Archive for the ‘world’ Category

Sakhalin Island Oil - International Business News - Portfolio.com

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

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The Russian president’s global ambitions—and his drift toward totalitarianism—hinge on the staggering energy reserves of the onetime Siberian gulag of Sakhalin Island.
Royal Dutch Shell knows the drill.

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Brazil’s Pirahã Tribe: Living without Numbers or Time

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

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The Pirahã people have no history, no descriptive words and no subordinate clauses. That makes their language one of the strangest in the world — and also one of the
most hotly debated by linguists.

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Earthquake felt in downtown Lima, Peru

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

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A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7. struck Peru on Wednesday shaking buildings in the capital and causing electrical power failures in some areas, the U.S.
Geological Survey and eyewitnesses said.

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With Eyes Fixed on a Distant Soccer Field, Iraqis Leap at a Reason to Celebrate

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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Iraq is celebrating their recent win the Asian Cup.
About 3,000 Iraqi refugees celebrated in Damascus, Syria. In Dearborn, Mich., Iraqi-Americans gathered in the streets, honking horns, sitting on car roofs and waving
flags.

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Images ’show face of Shakespeare’

Friday, February 24th, 2006

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British Police Kill Man in Subway a Day After Bomb Attempts

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

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Canada legalizes gay marriage nationwide

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

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