Posts Tagged ‘reported’

False alarm in several cities in northern Israel

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Sirens were heard Thursday morning in the Israeli towns of Safed, Hatzor Haglilit, Rosh Pina and Kiryat Shmona near the Lebanese border, after a false alarm, reported local newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.
No rocket from southern Lebanon has been rep...

The Chinese government published an emergency order for the control of avian influenza

April 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Ministry of Agriculture has issued Monday an emergency ordinance to local governments to tighten control in the backyard to prevent contamination of avian influenza through migratory birds.
The order calls for strict supervision following th...

Indonesia: the number of deaths in the quake rises to 4611

March 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The death toll in Saturday’s earthquake that struck Yogyakarta Province has risen to 4611, according to official government figures released Sunday.
The majority of victims are in the town of Bantul, south of Indonesia, where 2 708 people ...

Chinese airlines into the red in first quarter

January 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The Chinese airlines reported combined losses of 2.14 billion yuan (U.S. $ 267 million) in the first quarter 2006, due to high fuel prices, reported state media.
Although the market for air travel in China knows a boom, with 2010 doubling the nu...