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John Wilson named new Fonterra chairman
Fonterra, the world’s biggest exporter of dairy products, has named long-serving director John Wilson as its next chairman, replacing Henry…
Typhoon slams Hong Kong – 129 people injured so far
Hong Kong is cleaning up Tuesday after a severe typhoon struck the city with gale-force winds and rain, shuttering much…
Fury after 37 killed in Beijing floods
What has been described as the “heaviest rain in six decades” left at least 37 people dead and raised criticism…
VIDEO- Scary video of crumbling glacier
As we told you earlier this week, a big chunk of ice broke off from a Greenland glacier this week….
Photo + Story – What is this Martian mystery?
What created this unusual hole in Mars? The hole was discovered by chance on images of the dusty slopes of…
Massive ice island breaks off Greenland glacier
An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off this week from a Greenland glacier, a University of…
Torrential rain kills at least 28 in Japan, more heavy rain coming
Extraordinarily heavy rains have left hundreds of people cut off and at least 28 dead on the southern Japanese island…
US drought at historic levels
While most of New Zealand has been deluged with rain the last few days, Americans are dealing with exactly the…
9 dead in France avalanche from “cursed” mountain
A summer climbing expedition in the French Alps turned to tragedy early Thursday when a six-foot wall of snow came…
Extreme weather: Get ready to see more of it, scientists say
A map of significant climate events for the United States in June looks almost apocalyptic: hellish heat, ferocious fires and…
