For landslip-threatened communities, resettlement seems the only viable option. By Christine Aghalaryan Voghjaberd is a village without much of a future. Sitting on an area subject to frequent land slippage, and at risk from rocks tumbling down from higher ground, the houses here seem destined to collapse sooner or later. It is just […]
As Elections Approach, Search for Scapegoats Fixed on Putin’s Allies
As Russia prepares for parliamentary elections in December followed by presidential polls next March, in which President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are both considering running, political pundits are beginning their seasonal mudslinging. An April 2011 news piece in The Los Angeles Times reported that former two-time president Vladimir Putin has already […]
Floods and Mudslides in Peru affect Thousands in Cusco and other Andean Regions
Climate change is causing another tragedy in the world. In Cusco and other regions of southern Peru, including Apurimac, Puno, Huancavelica and Ayacucho. Heavy rain has caused floods and mudslides in this impoverished regions, which are also the main tourism attractions of Peru, affecting thousands of people. Extensive areas in Cusco are now covered with […]
FLOODS IN EASTERN PHILIPPINES CAUSES LANDSLIDES
TACLOBAN CITY – The incessant rain experienced by Eastern Visayas has resulted to a minor landslide in a town in Southern Leyte, stranded Luzon-bound passengers and caused flooding in different towns of Northern and Eastern Samar provinces. Due to the non-stop rain brought about by a low pressure area, a minor landslide in Brgy. Pancho […]
Families Search For Survivors After Hurricane Felix Mishap In Nicaragua
Desperate families searched through the early morning hours thursday for scores of missing Nicaraguans on the Caibbean coast where Hurricane Felix blew away villages, flooded rivers and killed at least 18 people. About 150 Miskito Indians who were adrift on the ocean clinging to buoys, canoesand slabs of wood were rescued by authorities, said […]
8 Ways Smartphones Have Made Our Everyday Lives Easier
Our smartphones have pretty much become inseparable from our hands in the past decade or so. We’ve come a long way from the flip phones of the past that were pretty much just used for texting and calling. Now, our smartphones are becoming more and more advanced every single day. We can do things from […]
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