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Vietnam bars boats from Halong Bay ahead of typhoon
Source: Reuters HANOI, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Vietnam barred tourist and fishing boats from its famed Halong Bay and ordered an evacuation of areas at risk of flash floods on Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that battered southern China. Rescue teams and equipment were...
Black and White. A truer form of expressing your surrounding world
I have always had a passion for photography. Even more when photographic images are recorded in black and white. Photographs in this format capture your imagination a lot more... Buried Treasure Found at Oslo Construction Site
Goes to show we are always building upon the past. Here is the basic rundown used on several sites. "In Hollywood films, shipwrecks are generally found by good-looking renegade treasure-hunters with a soft spot, but highway tunnel construction workers were the heroes of the... Breaking the Gaza Blockade
Update: The "Free Gaza and Liberty" human rights boats are leaving Gaza. They are carrying several Palestinians. It is unclear what action Israel will take. " GAZA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two ... A Sri Lanka Rice Cargo Ship Sinks Near Chittagong Harbor – 16 Crew Men Resc...
"A Sri Lankan cargo vessel carrying 3609 tons of rice was sunk off Banglades’s Chiitagong harbor after colliding with a Panamanian empty tanker , the harbor authorities said. Radio Controller of Chittagong Port Authoritiy,Wahidur Rahman said, “After receiving an SOS from...US plans aid to Georgia as Russia rolls into city
"Georgia - Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape.In Washington, President Bush said the... Manatees in Lake Pontchartrain!
"Manatee area . . . proceed with caution.""by Kia Hall Hayes, The Times-PicayuneThursday July 17, 2008, 9:37 PM Confirming reports of manatees in and around Lake Pontchartrain, local scientists are spreading the word... Discontinued sports from past Olympics
As the Beijing Olympics draws closer and the competition becomes fierce for the athletes competiting for the gold, let's take a look back at past Olympic events that are no longer competitive sports, but must have... Algae outbreaks threaten Olympic sailing in China
As many as 20,000 people are busy cleaning up the enormous amount of algae blocking Olympic waterways in China. State media says 100,000 tons have already been removed, and ships from two other cities have been commissioned to remove the rest by mid-July.On the positive side,... Venezuela is preparing itself against US invasion
That is an interesting article about Venezuela published by BBC yesterday. Full article can be reached trough the link bellow. "The US flatly denies any interest in military confrontation, but the Venezuelan... Discover Halong Bay in a different way
We were joining in an interesting journey to one the new natural wonders. In this 3 day 2 night trip, we were gonna visit Surprise Cave, swim at Ti Top beach, visit fishing villages but the most interesting part... 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 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... Iowa Flooding Breaches Levee
UPDATE: 6:45PM ESTConditions are worsening in Iowa due to intense flooding." Conditions in weather-beaten Iowa took a turn for the worse Thursday as state crews prepared to shut down almost 30 miles of Interstate 80... Tamil Tigers kills 10 Sri Lankan navy
In a major offensive rebel Tamil Tigers have killed more than 10 Sri Lankan navy personnel. Tiger's mouthpiece Voice of Tigers radio announced today that rebels occupied the navy facility for more than two...
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