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Countries   Food   Photos   Poverty   Starvation   		 CBC 
A giant step back in the fight against world hunger
Tue 29 Dec 2009
Belgian riot police shield themselves against hay sprayed by milk farmers, protesting a drop in European milk prices, in Brussels in October 2009. (Reuters) It has been one of those exasperating decad... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Workers check the equipment in the NIS Jugopetrol oil refinery in Pancevo, some 16 kms (10 miles) north of Belgrade, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Serbia agreed Tuesday to a multibillion dollar gas pipeline project as part of an energy deal with Russia that would boost Moscow's control over supplies to Europe. A majority stake of the Serbian oil monopoly NIS will be sold to Russian energy giant Gazprom and Russia will route part of the gas pipeline through Serbia. A Serbian government statement announcing the deal did not reveal the financial terms, and the deal is to be signed in Moscow on Frid
Alaska   Industry   Oil   Photos   Price   		 The News Tribune 
Less oil may spell problems for pipeline
Sun 27 Dec 2009
| The declining flow of oil from Alaska's North Slope is creating anxiety among executives who run the trans-Alaska pipeline. | Within a matter of years, they say, they will need to take costly steps ... (photo: AP / Srdjan Ilic)
Mike Meyer fills a gas can at an Exxon gas station in a Marysville, Calif. file photo from April 27, 2006. Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. said its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. compa  CBS News  Fri 25 Dec 2009
Echoes of Exxon Valdez Spill in Tug Mishap

Vessel Working to Prevent Oil Spills in Alaska's Prince William Sound Runs Aground on Same Reef; Also Leaks Oil | Font size Print E-mail Share 2 Comments | The Exxon Valdez sits on Bligh Reef in Princ... (photo: AP / Max Whittaker, File)
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Oil spill-sea-water-nature-environment (sl1)  ABC News  Fri 25 Dec 2009
Tug Grounds on Same Reef as Exxon Valdez Tanker

By MARY PEMBERTON Associated Press Writer | ANCHORAGE, Alaska December 25, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press | The Pathfinder, a 136-foot tug, is surrounded by a spill containment boom Thursday, Dec. 24,... (photo: Public domain photo)
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Turbo JET's Barca Foilcat An increasing trend is the deployment of a catamaran as a high speed ferry. The use of catamaran for high speed passenger transport was pioneered by Westermoen Hydrofoil in Mandal, Norway, who launched the Westamaran design in 1973. CBS News Wed 23 Dec 2009
27 Missing in Philippines Ferry Crash

At Least 46 Rescued from Water after Ferry Collides with Fishing Boat | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | (AP Graphics) Photo Essay Philippines Storm | Hundreds o... (photo: Creative Commons / SoHome)
Philippines   Photos   Sea   Water   people  
Princess Eugenie of York and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, skiing in Verbier, Switzerland Philadelphia Daily News Fri 18 Dec 2009
Duchess of York brings 'Young Victoria' to Phila.

| By Carrie Rickey | Inquirer Movie Critic | "I'm the luckiest woman you'll ever meet!" exclaims Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. "I married a prince, ... (photo: Creative Commons / Noebu)
Celebrities   Entertainment   Kids   Photos   Women  
Haiti's Prime Minister nominee Jean-Max Bellerive looks on at the Chamber of Deputies during a question-and-answer session in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Bellerive promised lawmakers Tuesday he would court investors and help lift people out of poverty as the lower house moved to replace his recently ousted predecessor.Haiti's Prime Minister nominee Jean-Max Bellerive looks on at the Chamber of Deputies during a question-and-answer session in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Bellerive promised lawmakers Tuesday he would court investors and help lift people out of poverty as the lower house moved to replace his recently ousted predecessor. The Gleaner Thu 17 Dec 2009
Canada to provide more aid to Haiti
| OTTAWA (CMC): | Canada is to announce a CAN$15 million (US$14.1 million) aid package to Haiti, as the country's new prime minister Jean-Max Bellerive arrives here on Tu... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
Aid   Canada   Economy   Haiti   Photos  
Disney's Pop Century Resort is a resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. Seattle Post Fri 11 Dec 2009
Review: The Princess and the Frog
| In the six-year period between 1989 and 1994 Walt Disney animation cranked out The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. Nearly two billion ... (photo: Creative Commons / 68DANNY2)
Animation   Disney   Photos   Princess   Review  
Fur Seal pups, Arctocephalus forsteri The Times Thu 10 Dec 2009
Seal pup found trying to cross highway, 200 miles from nearest colony

| Truck drivers ferrying loads across Australia are used to seeing a kangaroo or two jump across the highway, or even a wombat moseying along the busy roads. | But a truc... (photo: Public Domain / Karora)
Animal   Australia   Baby   Photos   Wildlife  


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Security Council Renews Mandate of Haiti Mission Electoral Frustrations Threaten Haiti Vote CBS News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) holds a joint press conference with Rene Garcia Preval, President of Haiti at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (mb1) Electoral frustrations threaten Haiti vote Denver Post
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Oasis of the seas leaving STX shipyard, Turku, Finland with fog rising from the sea at sunrise. Oasis of the Seas: the ship that mistook itself for a city state The Guardian
BC Ferries BC Ferries floats Tsawwassen to Prince Rupert route CBC
Terrorism
Mike Meyer fills a gas can at an Exxon gas station in a Marysville, Calif. file photo from April 27, 2006. Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. said its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. compa Echoes of Exxon Valdez Spill in Tug Mishap CBS News
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, right, rests at a shelter with supporters in Ocotal, Nicaragua's border with Honduras, Sunday, July 26, 2009 Ousted Honduran Pres, Pres-Elect to Meet? CBS News
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raq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh (R) talks to Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at the Green Zone in Baghdad Mottaki hits back at Obama, slams US human rights abuse The Siasat Daily
Filipino women waiting for a ride along Aguinaldo Highway, Cavite, Philippines 'War' vs gender violence still has long way to go Inquirer
Poverty
Child Labor - Poverty - Filipino 20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer The Boston Globe
20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes Star Tribune
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