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Written by  Funmi Ojuroye -Lagos Monday, 22 July 2013 02:12 FOUR people, including a 13-year-old bread hawker, were, early Sunday, killed as a two-storey building, still under construction, collapsed in Surulere area of Lagos State It was gathered that construction works on the building, situated at 29, Ishaga Road, Surulere, continued despite warnings from the Lagos State Building Control Agency. Three others were rescued with two of them taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit, while the other victim, said to be critically injured, was taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where he was expected to undergo surgical operation. Nigerian Tribune gathered that most of the victims were construction workers. The deceased 13-year-old girl had reportedly stopped for the early morning rain, when she was caught up in the incident. The workers involved in the incident, it was gathered, had wanted to stay in the site till work resumes today, ...

  Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 02:45PM  Washington: Loss of woodlands in Africa may impact the climate, as forests store carbon in their stems and branches, which helps to reduce the amount of harmful carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere, a study has suggested. A pioneering study of African savannas by the University of Edinburgh has revealed deforestation in south-central Africa, driven by rising populations in the aftermath of war, and increasing demand for trees for agriculture and fuel, threatens the ecosystem and the livelihood of populations. According to scientists, the situation could be eased by using sustainable fuel instead of charcoal, and ending the practice of burning forests to support agriculture and livestock. The study identified a north-south divide - while most forests and woodlands in the south are losing tree cover, many north of the equator are gaining trees. The worst affected areas are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola,...

At least 8 towns suffered severe damage in the western region of the Asian country. Thousands of homes were destroyed, with tremors felt over a span of hundreds of miles. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONDAY, JULY 22, 2013, 2:40 PM STR/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Rescuers work in the ruins of a damaged house in Hetuo township in Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu province. Rescuers rushed to find victims buried by twin shallow earthquakes in northwest China Monday after the double tremors killed 75 people and injured more than 400, officials say. BEIJING — A strong earthquake that shook an arid, hilly farming area in northwest China sparked landslides and destroyed or damaged thousands of brick-and-mud homes Monday, killing at least 75 people and injuring more than 400, the government said. The quake near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province toppled brick walls and telephone lines, shattered mud-and-tile-roofed houses and sent cascades of dirt and rock down hillsides that blocked roads...