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(CNN) -- Climate skeptics are indicative of societies in decay.

So said Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives.

Speaking at CNN's Earth's Frontiers debate in Seoul, Nasheed said he was looking for a greater urgency from countries and business across the world in dealing with the problems caused by climate change.

Rather than a slow decay, Nasheed's own nation is faced with a rapid extinction caused by a rise in sea-levels, according to many climate scientists.

Joined at the debate by filmmaker and environmentalist James Cameron, Puma's CEO Jochen Zeitz, and Changhua Wu of The Climate Group, Nasheed noted what was at stake when talking about future energy sources.

"I think it's going to be very difficult for the Maldives to survive if business goes as usual," he said. "I think it's time especially for big emitter countries to find alternatives and move forward. If not, it's not just going to be the Maldives, it's going to be all of us."

Instead of revisiting the divisions that flared between countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in December, Nasheed struck a more inclusive tone on how countries can work together to create a carbon-neutral future.

"I don't think this is an issue of developed and developing countries. Given the opportunities, (developing countries) would have done the same.

"But of course industrialized countries have more capabilities and more means, and there are people who are in trouble. If they want to lend a hand, that's the decent thing to do."

Zeitz took a stand for businesses taking the initiative in promoting renewable energy by saying that business cannot wait for government action.
1. Who is president of the Maldives?
2. What is threatening his country?
3. Where was he speaking?
4. where was it held?
5. Was the filmmaker Ron Howard there?
6. what kind of future was proposed?
7. What happened in December?
8. Who thinks the corporate world should should not wait for government to take action?
9. He is CEO for what company?
10. Is he against climate control?

Numbered answers:
1. Mohamed Nasheed.
2. Rise in sea-levels.
3. CNN's Earth's Frontiers debate.
4. Seoul
5. unknown
6. A carbon-neutral future.
7. The Copenhagen climate summit.
8. Zeitz.
9. Puma.
10. Yes.

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Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- An emotional Oscar Pistorius apologized Monday to the family of Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he killed on Valentine's Day last year, saying he woke up thinking of them and praying for them every day.

"I would like to take this opportunity to apologize -- to Mr. and Mrs. Steenkamp, to Reeva's family -- to those who are here today who knew her," Pistorius said as he took the stand for the first time at his murder trial.

"I can't imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that I have caused you and your family. ... I can promise you that when she went to bed that night, she felt loved," he said, his voice breaking as if he was fighting back tears.

It was the first time he has spoken in public about Steenkamp's death, which he says was an accident. He pleaded not guilty to murder when the high-profile trial opened last month.

Steenkamp's mother, June, sat stony-faced in court as South Africa's onetime Olympic golden boy choked out his statement.

Judge Thokozile Masipa also betrayed no emotion as Pistorius spoke but did once ask him to talk louder, saying she could hardly hear him.

Monday was the first day of the defense phase of the trial, following three weeks of prosecution in March.

Pistorius, who says he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder in his house in the dark, testified that he has been suffering nightmares since the killing and wakes up smelling blood.
1. Where is this happening?
2. What is happening?
3. what was her name?
4. when did it happen?
5. what phase is it in?
6. Did he speak?
7. What did he say?
8. What did he say happen?
9. how long was the first phase of the trial?
10. Why was it high profile?
11. from what country?
12. Who was presiding over the case?

Numbered answers:
1. Pretoria, South Africa
2. Oscar Pistorius murdered his girlfriend
3. Reeva Steenkamp
4. Valentine's Day last year
5. defense phase of the trial
6. yes
7. I can't imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness that I have caused you and your family. ... I can promise you that when she went to bed that night, she felt loved,"
8. he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder in his house in the dark
9. a month
10. he is an olympian
11. South Africa
12. Judge Thokozile Masipa

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(CNN) -- Eric "The Actor" Lynch, who became a celebrity among celebrities by calling in to Howard Stern's radio show, died Saturday, his manager said.

Lynch, 39, stood just 3 feet tall, but his reach was long thanks to the entertaining chemistry he developed with Stern over a decade of phone calls.

"Despite our sometimes testy on-air relationship the entire staff absolutely loved Eric the Actor," a message on Stern's website said Monday. "When he visited the show in person everyone lined up to take pictures with him. And not just us -- celebrities all over the world loved Eric."

His manager, Johnny Fratto, confirmed Lynch's death in a Twitter posting Sunday: "I am so sorry and so sad to inform everyone that my friend Eric "The Actor" Lynch passed away yesterday afternoon!!!"

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, who had Lynch on his show in 2008, tweeted that he was "my all-time favorite Howard Stern caller and I will miss him terribly."

Comedian Wanda Sykes was also a Lynch fan. She tweeted: "Sad to hear about the passing of #EricTheActor. He was one of my favorite callers. #ByeForNow"

Bravo TV host Andy Cohen initially tweeted that he was praying that word of Lynch's death was not true, but then: "seems like it's true ... So RIP Eric the Actor. One of the great Stern callers ever. He was incredibly entertaining for many years. :-("

Comedian Artie Lange, who is well-known for his work on Stern's radio show, tweeted that Lynch "truly didn't care what u thought of him. Which in some ways made him happier than us all."
1. How old was Eric Lynch when he died?
2. Name three entertainers mentioned in the story
3. Was Lynch tall by most standards?
4. Who is Johnny Fratto?
5. How did he confirm Lynch's death?
6. Was Lynch's relationship always sunny with Howard Stern?
7. What was Lynch's nickname?
8. On which day of the week did he die?
9. What network was Andy Cohen on?
10. In which year did Jimmy Kimmel have Lynch on?
11. When Lynch visited the Stern show in person what did people line up for?
12. Did Lynch care what you thought of him?
13. Was he sadder than the rest of us because of that?
14. What did he do for the Howard Stern show?
15. Which female comedian was a fan of his?
Numbered answers:
1. 39
2. Artie Lange, Howard Stern, Jimmy Kimmel
3. No
4. His manager
5. in a Twitter posting
6. no
7. The Actor
8. Saturday
9. Bravo
10. 2008
11. to take pictures with him
12. truly didn't care what u thought of him
13. no
14. calling in
15. Wanda Sykes