November 16, 2011
A 96-year-old man says he is close to ending a treasure hunt that has lasted well over 50 years Tran Van Tiep, 96, and his youngest son Tran Phuong Hong. Tiep has obtained permission from Binh Thuan Province authorities to search for the 4,000 tons of gold treasure he believed to be hidden in [...]
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August 14, 2011
Farmers work in a padi field at Khokana village, located south of Nepal's capital Kathmandu July 27, 2011. Atmospheric levels of methane, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat, stayed steady for two decades to 2006 on wider fertilizer use to grow rice or a surge in natural gas demand, according [...]
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August 24, 2009
MONRE has issued a set of scenarios for expected climate change events as a first step in ‘mainstreaming’ climate change assumptions into long-range Government planning. This MONRE map shows the impact of a 75 cm rise in average sea levels on the Mekong Delta region. The bright red zones will only be inundated in the event [...]
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June 30, 2009
Bernard Madoff, whose greed had led to the largest ever Ponzi scheme that had ripped multibillion U.S. dollars from thousands of investors worldwide, will count the rest of his days in a prison cell. A protestor stands with a board of “Madoff Stole it” near the courthouse for the sentencing hearing for convicted swindler Bernard [...]
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May 25, 2009
Villagers maintained the classical drama through decades of war and hardship, keeping it safe for future generations. Classical drama has been preserved for hundreds of years and still attracts people in Khuong Ha.LookAtVietnam – Villagers maintained the classical drama through decades of war and hardship, keeping it safe for future generations.The oldest resident of Khuong [...]
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