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$7M ransom for the yacht couple
$7M ransom for the yacht couple
It was reported that the Somali pirates demanded a $7 million ransom for the British yacht couple. Paul and Rachel Chandler were sailing from Seychelles towards Tanzania when they were kidnapped last week aboard their yacht ‘the Lynn Rival’ in the Indian Ocean. [cnn.com and bbc.co.uk]
Read the full story with video, Pirates demand $7 million for yacht couple, Britain says, at the CNN site.
Read the full story with audio, Ransom demanded for yacht couple, at the BBC site.
Living in a “cage home” in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is known for luxury homes or luxury living but just like any other places, some people do live in tiny cubicles too. It is maybe hard to believe that some people live in such tiny apartments for years in Hong Kong but this CNN video report will show it to you. [cnn.com]
Read the full story with video, Living in a cage in Hong Kong, at the CNN site.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It World Premiere
The “This Is It” movie of Michael Jackson was finally shown. This Is It has its world premiere in Los Angeles and simultaneously in 15 cities around the world including Berlin and London. Celebrities like Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez attended the world premiere. [itn.co.uk]
Read the full story with video, Jackson’s This Is It opens worldwide, at the ITN site.
Fifteen-year-old gang-raped others watched
A 15-year-old girl was gang-raped while others just watched. It happened on the high school grounds in Richmond, California while the school was having a school dance affair. It was reported that more than 20 people were involved. [cnn.com]
Read the full story with video, Police: As many as 20 present at gang rape outside school dance, at the CNN site.
Jeffrey Picower, Madoff key investor died at 67
Jeffry Picower was found unconscious in his swimming pool in Palm Beach, Florida in the United States on Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2009. He was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Medical Centre. Jeffry Picower was one of those key investors who invested with Madoff. Bernie Madoff was convicted of swindling for operating an investment scheme and defrauding thousands of his investors. [cnn.com and independent.ie]
Read the full story, Madoff investor drowns in Florida pool, at the CNN site.
Read the full story, Madoff friend found dead in swimming pool, at the Irish Independent site.
United Kingdom economy still in recession
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United Kingdom has contracted for six consecutive quarters. It was reported that according to official records that between July and September, the United Kingdom economy declined by 0.4 percent which indicates that the UK is still in recession. [bbc.co.uk]
Read the full story, UK economy is still in recession, at the BBC site.
China negotiates for oil in U.S. waters
Four years ago, United States denied China’s bid for Unocal on national security grounds. Four years later, the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) is reportedly in negotiation to purchase leases by the Norwegian StatoilHydro in U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico. China has a growing demand for oil but its local supply is stagnant, so China is looking for sources abroad especially in U.S. waters. Gulf of Mexico is the source of about a quarter of U.S. crude oil production. [latimes.com]
Read the full story, China’s push for oil in Gulf of Mexico puts U.S. in awkward spot, at the Los Angeles Times site.
Fernald Preserve in Ohio: Toxic Legacy of the Cold War
The Fernald Preserve in Ohio, United States has flowers and birds but also has tons of radioactive waste. Fernald was one of the many facilities that once supplied the nuclear arsenal of the United States. The plant was shut down in 1989 but the place remains contaminated. Fernald is part of the toxic legacy of the Cold War. [latimes.com]
Read the full story, Toxic legacy of the Cold War, at the Los Angeles Times site.
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