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CEO of BP Cannot Guarantee Oilspill Outcome

CEO of BP Cannot Guarantee Oilspill Outcome

Tony Hayward, CEO of BP states that he does not know whether the efforts of cleansing the massive oil spill that happened 8 weeks ago will soon succeed. He said in a prepared testimony that will be delivered before the house committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations  that the BP cannot guarantee the [...]

Guatemala City’s Sinkhole Swallowed City Building

Guatemala City’s Sinkhole Swallowed City Building

The sinkhole in Guatemala City, which formed below the northern part of the capital city,  looks like a near-perfect circle and according to reports, it spread beneath a three-story structure, which fell into it. A private security guard is believed to have been killed. Reports indicate the sinkhole is 66 feet in diameter, and nearly [...]

Haiti Survivor Pulled From Rubble

Haiti Survivor Pulled From Rubble

A 28-year-old man was pulled from rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday, claiming to have been trapped there since the massive earthquake on Jan. 12, according to media reports. Villagers were rummaging through the ruins of a marketplace when they found the man buried underneath. He appeared dehydrated, malnourished and disoriented, and was taken for [...]

Deadly Snowtorm Hits Washington, Mid-Atlantic

Deadly Snowtorm Hits Washington, Mid-Atlantic

Transport networks were preparing to shut down and residents were warned they could be forced to spend up to five days indoors. The forecast was for 2.5 feet (0.76 metres) of snow to fall, and for blizzard conditions. Heavy snowfall has already been blamed for hundreds of accidents and the deaths of a father and [...]


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