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Winter storm hits eastern US, snarls holiday travelA powerful winter storm that has claimed at least five lives pounded the US Midwest and Northeast and snarled post-Christmas travel on Wednesday after rare tornadoes pummeled the Gulf Coast. Heavy snow and high winds prompted Nati More… |
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FedEx quarterly profit down 12pc on US stormFedEx Corporation reported an 11.9 per cent drop in quarterly profit, hurt by higher costs and lower shipment volumes in the wake of Superstorm Sandy as well as its customers' shift to lower-cost shipping methods. The number t More… |
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Fiji braces for cyclone, flights cancelledThe Pacific island nation of Fiji was bracing for its biggest cyclone in 20 years on Monday after the same storm hit nearby Samoa late last week, destroying houses and killing four people around the capital, Apia. Tourist resorts More… |
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Cargo ship sinks off Istanbul; 12 crew missingTurkish rescuers were searching for eleven Ukrainian and one Russian crew members on Tuesday after their cargo ship sank in a storm off Istanbul's Black Sea coast, the coastal safety authority said. The Volgo Balt 199, which w More… |
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Cargo ship sinks off Istanbul; 12 crew missingTurkish rescuers were searching for eleven Ukrainian and one Russian crew members on Tuesday after their cargo ship sank in a storm off Istanbul's Black Sea coast, the coastal safety authority said. The Volgo Balt 199, which w More… |
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Philippines evacuates thousands over typhoonPhilippine President Benigno Aquino told people on Monday to take storm warnings seriously as authorities evacuated thousands of residents of coastal and mountain regions hours before the biggest typhoon this year was due to hit. More… |
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Wintry storm hits US NortheastAn unseasonably early-winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the US Northeast, plunging many residents of the most populous region of the country back into darkness just as they were recovering from Superstorm S More… |
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Power, fuel ease US storm woes, many still waitingWhile power returned to much of Manhattan and fuel supplies were headed for the disaster zone, residents of some of the hardest-hit areas faced a long wait for electricity and help after superstorm Sandy's devastating strike on the US Northe More… |
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US Northeast crawls back to business after SandyThe US Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 50 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flood More… |
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Millions in US struggle after massive stormThe northeastern US battled epic flood waters and lengthy power outages on Tuesday after the massive storm Sandy pummeled the coast with a record storm surge, high winds and heavy rains that killed at least 45 people and caused More… |
