Sundance film puts human face on climate change PARK CITY, Utah (AFP) - The devastating impact of global warming on communities worldwide is the subject of a powerful Sundance documentary aiming to put a human face on climate change. Faulty gene condemns millions in India to heart disease: study PARIS (AFP) - Tens of millions of people from the Indian subcontinent are destined to suffer heart disease due to a single genetic mutation, according to a study released Sunday. Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008 BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday.
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