Venice rebels against cruise ship intrusions (AP)
Posted by on February 7, 2012
VENICE, Italy ? It’s a matter of perspective. From aboard a 12-deck cruise liner, the sight of St. Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs gliding past from a cabin balcony is a breathtaking thrill. But against the backdrop of Venice’s storied canals and Byzantine architecture, these floating condominiums present a jarring sight, [...]
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Philippines sends coffins as toll nears 1,000 dead (AP)
Posted by on December 21, 2011
ILIGAN, Philippines ? The government shipped more than 400 coffins to two flood-stricken cities in the southern Philippines on Tuesday as the death toll neared 1,000 and President Benigno Aquino III declared a state of national calamity. The latest count listed 957 dead and 49 missing and is expected to climb further as additional bodies [...]
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Zoologger: Chill out with the world’s coldest insect
Posted by on December 2, 2011
Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals ? and occasionally other organisms ? from around the world Species: Belgica antarcticaHabitat: putting penguins to shame on the west Antarctic peninsula and surrounding islands Antarctica is busy enough in summer, but in winter it’s virtually deserted. Male emperor penguins huddle together incubating their eggs, their mates [...]
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Diverse Water Sports in Bora Bora Island |
Posted by on August 25, 2011
Most swimming sports incorporate the basics of swimming with some other aspect, requiring participants to follow various rules or a certain movements. Take a look at Coast Guard Approved Basically, the goal of swimming sport is to complete a given distance in the smallest time. Bora Bora is a paradise for tourists from all over [...]
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Dozens Of Migrants Feared Drowned In Shipwreck
Posted by on June 5, 2011
Scores of people were feared dead after a ship carrying 850 migrants fleeing the conflict in Libya capsized off Tunisia’s coast, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday. The tragedy appears to be one of the worst and the deadliest incidents in the Mediterranean so far this year, Adrian Edwards, the spokesman for the UNHCR, [...]
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