 19, 2014.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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South Korean President's Tears For Sewol Victims
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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South Korea's Park Formally Apologises for Ferry Disaster
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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South Korean president vows to disband coast guard
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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BREAKING NEWS South Korea's Park, sorry over ferry disaster, to break up coast guard
updated 22 Apr 2014; published 22 Apr 2014
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SOUTH KOREA FERRY DISASTER COAST GUARD NEWSER
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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BREAKING NEWS:South Korean president dismantles coast guard after ferry disaster
Libya fighting causes turmoil as government claims control
Full Article BBC News
19 May 2014

The Libyan government has insisted that it remains in control of the country despite a series of heavy attacks and clashes over the weekend. The parliament building in the capital Tripoli was overrun by a militia group, and two people were killed. Later a militia spokesman demanded that the assembly hand over power to...

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In this image made from video provided by the Libyan national army via AP Television, Tripoli joint security forces on vehicles with heavy artillery stand guard on the entrance road to the parliament area after troops of Gen. Khalifa Hifter targeted Islamist lawmakers and officials at the parliament in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, May 18, 2014. Forces loyal to a rogue Libyan general attacked the country's parliament Sunday, expanding his eastern offensive against Islamists into the heart of the country's capital.
photo: AP / Libyan national army

updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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The Libyan government claims it is in control of the country
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Libya fighting causes turmoil as government claims control
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Libyan Government Claims Control Of Benghazi
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Libya Fighting causes Turmoil as Government Claims Control BBC News
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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Libya amidst attack, government claims control
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Libya Chaos: Gaddafi loses control over most of country
18 People Arrested in Turkey Mine Disaster, Including Mining Company Execs
Full Article Mashable
18 May 2014

Police have arrested 18 people, including mining company executives, following the deadly accident that killed 301 miners in western Turkey, according to local media. The Dogan News Agency reported that Ramazan Dogru, general manager of the mine owned by Soma Holding, and its operations manager Akin Celik, were among those detained Sunday,...

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Police officers secure the area at the entrance of sub-governor office of coal miners' town of Soma, Turkey
photo: AP / Emre Tazegul

updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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Turkish police detain 18 people over Soma deaths - reports
updated 16 May 2014; published 16 May 2014
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Turkish Mining Company Denies Negligence
updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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Turkey mine disaster '18 arrested' over Soma deaths - LIVE
updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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WATCH LIVE - Turkey 'arrests 18 over mine deaths'
updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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16 People Arrested In Turkey Over Soma Mine Disaster
updated 18 May 2014; published 18 May 2014
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Turkey mine disaster: 18 arrested over Soma deaths

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Pentagon zombie apocalypse: Terrorists? Bah! Pentagon puts the focus on zombies
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The Examiner
Washington (CNN) -- Never fear the night of the living dead, the Pentagon has got you covered. From responses to natural disasters to a catastrophic attack on the homeland, the...
How The World Reacted To The Man Selected To Run The Largest Democracy
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Business Insider
Narendra Modi On Friday, Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was elected the prime minister of India, the largest democracy in the world — 550 million votes were...
In Turkey's Mine Disaster, Erdogan Turns Tragedy Into Farce
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Forbes
The tragedy of the coal mine disaster in the town of Soma is rapidly morphing into rancorous farce. There’s a kind of poisonous absurdity in Turkish public life these...

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French Rogue Trader Kerviel Behind Bars
Jerome Kerviel, center, followed by his lawyer Olivier Metzner, arrives at the Paris courthouse, Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010. The Paris court will hand down a verdict in the case of the former French trader accused of masterminding one of history's biggest trading frauds and costing one of France's largest banks billions in losses. Kerviel, the 33-year-old former index futures trader at Societe Generale SA, risks five years in prison and a euro 375,000 ($513,000) fine on charges related to the claim that he covered up bets worth nearly euro 50 billion, or more than the bank was worth, between late 2007 and early 2008.
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Orange News
19 May 2014, 13:04 French Rogue Trader Kerviel Behind Bars Tweet A French rogue trader convicted for his role in the near collapse of Societe Generale bank has been detained after spending two months on a protest walk. Jerome Kerviel journeyed from...
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South Korea's President Will Disband Its Coast Guard
South Korea's president-elected Park Geun-Hye waves as she arrives to give her victory speech on a stage in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
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National Public Radio
Apologizing for a rescue operation that saved only a fraction of the passengers on a ferry that sank last month, South Korea's president said she plans to dismantle the country's Coast Guard and reform its emergency and safety systems. President Park...
photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon
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Quickly Rising Antarctica Suggests 'Runny' Earth
The Wormald Ice Piedmont covers large parts of the Wright Peninsula on eastern Adelaide Island, Antarctica, and terminates in high ice cliffs on Laubeuf Fjord.
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Yahoo Daily News
Antarctica is rising unusually quickly, revealing that hot rock in the Earth's mantle hundreds of miles below the icy continent is flowing much faster than expected, researchers say. Antarctic ice is more than 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) thick on...
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Death toll unknown in North Korean building collapse
In this Saturday, May 17, 2014 photo, families of victims of an accident at an apartment construction site in Pyongyang,
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The Columbus Dispatch
SEOUL, South Korea — A 23-story apartment building that might have housed more than 90 families collapsed last week in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, a South Korean government official said yesterday, after the North reported a “serious”...
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Activists: Death toll in Syria's war tops 160,000
Free Syrian Army fighter carry the body of their comrade away from the front line during clashes against Syrian Army in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
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Times Union
BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll in Syria's three-year conflict has exceeded 160,000, an activist group said Monday, a harrowing figure that reflects the country's relentless bloodletting that appears no closer to a resolution. The Britain-based Syrian...
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Russia Urges Kiev to Halt Punitive Operations, Pull Back Troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a Security Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 28, 2014
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MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – Kiev must immediately stop its punitive operation in southeastern Ukraine and work to settle the conflict in the country peacefully, the...
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Esa's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double
Antarctica - Adelie penguins on an iceberg near Cape Crozier, Ross Island.
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Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean - twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed. The new assessment comes from Europe's Cryosat satellite, which has a radar instrument specifically designed to...
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