Published on September 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
The worst of the floods are still to come for Victoria with more rain forecast for most of the state. Saturday and Sunday, thousands were stranded or forced from their homes due to rising flood waters. Residents did have forewarning from the forecasts but many underestimated just how bad it would get. Even this morning [...]
Tags: Financial Help, Flood Victims, Flood Waters, Floods, Forewarning, Hammer, Power Outages, Preference, Rain Forecast, Rural Areas, Saturday And Sunday, Strong Winds, victoria, Victorian Government
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Published on April 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
Maoists Kill 73 Police – The ambush in Chhattisgarh state highlights the strong Maoist presence in large swathes of India, especially remote rural areas, and underscores how many parts of the country have been left out of India’s booming economy. “Something has gone very wrong,” Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said. “They seem to have [...]
Tags: Ambush, Dead Bodies, Economic Activity, Factories, High Profile, Home Minister, Inroads, Insurgents, maoist, Maoists, P Chidambaram, Police Officer, Railway Lines, Rebel Attacks, Reinforcements, Reuters, Rural Areas, Security Forces, Security Issue, State Elections
Posted in Politics
Published on March 23, 2010 by Technology Slice
Elephant Trade Banned By Zambia, Tanzania – The 175-nation meeting voted down calls by the two nations, which say elephant numbers are rising and are a danger to people in rural areas, to ease trade restrictions to permit a sale of 112 metric tons of ivory. “We do not think our sovereignty has been respected,” [...]
Tags: Common Sense, Conservation Groups, Elephant, Elephant Ivory, Elephant Numbers, Elephant Trade, Elephants, Endangered Species, International Fund For Animal Welfare, International Trade, Jason Bell, Leask, Metric Tons, Moratorium, Rural Areas, Seizures, Southern Africa, Sovereignty, Tourism Minister, Trade Restrictions
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