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OIL SPILL on the RIVER! 100 miles Shut Down! Limited opening! Crude oil prior...
Huge losses for the port of New Orleans and all workers, water shortages for crops and drinking, and it stinks!UPDATES: Coast Guard is allowing limited traffic on river. Let's through crude oil deliveries! (Take that... Fifth of Burmese aid cash lost to exchange rate trick
The situation in Burma after getting hit by Cyclone Nargis is back in the headlines. This time, it has much to do with money issues. " International aid agencies helping the victims of the devastating cyclone in Burma are losing as much as a fifth of the money that they...Coming soon to a plane near you... Ad space!
"Coming soon to the airline boarding pass clutched in your hot little hand: advertisements.Printing advertisements on the boarding pass is part of airlines’ continuing frantic search for new sources of revenue to offset higher fuel prices. Here’s betting it will be less...Police puzzled by $170,000 Vancouver butter theft
I wonder what the criminals are going to do with the butter. I personally think the truck was stolen not knowing what was inside. Maybe they thought it was a truck load of the new iPhone, but I am sure they're going...Countryside waving in Mekong Delta
Thank to typical features, waterways in the Mekong Delta are attractive for not only international travelers but also locals."The second day is really exotic with a chance to join Phong Dien or Cai Rang Floating...38 dead after ferry sinks in Burmese delta
About 38 people are dead after a ferry sank in a river in Burma yesterday afternoon.It sank in Burma's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta."The motorized ship sank in the Yway river in Burma, also known as Myanmar, Tuesday after water entered its stern section, the New Light of...Thin line between mayhem and safety
"The Mississippi River rushes through a break in Indian Grave Drainage District levee north of Quincy, Ill., and south of Meyer, Ill., on June 18.""Well before record floods overwhelmed at least two dozen levees in... Vancouver, Say farewell to the Green Zone
On the face of it this just seems like a very, very dumb idea. Don't these people read the papers (or even trade mags for Christ's sake)? Even Hellman's has figured out that food security is one of the fastest growing concerns people have. I thought BC was... Burma blocks emergency telecoms
Continuing its crackdown on foreign aid agencies Burmese government has expelled aid workers serving the emergency telecom services. "Two teams of foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms in...Oil climbs 1%, Saudi pledge fails to halt rally
Even the world's biggest oil producer cannot stop the surge in oil prices--it is becoming clearer that speculation is the strongest force out there. " Oil rose nearly 1.0 percent Monday, as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran stoked supply... Nigeria: Another heavy attack by Militants on oil pipelines
Nigerian militants blew up a key oil supply pipeline operated by Chevron, in the latest attack targeting the country's multi-billion-dollar oil industry, company and military sources said Saturday.The US oil giant... Svårt att släppa taget...
"Trots att Hillary Clinton besegrats i demokraternas primärval lämnar hon inte valrörelsen. Nu ska hon delta i Barack Obamas kampanj, med ett första gemensamt framträdande planerat till nästa fredag, den 27 juni. "Der är fint i rampljuset...UN issues urgent plea for more funding to Burma
The United Nations issued an urgent plea today to stress to the international community that more funding is still needed. The UN says it will be forced to ground helicopters that have been ferrying aid unless more...Nigerian Militants Strike Shell Oil Rig
Nigeria has a tragic history of conflict between Shell oil and local interest groups. Today, militants attacked one of Shell's offshore oil rigs."Royal Dutch Shell was forced to shut down production of its Bonga...Nigerian Oilfield Closed After Attack
An attack by gunmen in the Niger Delta has shut down production at Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oil platform."The raid took place overnight on the Bonga oil platform about 120km (75 miles) off the coast of the Niger Delta, the company said. It is the first attack on the...
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