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Green algae, blue water add to fears over health of Southeast Asia's Mekong
BUNGKHLA, Thailand/BANGKOK (Reuters) - When the normally murky brown Mekong River turned a brilliant blue late last year, villagers in northeastern Thailand were surprised.
Green algae, blue water add to fears over health of South-East Asia's Mekong
BUNGKHLA/BANGKOK:When the normally murky brown Mekong River turned a brilliant blue late last year, villagers in northeastern Thailand were surprised.Then, this week, unusually large patches of green algae appeared, clogging up nets and making it almost impossible to fish.
Australian alpine resorts bring snow guns to firefight
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's alpine resorts have dusted off winter snowmaking machines to blast ice-cold water onto dry ski slopes as huge bushfires threaten to engulf the Snowy Mountains region.
Australia urges quarter of a million to flee as winds fan huge bushfires
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as authorities said the next few hours could be "very, very challenging" even as rain poured down in some parts.
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan deadlocked over giant Nile dam, look to Washington talks
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan remained deadlocked after two days of talks in their disputes over a giant hydropower dam on the Nile though Cairo said it hoped the issues would be resolved by Jan. 15 in line with a deadline agreed with Washington.
'Suffering no more' - tough choices as Australia bushfires devastate wildlife
COBARGO, Australia (Reuters) - After observing a kangaroo limping in a creek bed with paws burnt by bushfires, wildlife volunteer Janine Green takes the decision that she never wants to make.
Alpine skiing - Course worker frustrates run of Olympian
(Reuters) - Veteran Argentine skier Cristian Javier Simari Birkner has never had a top-25 finish on the World Cup alpine skiing circuit, and his drought continued in unfortunate circumstances through no fault of his own on Wednesday.
Australia calls for another mass evacuation as monster bushfires return
MERIMBULA, Australia/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities urged another mass evacuation across the heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bushfires threatening several towns and communities.
No increase in price of mandarin oranges but fruits are smaller
JOHOR BARU: Consumers can buy mandarin oranges at similar prices as last year but the fruits are smaller and not in abundance this year.
Australia weather bureau sees no sign of cooler weather or rain to quell bushfires
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's weather agency sees no sign of cooler weather or significant rainfall in the next few months, an unwelcome forecast for authorities who have warned that only a large downpour will halt bushfires sweeping across the country.