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RENICK, Mo. (AP) -- Homeowners across the Midwest were aghast Monday at nature's fury after a ba... At Least 10 Die in Midwest
RENICK, Mo. (AP) -- Homeowners across the Midwest were aghast Monday at nature's fury after a barrage of tornadoes, hail and rain left 10 people dead and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes.
"It's just amazing how devastating it is," said Mayor Tim Davlin of the Illinois capital of Springfield, which nevertheless escaped with no deaths or serious injuries. "It looks like the pictures...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found at least 40 bodies _ shot and discarded _ in Baghdad in the previous... 40 Bodies Found in Iraq in
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found at least 40 bodies _ shot and discarded _ in Baghdad in the previous 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday, underscoring fears that deadly bombings in the capital Sunday night would ignite sectarian reprisal attacks.
The bodies were found in both Shiite and Sunni Muslim areas, many of them among Baghdad's most dangerous neighborhoods, said Maj. Falah a...
TXU Corp. announced several sudden executive changes on Monday, including the resignation of the ... TXU's finance chief re
TXU Corp. announced several sudden executive changes on Monday, including the resignation of the chief financial officer and the creation of new power-generation executive spots.
The company said the changes mark a shift toward growth now that TXU has mostly finished cleaning up its balance sheet and cutting costs to become profitable.
And for TXU, growth means more power generators...
RS, South Africa's leading marketing and social insights company, has conducted several studies ... South Africa's state of
RS, South Africa's leading marketing and social insights company, has conducted several studies in recent months amongst representative samples of SA adults (aged 18 years and older) from all over South Africa, to determine their reactions to various issues and to determine their overall levels of well-being. What is the state of South Africa's mind, body and soul as we enter 2006 and prepare...
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A succession of damaging storms Sunday killed two persons and brought tornadoes, heavy wind and hail from Lawrence to central Missouri.
A woman was reported killed about 4 p.m. a few miles south of Sedalia, Mo., when a tornado struck her trailer home. Later Sunday evenin...
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Advertise here for just £1 a day - unlimited clicks! Nuclear power from disused minesLETTERSMar 13, 2006
As we brace ourselves for the big increase in the price of gas, I wonder, as I did two years ago, why our beloved leader decided to commission two new power stations fuelled by gas when common sense indicated that our own supply of this from the North Sea is finite and will not l...
DHAKA - Police fired teargas in the Bangladeshi capital today to disperse hundreds of stone-throw... Bangladesh police break up
DHAKA - Police fired teargas in the Bangladeshi capital today to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing opposition activists during a general strike to protest price hikes of essential goods, witnesses said.
Police detained 40 members of the main opposition Awami League as they tried to push through barbed wire barricades to hold a street march in Dhaka.
The youth wing of the Awami Lea...
Book now, pay at the hotel. Editor: Paul Belien Webmaster: Luc Van Braekel Writers: Chresten Ande... » Energy Policy in Europe:
Book now, pay at the hotel. Editor: Paul Belien Webmaster: Luc Van Braekel Writers: Chresten Anderson, Copenhagen Eline van den Broek, The Hague Alexandra Colen, Brussels Chris Gillibrand, Brussels Hjörtur Gudmundsson, Reykjavik Daniel Hannan, London Elaib Harvey, Brussels Martin Helme, Tallinn Waldemar Ingdahl, Stockholm Filip van Laenen, Oslo Carlo Stagnaro, Turin Contributors: Norman Barry,...
SEOUL (Reuters) - A top Russian diplomat urged the United States and North Korea on Monday to sh... Russia envoy urges US-Nort
SEOUL (Reuters) - A top Russian diplomat urged the United States and North Korea on Monday to show flexibility to resolve their row over U.S. suspicions of the North copying its currency, and get talks on its nuclear programmes back on track.
Washington has cracked down on firms it suspects of aiding North Korea in illicit financial activities, while Pyongyang has said it would be unthin...
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers in Maryland have had artificially low rates for six year... High Electricity Costs Bel
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers in Maryland have had artificially low rates for six years because of caps set in the 1999 deal that allowed deregulation to go through, so the sudden 72 percent increase announced last week is a rude awakening.
Dunn, who spent about $700 on electricity last year, is wondering how he can afford more even as property taxes are rising. While he is wor...