By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the military government to speed up aid to survivors. The army declared three days of mourning after a visit by 75-year-old junta supremo Than Shwe to the...
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Published Date: 05 December 2008 Two major Lancashire rivers have been placed on flood watch after heavy overnight rain. River Yarrow and River Lostock which flow from Whittle-le-Woods to Croston, near Chorley through Leyland,...
Becky Barrow and Tony Hazell, Daily Mail The biggest losers will be the elderly who rely on income from their savings to top up their measly pensions. From today, they could get as little as £4 a year for every £5,000 they have...
Hello to all my Readers, or rather anyone who happens to look at this blog. I feel the need to reduce the correspondece to certain individuals, I've sent vast amounts of campaign stuff to UK Gov and it all seems to be processed...
This Greek Orthodox church known as St. Spiridon Cathedral is just a few blocks from where I work in the Cascade neighborhood. Many Russian, Serb and Greek immigrants settled in this part of town in the late 19th century and...