Saturday, April 30, 2011
World Economic Crisis - Worst Ever?
By Al Goodman, CNNApril 29, 2011 -- Updated 0909 GMT (1709 HKT)Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Spain's unemployment rate rose nearly a point to 21.29%, with 4.9 million jobless for the first quarter of 2011, the government reported Friday, as the prolonged economic crisis continues to squeeze the nation.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
US Worst Ever Tornadoes
Tornadoes rip U.S. South, at least 295 dead
Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:23am GMT
By Verna Gates
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven Southern states, killing at least 295 people and causing billions of dollars of damage in some of the deadliest twisters in U.S. history.
President Barack Obama described the loss of life as "heartbreaking" and called the damage to homes and businesses "nothing short of catastrophic." He promised strong federal support for rebuilding.
Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:23am GMT
By Verna Gates
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes and violent storms ripped through seven Southern states, killing at least 295 people and causing billions of dollars of damage in some of the deadliest twisters in U.S. history.
President Barack Obama described the loss of life as "heartbreaking" and called the damage to homes and businesses "nothing short of catastrophic." He promised strong federal support for rebuilding.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Cuba faces its worst drought for 50 years
14 April 2011 Last updated at 10:02 GMT
Water worries as drought hits Cuba
Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels. The government is providing road deliveries of water to more than 100,000 people in the worst affected areas of the capital, Havana. The situation in Havana is compounded by a pipe network in poor condition. The state-run newspaper Granma says up to 70% of water pipes supplying the capital are leaking and in urgent need of repair, the BBC's Michael Voss in Havana says. Residents are having to use buckets and bottles to fill up with water from the road deliveries.
Water worries as drought hits Cuba
Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal levels. The government is providing road deliveries of water to more than 100,000 people in the worst affected areas of the capital, Havana. The situation in Havana is compounded by a pipe network in poor condition. The state-run newspaper Granma says up to 70% of water pipes supplying the capital are leaking and in urgent need of repair, the BBC's Michael Voss in Havana says. Residents are having to use buckets and bottles to fill up with water from the road deliveries.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Another casualties
Ivory Coast 2 April 2011 (Reuters) - At least 800 dead in western Ivorian town in fighting rages
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