Typhoon Mirinae Aka Typhoon Santi the Philippine AOR (Area of Responsibilty) name is forecast to hit Luzon Island threatening Central, Northern, and National Capitol Region areas on Luzon. Island The forecast is grim for the evening of the 29th to the 30th and perhaps up to the 31st of October in many parts of Luzon Island. […]
Philippine Storm damage lingers 41 towns flooded still Loan defaults feared by retailers
In the Northern Philippines 38 towns and three cities – in the Ilocos Region remain flooded as of Sunday night, Philippine the National Disaster Coordinating Council or NDCC reports. Most of the areas three million residents are without power as medical and food supplies are limited. The scale of the disaster which government’s initial damage […]
Ecuador: Lawsuit Against Oil Company for Environmental Damage
The court case Aguinda vs. Chevron, which started 16 years ago had received a lot of attention among the international media. including a recent story in the United States news show 60 Minutes. The multinational petroleum company Texaco, and its parent company Chevron have been sued by lawyers representing the local communities located in Nueva […]
70% of Internet and Phone Connectivity Hurt by Undersea Cable Damage
Millions of internet and telephone users across the Middle East and south Asia are struggling to get connections after damage to undersea cables linking Europe, Africa and Asia took down a major route for internet traffic. As much as 70% of internet and telephone traffic between the continents has been affected by the outage, which […]
Typhoon damages jump to P4.27B; casualties hit 291
MANILA, Philippines – Property and agricultural damages caused by typhoon Frank (international code name: Fensheng) had reached more than P4 billion as of Tuesday morning. Based on separate reports in Tuesday’s National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) meeting in Malacañang, the damages totaled P4.27 billion, the bulk of which are in the agriculture sector. Damages in […]
Governing Party Election Campaign Damaged by Resignation of its Top Candidate
By Nana Kurashvili in Tbilisi (CRS No. 442, 01-May-08) The hottest topic of conversation in the Georgian election campaign at the moment is a candidate who is not actually standing. The abrupt withdrawal of the speaker of parliament, Nino Burjanadze, has stirred fevered debate about what one of the country’s most popular politicians plans to […]
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