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Politics and Pipelines

Political problems, huge investments confront major oil discovery by David Johnson This article was posted on August 27, 2000. Oil drilling stations like the one above will…

Equatorial Guinea Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Equatorial Guinea Index: Geography History Political Conditions Defense U.S.-Equatorial Guinea Relations GEOGRAPHYThe majority of the Equatoguinean…

September 2005 Disasters

Sept. 1–3, China: Typhoon Talim caused major flooding and landslides, extensive crop damage, and killed at least 129 people. Sept. 5, Medan, Indonesia: Mandala Airlines, Boeing 737, crashed…

September 2003 Disasters

Sept. 2, Guangdong province, China: The storm system, Dujuan, swept through Taiwan and then southern China with gale force winds, killing 40, injuring more than 100, and destroying houses,…

August 2010 Current Events: Business News

U.S. News | World News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of August 2010. U.S. Economy Lost 131,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment…

August 2004 Disasters

Aug. 1, Asunción, Paraguay: Fire, caused by a gas leak, swept through a supermarket in a three-story shopping center, killing at least 400 people, many of whom were trapped inside because…

2008 Year in Review - World Statistics

Top events for the nation and the world 2008 World Statistics Estimated Cost, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars The estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will…

National Population

Estimates in thousands Mid-year United Kingdom Great Britain England and Wales England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1995 58,025 56,376 51,272 48,383 2,…