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Steve LeVine of Foreign Policy discusses what the finger-pointing actually means for the future.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:13:00 +0200nprennpr-3378943bcea29c4e1963cc8e0db7075fhttp://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund has released US$ 13.5 million in response to the hunger situation in Kenya, the UN office said in Nairobi Wednesday. AgricultureWed, 27 Jul 2011 18:46:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-6cf65794cecc3cacc35a040de6e8d3ba-1.28995502549729 36.8683511072277http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlNew York, US (PANA) - Th UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Monday said emergency AgricultureMon, 25 Jul 2011 21:16:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-d03b2b2a63a9bec7d8284f97eb82505540.6222 -73.9878http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=214653Loquacious, rambunctious and sheer ambitious, these words beyond their literal effect of rhyming, in my opinion best describes the man in charge of ensuring that we have a model city (if at all that is necessary) as the whole concept is based on what others have elsewhere.Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:38:00 +0200ghanawebenghanaweb-eb91c8a116bccf77c7ee4a465c4f046dhttp://www.npr.org/2011/07/22/138618976/massive-heat-wave-could-cause-corn-prices-to-pop?ft=1&f=1001Experts say the heat, which has scorched millions of acres of farmland, could lead to higher prices at the supermarket. It could also cause a jump in prices for meat and dairy fed by corn stock.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:15:00 +0200nprennpr-26c390e098a752b228978cf2b292afd1http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/20/53452622.htmlTen people were killed in floods caused by torrential rains in northeastern Brazil. The precipitation began in the region last Friday and continued throughout the weekend. Record rainfall caused a sharp rise in river water levels, followed by flooding of residential areas. Landslides were reported in 26 cities, and a state of emergency declared.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-02fd9064d3325af505db6a386d7dc72c-5.83333 -37.45http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/20/53486971.htmlLast year saw a record number of natural disasters, among them the volcanic eruption in Iceland, the hurricanes in America, the snow storms in Europe, the earthquakes in Indonesia and Haiti, the severe floods in Pakistan, and the abnormal heat wave in central Russia.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:49:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-097beb216ddced20f8638424d38f678718.54299 -72.34310233.718151 73.060547-6.18287 106.82964.99060768658 -18.59399153954355.7388 37.6665http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/07/20/53481967.htmlThe year 2010 is remembered, first of all, for a record number of all kinds of weather cataclysms. However, it looks like 2011 will break the last year’s record.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:48:00 +0200ruvr-englishenruvr-english-a4ce844a0f056cb9b682f6e2ad39989d28.5687 77.2168http://en.rian.ru/world/20110720/165290876.htmlTen people were killed and more than13,000 left homeless in floods in two northeastern Brazilian states, the local civil defense service said. Pouring rains began last Friday and continued over the weekend, causing floods and landslides in 26 cities in the states of Pernambuco and Paraiba. Electricity supply disruptions were also reported.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:22:00 +0200rian-enenrian-en-b313a82c69b51c2abe8bb097a2060846-7.12320290477804 -36.8315480902261-8.32175002085875 -38.0037322788443http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Saturday that it had given out loans totalling 133.65 billion naira (about US$ 891 million) from the 200 billion naira (US$ 1.3 billion) Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) earmarked for farmers across the country, according....Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:42:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-c56d08417e2dca59fc4e98ff28d344f56.43919 3.42348http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-AGC-index.htmlPraia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The Government of Cape Verde has concluded agreements with American businessmen in the fisheries sector that would make it possible, in the short term, to export fresh and frozen fish to the United States. AgricultureFri, 15 Jul 2011 01:49:00 +0200panapressenpanapress-5fb05169db7e86d55bfd7e379e98a11938.9051 -77.016214.9233 -23.5212http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/180446/20110714/updates-rio-s-second-quarter-will-boost-earnings.htmRio Tinto is on the way to a higher first half profit after it shook off the bad weather-induced first quarter production weakness to report a ringer of a second quarter.Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:38:00 +0200ibtimes-cnenibtimes-cn-f2789d00d39726dc75d96fc54be21f54http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10738739&ref=rssIt never rains, it pours. Or it burns. It began with the China floods in May last year, coinciding, in June, withFri, 15 Jul 2011 20:19:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-cfa9b22d1903d3496c0cfe92d5bb418c35.2086 110.727http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10738572&ref=rssHuman-influenced global warming has played a role in the severe weather events in New Zealand and abroad over the past year, says a visiting climate expert.Weather-related disasters in the past year range from a heatwave in Russia...Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:02:00 +0200nzheraldennzherald-cab925ed0899c4fa53b0a0cbad4a952d-41.3348 174.80755.7388 37.6665