Flu Threat Looms As Mecca Readies For Pilgrims : NPR

Posted by Matt in November 7th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Disease, Islam, 5 Million, Authorities, Five Pillars Of Islam, Flu, Global Pandemic, Hajj, Health Officials, Journey To Mecca, Lifetime, Mecca, Millennium, Muslim Countries, Muslim Pilgrimage To Mecca, Muslim Pilgrims, Muslims, Npr, Pilgrimage To Mecca, Pillars Of Islam, Readies, Saudi-Arabia

Anxious health officials in Saudi Arabia say that for the first time in recorded history, a global pandemic could affect the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. The H1N1 virus is a major concern for authorities in Saudi Arabia, who are gearing up to host some 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims from 160 countries later [...]

Brown Manure, Not Green Shoots

Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, 5 Million, 6 Million, Cumulative Loss, Green Jobs, Headlines, Job Losses, Manure, Recession, Recessions

The jobs situation is even worse than the headlines.
It’s clear that even if the recession were to be over anytime soon–and it’s not going to be over before the end of the year–job losses are going to continue for at least another year and a half. Historically, during the last two recessions, job losses continued [...]

NATO Of The South: Chile, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica

Posted by Matt in June 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, 5 Million, Africa Australia, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, Australia And New Zealand, Australian Antarctic Territory, British Commonwealth, Chile, Commonwealth Nations, Continental Shelf, Military Alliances, Military Ties, NATO, NATO Of The South, Nato States, Oceans, One Million, South Africa, South American Countries, South Chile, Square Kilometers, United Nations Commission

The four countries directly north of the Antarctic Ocean are Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and all four are to varying degrees being integrated into Western military alliances; all four have bilateral military ties to the United States and with other NATO states, three directly with NATO itself.
With Britain filing a claim with [...]

To Save the Chinese Dream

Posted by Matt in February 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Europe, 5 Million, Academy Of Social Sciences, Beijing College, Centerpiece, China, Chinese Academy Of Social Sciences, College Grads, Dream Job, Economy, Employment, Finding Jobs, Graduates, Prime Minister, prosperity, Wen Jiabao, Youngsters

A crumbling job market for college grads threatens the centerpiece of a nation’s hopes for prosperity.
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Now, with China’s white-hot economy cooling, millions of youngsters are facing the possibility that a good degree won’t be enough. As 2008 wound down, 1.5 million new graduates were still jobless, according to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Suddenly, [...]

Regional Nuclear War Could Have Drastic Climate Impact

Posted by Matt in December 26th, 2008 | no comment

Published in India, Nuclear, Pakistan, War, 5 Million, bombs, Climate Impact, Cold-War, Current, Hiroshima, India And Pakistan, India Pakistan, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Conflict, Nuclear War, People, Population Centers, Soot, Stratosphere, Superpowers, Toon, world-war-II

Nuclear war between India and Pakistan:
“Toon enlisted Robock in an effort to project the results of an exchange in which India and Pakistan each used 50 Hiroshima-size bombs on population centers. Such an exchange would use less than half of 1% of the current global nuclear arsenal, according to Toon and Robock. They project that [...]

A New City in the Saudi Desert

Posted by Matt in October 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Middle East, 5 Million, Amr, Brains, Dabbagh, Desert, General Investment Authority, jeddah, King Abdullah Economic City, No Doubt, Population, Sagia, Saudi Arabian, Saudi-Arabia, Taking Shape, Washington D C

Amr al-Dabbagh has no doubt that if he builds it, they will come. The governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is one of the brains behind King Abdullah Economic City, a $27 billion development rising out of the desert 100 km north of Jeddah, and he can already envision the arrival of [...]

From the ruins, Chinese begin to rebuild lives

Posted by Matt in June 2nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, 5 Million, beijing, China Daily, Chinese Century, Communist Government, Earthquake, Economic Superpower, Lehman Brothers, Magnitude, Mianyang, Oded, Ohio State University, Open Response, Outrage, Reconstruction, shanghai, Sichuan, Three Decades, University China, Xinhua News Agency, Yang Yang

Like Su, China is already trying to look ahead after the magnitude-7.9 earthquake. Reconstruction has started, even as the communist government attempts to feed and shelter about 5 million people left homeless by the massive disaster.
Shopkeepers who lost years of investment are plotting how to get their businesses running again. The government’s open response may [...]

Russia accused of annexing the Arctic for oil reserves by Canada

Posted by Matt in May 18th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, 5 Million, Ambition, Arctic, Canada, Cold-War, Control, Disclosure, Fear, Fears, Fleet, Hong Kong, Ice Breakers, Map, moscow, North Pole, Oil Reserves, Plants, Polar, Russia, Russia Fleet, Scientists, Seabed

The battle for “ownership” of the polar oil reserves has accelerated with the disclosure that Russia has sent a fleet of nuclear-powered ice breakers into the Arctic.
It has reinforced fears that Moscow intends to annex “unlawfully” a vast portion of the ice-covered Arctic, beneath which scientists believe up to 10 billion tons of gas and [...]