BP gets 'wake-up call' and $32 bln in spill charges The Star | LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations. BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward (L) and Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg pose for t...
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Dangerous Waters in Korea The New York Times | For those who survived the Korean War, the sight of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington leading a fleet of U.S. and South Korean ships along the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula on the 57th anniversary of the temporary armistice is alarming indeed. In a move intended to pun...
The Best of August 2010 Food Festivals, USA, UK and more, part one m&c | The best in food and drink festivals for the United States, the UK and even Australia are set to make August 2010 a memorable one. | WINE is very important for a Fest EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN | Here are the festivals who contacted Monsters and Cri...
BP gets 'wake-up call' and $32 bln in spill charges The Star | LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations. BP Chief Executive Tony Haywar...
Dangerous Waters in Korea The New York Times | For those who survived the Korean War, the sight of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington leading a fleet of U.S. and South Korean ships along the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula on the 57th anniversary of the temporary armis...
The fastest man on earth becomes the father of Naval aviation The Examiner | Glenn Hammond Curtis Father of Naval Aviation | January 24, 1907 was a great day in the life of Glenn Curtiss. On that day, he earned the title of ‘fastest man on earth’ as he rode the V-8 powered motorcycle he designed at a sustained s...
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Dengue Fever? What About It, Key West Says The New York Times | A woman planning a Florida vacation in Key West called the health department there last week to ask if it were true that the city was being evacuated because of an epidemic of de...
The rise and rise of the tattoo The Guardian | One fifth of British adults are now 'inked', according to a survey. Even the prime minister's wife has one. Just why has the artform of sailors, bikers and assorted deviants beco...
Traveller's Guide: Maine The Independent | The Maine attraction? | The "Pine Tree State", in the far north-east of the United States, offers pretty, laid-back seaside towns as well as spectacular scenery, superb seafood a...
Workers in NYC begin to dismantle ground zero ship The Examiner Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Plank by plank, workers are starting to dismantle the remains of an 18th century ship found buried near ground zero below New York City streets. | Officials are gingerly removing rotting planks of the 32-foot piece of ...
Workers begin to dismantle ground zero ship Newsday | July 26, 2010 KAREN MATTHEWS (Associated Press Writer) | (AP) — Plank by plank, workers are starting to dismantle the remains of a 18th century ship found buried near ground zero. | Officials are gingerly removing rotting planks of the 32-f...
OPEC predicts oil market will stay well supplied into next year Daily Star Lebanon | Outlook signifies low chance of increasing production | Friday, July 16, 2010 | - Powered by | Christopher Johnson | Reuters | LONDON: The oil market will stay well supplied and an overhang of stocks will be more than sufficient to meet any extra demand next year, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Thursday. | OPEC ...
Nath asks truckers to abandon strike in country's interest Zeenews New Delhi: Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath Thursday said that the truckers should not go on strike in the larger interest of the country after they on Tuesday threatened to go on an indefinite strike to protest against the present toll policy. | The truckers organisation, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has demanded lo...
