Archive for the ‘International’ Category
Dumfries construction firm R&D sheds 200 jobs in scotland, uk.
construction More than 200 workers at a Dumfries-based construction firm have been made redundant after the company went into administration. Staff at R&D Construction were told of the job losses at meetings on Friday. Administrators Ernst & Young were called in this week after... [Read More]
New York set to be big loser as sea levels rise
1_meter_sea_level_rise New York is a major loser and Reykjavik a winner from new forecasts of sea level rise in different regions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in 2007 that sea levels would rise at least 28cm (1ft) by the year 2100. But this is a global average; and now... [Read More]
Japan quake to boost 2011 global chip sales
japan-earthquake Tragedy, as is often said, births many opportunities. Global semiconductor sales are likely to grow by 7 percent to $325 billion this year, as last month’s earthquake in Japan boosted prices of computer memory chips, research firm IHS iSuppli said on Wednesday. IHS iSuppli... [Read More]
Libya,Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa ‘defects to UK’
Moussa Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa is in Britain and “no longer willing” to work for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, the UK Foreign Office says. He flew in from Tunisia on a non-commercial flight and was questioned for several hours by British officials. “He... [Read More]
Tsunami of japan The Most Devastating Natural Calamity
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Highly radioactive water leaks from Japanese nuclear plant
radio active water TOKYO/FUKUSHIMA: Highly radioactive water has leaked from a reactor building at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator of the crippled facility said on Monday, fuelling fears that the liquid may be seeping into the environment. The embattled operator, Tokyo Electric... [Read More]
Adolf Hitler Unpublished Photos,The History Place The Rise of Adolf Hitler,Hitler ‘diaries’ to go on show
Hitler actually believed the things he said about Jews for example. He had no brief against them in his growing up years. But later, he became fanatical in his own life Adolf Hitler Unpublished Photos Adolf Hitler Unpublished Photos Adolf Hitler Unpublished Photos Adolf Hitler Unpublished Photos Adolf... [Read More]
5 Most Expensive Mobiles in The World : Weekend Special
5 Most Expensive Mobiles in The World. Technology is creeping high and high with the sky as limit with jaw dropping rate over past decade. Mobile Phones were playing a great role in our day to day life and over 50% of our works get done because of these Mobile Phones. Few People use the Mobile phones... [Read More]
Jerusalem Hosts First Marathon, Days After Bombing
Jerusalem-Marathon The first-ever Jerusalem Marathon will go ahead as planned on Friday morning despite the terror attack that killed one woman and wounded 39 people on Wednesday afternoon when a bag exploded next to a bus stop across the street from the Jerusalem International Convention Center (Binyanei... [Read More]
Myanmar Earthquake 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Myanmar,More than 50 dead in quake
Myanmar Earthquake Myanmar, located near the border of China and Thailand, was struck by a 6.8 magnitude quake on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 08:25:12 PM – Local Time at Epicenter. It was a shallow quake, which can be very destructive. The Geological Survey said the quake was 6 miles (10 km) deep,... [Read More]
Earth Hour Contest TERMS AND CONDITIONSTHESE TERMS & CONDITIONS
Earth-hour 1. The Contest period is as follows: 8:30 PM March 26, 2011 to March 28, 2011 (Midnight) and is applicable to all registered Resident Welfare Associations (RWA). 2. To participate, the Readers will have to send their entries (pictures and write-up) on how, they as an RWA, celebrated... [Read More]
Large fuel fire breaks out at Miami International Airport
miami-airport Miami-Dade firefighters were battling a major fire at Miami International Airport late Wednesday night. Drivers could see smoke billowing from the airport as they drove on nearby State Road 836 shortly after 11 p.m. An airport spokeswoman said the fire was near a fuel storage area. Late... [Read More]
Colonel Qaddafi made a brief but defiant appearance on Libyan television Tuesday night, appearing at what reporters were told was his Tripoli residence to denounce the bombing raids and pledge victory.
qaddafi Colonel Qaddafi made a brief but defiant appearance on Libyan television Tuesday night, appearing at what reporters were told was his Tripoli residence to denounce the bombing raids and pledge victory. “I am here. I am here. I am here,” he shouted from a balcony to supporters waving green... [Read More]
Japan disaster, A wake-up call for other nations
Japan disaster Many corporates have disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place. So do many nations. However the Japan disasters will stress-test the global economy’s disaster recovery mechanisms. Japan disaster India experiences quakes, floods and tsunamis, quite apart from possessing... [Read More]
Allies Target Qaddafi’s Ground Forces as Libyan Rebels Regroup
libyan-rebels-lose-oil-port-but-vow-to-regroup TRIPOLI, Libya — American and European militaries intensified their barrage of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces by air and sea on Sunday, as the mission moved beyond taking away his ability to use Libyan airspace, to obliterating his hold on the ground... [Read More]
Libya’s eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi is bracing for the worst after rumours,Benghazi braces for attack
Benghazi Libya’s eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi is bracing for the worst after rumours that Muammar Gaddafi’s troops were within striking distance of the Mediterranean city. Hundreds of men, some riding in utilities mounted with machine guns, flooded out of the city in response to a... [Read More]
Japanese engineers scrambled to fix a power cable to two reactors at a tsunami-crippled nuclear power station on Friday
fukushima Exhausted Japanese engineers scrambled to fix a power cable to two reactors at a tsunami-crippled nuclear power station on Friday as they fought to prevent a deadly radiation release in the world’s worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster. If their tactics fail, the last resort... [Read More]
Japan nuclear crisis,little progress in cooling fuel
reactor area Japanese engineers battled on Friday to cool spent fuel rods and restore electric power to pumps at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station plant as new challenges seemed to accumulate by the hour, with steam billowing from one reactor and damage at another apparently making... [Read More]
US Troops Ready to Enter Japan’s Nuclear Danger Zone
us-troops The commander of U.S. military forces in the Pacific says he is sending his troops into the danger zone near the Japan’s crippled nuclear power plants as needed, and if necessary he will send more to help prevent a meltdown of the reactors’ fuel and the release of large amounts... [Read More]
Japan may be wondering today Inside a week, the country has witnessed a deadly quake, an even deadlier tsunami that swept away towns after towns and then a volcanic eruption,heavy snow has blanketed the country’s devastated northeast.
Japan Japan may be wondering today as to what more could possibly hit them? Inside a week, the country has witnessed a deadly quake, an even deadlier tsunami that swept away towns after towns and then a volcanic eruption.To add to the woes of millions of homeless Japanese, especially in Sendai city,... [Read More]
U.S. Calls Radiation Extremely High, Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening
radiation WASHINGTON The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal on Wednesday of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than the Japanese government had offered. He said American officials believed that the damage to at least one crippled reactor... [Read More]
Japan’s nuclear nightmare worsened on Wednesday with radiation levels surging at a quake-crippled reactor at Fukushima plant
japan Japan’s nuclear nightmare worsened on Wednesday with radiation levels surging at a quake-crippled reactor at Fukushima plant, forcing authorities to briefly pull out emergency workers even as another fire erupted slowing desperate efforts to avert a meltdown.With the crisis appearing to... [Read More]
Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuke plant from melting down after a surge in radiation made it dangerous for workers.
Nuclear FUKUSHIMA: Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down on Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility. Chief cabinet secretary Yukio Edano said work on dousing reactors with water was disrupted by the need... [Read More]
Japan panics as nuclear plant belches high levels of radiation
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Explode Acid Rain japan quake sendai Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly tsunami. In a nationally... [Read More]