World News Archive07-Jan-2006
National and world business news briefs. DAKAR, Senegal ? War-ravaged Congo is suffering the world's deadliest humanitarian crisis, with 38,000 people dying each month mostly from easily treatable diseases, a study published Friday in Britain's leading medical journal said. Without question, 2005 was a busy year for news, both in Southern Oregon and the world outside. SYDNEY, Australia ? A leading Australian scientist believes the world has just 20 years to turn the tide on global warming and that leaders at a summit in Sydney next week must take concrete steps to tackle the problem. "World News Tonight" introduced its new anchor team Tuesday night, as Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff made their first appearances on the network's flagship newscast. Vargas held court from the news studio in New York; Woodruff was in Iran. Elizabeth Vargas writes: Tonight, Bob Woodruff & I begin our new role as co-anchors of World News Tonight. It is a momentous, and humbling, occasion for us. We know that... BEIJING ? A farmer angry over a court ruling set off a bomb in a Chinese courthouse, killing five people, a news report said Saturday.
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