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A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

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BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
| For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… 'The spill is slathering four ... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)

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The Australian
House-price growth across the nation hits a wall
| HOUSE-PRICE growth has come to a halt, with capital-city residential prices flatlining in the June quarter. | Melbourne, which had been the country's hottest housing market, finally stalled with pri... (photo: Creative Commons / Royalbroil)

LA Daily News
Hitachi returns to profit as demand in Asia fuels turnaround
| Associated PressPosted: 07/30/2010 08:41:47 AM PDTUpdated: 07/30/2010 08:41:48 AM PDT | TOKYO — Hitachi, a maker of everything from home appliances to nuclear reactors, returned to p... (photo: creative commons)

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ntonio Tajani, Vice President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, at the SME Finance Forum - How to exit the recession and achieve smart growth

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Recession was deeper than gov't previously thought
| WASHINGTON - The recession was deeper than the government previously thought. | The Commerce Department, in revisions issued Friday, estimates the economy shrank 2.6 percent last year - the steepest... (photo: European Community / Benot Bourgeois)

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Philippines swimming in rice amid high imports
| MANILA, Philippines - The world's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, is now "swimming" in the staple grain because of massive imports by the previous government th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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Citigroup paying $75M to settle civil charges
| WASHINGTON - Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as t... (photo: Creative Commons / LoopZilla)
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The Fleischbrcke (German for "Meat bridge") or Pegnitzbrcke ("Pegnitz Bridge") is a late Renaissance bridge in Nrnberg, Germany. The bridge crosses the river Pegnitz in the center of the old town, linking the districts St. Sebald and St. Lorenz along the axis of the main market. The single-arch bridge was built between 1596 and 1598 and replaced an earlier mixed construction of stone and wood which had been repeatedly destroyed by flood.

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Rivers burst, floods kill at least 28 in Pakistan
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains in Pakistan this week, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 28 people in the no... (photo: Creative Commons / Jailbird)
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Low water level at Ipo Dam river located in Bulacan City , Philippines , August 11, 2009.

Malaya
Another firm joins Laiban bid
BY JOHN POQUIZ | Another company has expressed interest in matching the separate proposals of San Miguel Corp. and of the two metropolitan water concessionaires to undert... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Night shot of August 2009 California wildfires

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Calif. wildfires burn 30-plus homes, threaten 150
| TEHACHAPI, Calif. - Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of Califo... (photo: Creative Commons / EyeKarma)
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