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Storm brings tornadoes, snow to South; two dead

YoopyaDecember 26, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 26, 201205

(Reuters) – A major winter storm system swept through the southern United States on Tuesday, spawning tornadoes in several states and killing two people in...

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Philippines buries dead, typhoon toll hits 418

YoopyaDecember 7, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 7, 201202

(Reuters) – Residents in the southern Philippines buried their dead on Friday even as rescue workers continued scouring remote areas for survivors of Typhoon Bopha,...

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Philippines finds elderly survivor after typhoon kills 332

YoopyaDecember 6, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 6, 201202

(Reuters) – Rescue workers found a 77-year-old man alive on Thursday who had survived on coconuts for two days after a powerful typhoon ravaged the...

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A week after Sandy, New York area slowly coming back to life

YoopyaNovember 5, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 5, 201207

(Reuters) – A week after superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on New York City and the surrounding area, schools reopened on Monday and millions of commuters...

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Housing crisis looms as cold hits storm victims

YoopyaNovember 4, 2012November 4, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 4, 2012November 4, 201203

(Reuters) – Victims of superstorm Sandy on the U.S. East Coast struggled against the cold early on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages even...

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Power, fuel ease storm woes, but many still waiting

YoopyaNovember 3, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 3, 201204

(Reuters) – While power returned to much of Manhattan and fuel supplies were headed for the disaster zone, residents of some of the hardest-hit areas...

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China launches trade probes on EU solar products

YoopyaNovember 1, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 1, 201203

(Reuters) – China said on Thursday that it would launch anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imported European Union solar-grade polysilicon, in the latest instance of tit-for-tat trade...

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Storm Sandy causes severe flooding in eastern US

YoopyaOctober 30, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 30, 201205

“Super-storm” Sandy has swept into the eastern US coast with hurricane-force winds, bringing severe flooding, cutting power and claiming 13 lives. Sandy caused a record...

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Hurricane Sandy: US states begin storm shutdown

YoopyaOctober 29, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2012010

Barack Obama has warned Americans to take Hurricane Sandy seriously as authorities started shutting down the eastern seaboard ahead of its arrival. Several states have...

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Hurricane Sandy: New York City transit suspended

YoopyaOctober 28, 2012December 24, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 28, 2012December 24, 202307

New York City’s public transport system is to be suspended ahead of the arrival on Monday of Hurricane Sandy. Governor Andrew Cuomo said the subway, bus...