 Latin America and the Caribbean face a greater risk of more natural disasters because of environmental degradation and climate change, campaigners warn. A report by a coalition of environment and aid groups said the region's weather was becoming less predictable and often more extreme. Evidence showed many areas were more vulnerable because depleted ecosystems were struggling to adapt, they argued. The groups said efforts to end poverty were being undermined as a result. The report, Up in Smoke? Latin America and the Caribbean, presented evidence it said showed that the livelihoods of millions of people in the region were at risk, including: ...
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 Dollar Drops as Report Likely to Show Consumer Confidence Fell |
The dollar declined on speculation a report today will show U.S. consumer confidence fell to the lowest this year, making it less likely the Federal Reserve will resume raising interest rates. The currency is heading for a monthly loss against the euro as traders bet the European Central Bank will raise its benchmark rate in October, while the Fed remains on hold for the rest of the year. The Fed this month broke a two-year cycle of lifting rates, saying higher oil prices and a sagging housing market will restrain spending and limit inflation. ``All things at the moment point toward a weaker U.S. dollar,'' said Nigel Russell, director of foreign exchange institutional sales at SG Australia Ltd. in Sydney. ``Consumer confidence will definitely be lower.'' ...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a6IRNV2KyaYA&refer=worldwide_news
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| 2 American Soldier Killed in Iraq American Soldier Killed in Anbar, Another Dies in Humvee Accident |
Two U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, one in fighting in the restive Anbar province and the second from injuries sustained in a Humvee accident, the U.S. military said Tuesday. A soldier assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7 died Sunday after being wounded in fighting in Anbar, the U.S. command said in a statement. Anbar province is a Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold that has seen some of the worst fighting since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The military earlier reported that eight other soldiers also died Sunday in and around Baghdad, making it one of the deadliest days for the military in recent months...
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| Police find 11 bodies near Baghdad school |
Iraqi police found 11 bodies near a school in southwestern Baghdad's al-Turah neighborhood on Tuesday morning, Iraq's Interior Ministry said. The men were blindfolded, had their hands tied behind their backs and showed signs of torture. According to the ministry, Iraqi police were working to identify the bodies. Meanwhile, a U.S. soldier was killed Monday in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, a military statement said. According to the military, the soldier was assigned to the Army's Regimental Combat Team 7 and "died from wounds sustained due to enemy action." Since the start of the war, there have been 2,623 U.S. military fatalities in Iraq. Seven American civilian contractors of the military also have died in the conflict. Iraq's Defense Ministry sent reinforcements to the southern city of Diwaniya after weekend clashes between government troops and followers of a radical Shiite cleric left more than 60 dead, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said....
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/29/iraq.main/index.html?section=cnn_world
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| Rumsfeld: U.S. able to take new fight despite Iraq |
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned potential adversaries on Monday that the United States remained capable of responding to military threats at home and abroad, despite its troop commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We are capable of dealing with other problems were they to occur," he told troops at an airfield in the Nevada desert."It would be unfortunate if other countries thought that because we have 136,000 troops in Iraq today, that we're not capable of defending our country or doing anything that we might need to do," he said in response to a question about military options for dealing with Iran.More than three years into the Iraq war, the military is showing signs of stress. The Army and Marine Corps, in particular, must spend tens of billions of dollars to replace and repair equipment. Army officials have said the combat readiness of many units and their ability to take on new missions have suffered....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060828/pl_nm/arms_usa_rumsfeld_dc
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| At least 100 die as militia force Iraqi troops out of town |
At least 100 people were killed across Iraq yesterday in a day of intense gun battles and suicide bombings, contradicting US military claims that the security situation in the war-torn nation was improving. A total of 34 bodies, including seven civilians and 25 Iraqi government soldiers, were brought into the central hospital in the town of Diwaniyah, 80 miles south of Baghdad, after fighting between government forces and gunmen of the Mehdi Army, a Shia militia loyal to the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Fifty militiamen were also killed in the gunfight, according to the Iraqi defence ministry.In a separate development, a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into the Interior Ministry in Baghdad during the midmorning rush hour, killing 16 people, including 13 policemen, and wounding up to 62....
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1222376.ece
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