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Asia markets fall on Syria concerns
2013-08-28 04:21:31| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Asian stocks fall, extending a global market sell-off sparked by growing fears of a military strike against Syria.
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Tourism threatening white sand beaches, coral reefs in Asia
2013-08-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asahi Shimbun: The white sand beaches make Boracay island one of the world's favorite tourist destinations. However, over-development and a lack of social infrastructure are threatening to swallow up this valuable tourist asset. The problem is clearly evident every day as tourists, who were at one point relaxing on deck chairs set out on the beach, have to hike up their shorts and dresses as tides come rolling in right up to where their hotels are located. Dionisio Salme, the owner of a hotel on Boracay,...
World Petroleum Use Sets Record High, Asia Remains Largest Consumer
2013-08-26 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The world`s consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions. A previous article examined regional trends in petroleum consumption between 1980 and 2010; today`s article extends that analysis through 2012. Note: Oceania is grouped with Asia; it accounts for 1% of world consumption....
CBM Asia Closes First Tranche Of Placement
2013-08-26 09:00:00| OGI
A second retail tranche is currently being placed to be completed by the first or second week of September.
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Most of Manila left underwater as record storms sweep parts of Asia
2013-08-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A state of disaster was declared in parts of the northern Philippines earlier this week as a monsoon and typhoon brought incessant rain in the region for three days, triggering mass evacuations and affecting more than 1 million people. Although Typhoon Trami has left the nation and made landfall in southern China yesterday, causing fresh flooding in the region, residents continue to wade in thick mud and water that is chest-deep in some areas. The weather-related deaths, which have risen to 21,...
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