New storm deepens misery in Myanmar Khaleej Times | YANGON - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. | Despite the latest storm, which is likely to turn already damaged...
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Burma storm aid frustrations grow BBC News | Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports from the country suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis. | A BBC reporter visiting the Irrawaddy Delta said there was little sign of aid from the government, which has banned foreign aid staff from the ar...
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O'Neill doesn't make the cut for Storm The News Tribune When the Seattle Storm added guard Kristen O'Neill to its training camp roster, the former University of Washington star seemed like a long shot to make the team. | She made it to the second-to-last cuts, but the team waived O'Neill on Thursday befor...
New storm deepens misery in Myanmar Khaleej Times | YANGON - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. | Despite the lat...
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Water district to hold workshops on irrigation rules Business Journal > | The St. Johns River Water Management District will hold a series of public workshops to provide information about the proposed tightening of irrigation rules. | The rules will ...
Compassion in the midst of tragedies The Star | As the people of Myanmar struggle in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, along comes the earthquake in Sichuan, giving contrasting pictures of how humanitarian efforts can be mobilised t...
Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 38,491 China Daily (Xinhua) | Updated: 2008-05-15 06:44 | YANGON -- The death toll of Myanmar's cyclone storm Nargis rose by 4,218, bringing the total number to 38,491, the state radio reported Wedne...
Storm Preview: Bryant's the woman at the center of the Storm Seattle Post-Intelligence | She won't hit any game-winning free throws this season. Won't garner headlines or All-Star honors. Won't be seen on billboards or promotional spots pushing ticket sales. | But if there's one person to whom women's basketball fans owe a debt of grat...
Storm Preview: 2008 team full of perennial All-Stars Seattle Post-Intelligence | It's August 2004. The WNBA season is on hold during the Summer Olympics in Athens. A U.S. national team with Sue Bird on it is about to defeat Lauren Jackson's Australian team for the gold medal. | Two months later, they'll be seen parading through...
Ex-Storm coach Donovan faces Olympic expectations Seattle Post-Intelligence | WHETHER IT WAS more the push by Clay Bennett or the pull of the Olympics is hard to say. But Anne Donovan seems happy to be done with the Storm and Seattle. | Head coach of the U.S. women's hoops team heading to Beijing, Donovan, the first female c...
Treasury secretary says markets are calmer now Orlando Sentinel WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that financial markets are "considerably calmer" now than they were two months ago. He predicted the economy will be rebounding by the second half of this year. | In a speech to business executives in Washington, Paulson said the drag from housing, which he characterized as still the biggest...
Oil rallies to new high near $128 International Herald Tribune | : Oil shot to a record high near $128 on Friday after Goldman Sachs, the most active investment bank in energy markets, raised sharply its forecast for prices. | U.S. crude hit a peak of $127.82 and was trading at 127.70, up $3.58, by 2:23 p.m.. | Brent was $3.53 higher at $126.16. | Goldman Sachs raised its forecast for average oil prices for th...
