People are growing increasingly desperate for food, water and medical supplies in typhoon-hit parts of the Philippines, a congressman has warned. Martin Romualdez, from badly-hit Leyte, said a greater sense of urgency was needed to get aid to those in need. The UN says more than 11 million people may have been affected and some 673,000 displaced by Typhoon Haiyan...Continue reading the main story “StartQuote ... ....(size: 7.2Kb)
-->. Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths in the province, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's figure was based on reports from village officials in areas where Typhoon Haiyan slammed Friday. Tacloban city administrator Tecson Lim said that the death toll in the city alone "could go up to 10,000." ... ....(size: 8.9Kb)
In January 2002 dozens of shackled men were taken to Camp X-Ray - as shown in a notorious photograph. Shortly after dawn on a late-summer day more than a decade later and the sky is streaked with pink. "Welcome to Camp X-Ray," said Sgt Cody Stagner, a military public-affairs official. He was addressing a group of journalists taking a tour of the place. It was a friendly greeting - and jarring, given the history of the camp ... ....(size: 6.2Kb)
Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling. It was never really about whether humankind made history or if history made humankind. In the end, the debate about major determining factors in the realm of geopolitics should have been on the subject of how geo-climates determined history, and how humankind merely tried to adapt ... In other words, the greatest threat facing humankind might very well be climate and weather ... GeneFrankland ... ....(size: 7.7Kb)
By JustinBarney. Not much at stake without the being in the high school football playoffs?. Hardly. Bishop Snyder, Menendez and Yulee will host bowl games on Thursday night, while St. JohnsCountry Day travel to Destin for its postseason contest ...Quarterback Stefan Carter (1,181 yards, 14 TDs) ranked sixth in the area in the final statistics ... Irvine finished the regular season tied for fourth in the area in touchdown catches ... St ... 13 ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
(Source. eLong Inc). BEIJING, Nov. 13, 2013/PRNewswire/ -- eLong, Inc. (Nasdaq. LONG), a leading online travel service provider in China, today reported unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. HighlightsHotel room nights stayed in the third quarter increased 68%to 7.7 million room nights compared to 4.6 million in the prior year period ...BusinessResults. Revenues ... Q3 2013. %. Q3 2012. %. Y/Y ... 81% ... 130,507 ... 2,181....(size: 38.1Kb)
Arab Spring. Reuters. November 14, 2013 - 02.29. By Daria Sito-Sucic. SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A man being re-tried for attacking the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo in 2011 apologised for his "stupid act" on Wednesday and told the court he had been manipulated and then abandoned by his radical Islamist mentors ...Defence lawyers had argued they did not have access to witness testimony and evidence ... Reuters. Reuters ... SRF.ch RTS.ch RSI.ch RTR.ch SRGSSR ... ....(size: 16.0Kb)
. Reuters. November 14, 2013 - 05.02. By Alwyn Scott and Jonathan Kaminsky. SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co workers finished voting on a landmark labor contract on Wednesday, with results due around 9 p.m. Pacific Time (0500 GMT) on a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's presence in Washington state... Boeing builds the current 777 model in Everett ... Reuters. Reuters ... U.S ... U.S ... SRF.ch RTS.ch RSI.ch RTR.ch SRGSSR ... ....(size: 17.5Kb)
. Reuters. November 14, 2013 - 03.49. By Stuart Grudgings and AndrewR.C. Marshall. TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Philippine PresidentBenigno Aquino was under growing pressure on Thursday to speed up the distribution of food, water and medicine to desperate survivors of a powerful typhoon and to get paralysed local governments functioning ... "It's scary," Romualdez said ... A U.S ... Reuters. Reuters ... SRF.ch RTS.ch RSI.ch RTR.ch SRGSSR ... ....(size: 18.4Kb)
. Reuters. November 14, 2013 - 05.05. (Reuters) - Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that a "bad deal" with Iran on its nuclear programme could lead to war and his aides challenged U.S. assertions to have offered Tehran only "modest" relief from sanctions ...Negotiations between Iran and six U.N ... Iran says its nuclear programme is peaceful ... NOT SO MODEST. U.S ... Asked about the ... SRF.ch RTS.ch RSI.ch RTR.ch SRGSSR....(size: 19.1Kb)
(Source. Netease Inc) NetEase Reports ThirdQuarter 2013 Unaudited Financial Results. November 13, 2013 6.00 PM ET. BEIJING, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ. NTES), one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013 ...William Ding, Chief Executive Officer and Director of NetEase ... 181,731 ... - ... 181,633....(size: 34.7Kb)
(Source. Netease Inc). BEIJING, Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ. NTES), one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. "We continue to broaden the platforms for our traditional and mobile Internet product and service offerings," said Mr ... Ding concluded. ... Tel ... 181,731 ... - ... 181,633....(size: 44.1Kb)
Download image. American Realty CapitalHealthcareTrust, Inc. (PRNewsFoto/American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.). , Nov. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc ... (See non-GAAP tabular reconciliations and accompanying notes contained within this release for additional information.). (Logo. http.//photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120525/NY14374LOGO) ...Portfolio Comparison ... November 13, 2013 ... 9 ... 5,507....(size: 34.7Kb)