China clearing landmines on Sino-Vietnamese Border (People's Daily)
His heart pounded as rivulets of sweat trickled down his face in the semi-desert heat. Wei Lianhai's hands, moist with perspiration, snipped the wire of a landmine laid in the Friendship Pass area, on the border between China and Vietnam. ......more...Archaeologists Seek to Safeguard Petra (The San Francisco Examiner)
AMMAN, Jordan ( Map , News ) - Archaeologists called Tuesday for urgent steps to safeguard Petra, the ancient rose-red rock city recently picked as one of the new seven wonders of the world, saying an increase in visitors could damage it unless protective measures were taken....more... The High Cost of Wooing Google (BusinessWeek)
States and cities are dangling ever-bigger inducements to attract companies, and the digital giant knows how to drive a hard bargain ...more... The High Cost of Wooing Google (BusinessWeek)
States and cities are dangling bigger inducements, and the digital giant knows how to drive a hard bargain ...more... Idaho Center Touts Bear Rehabilitation (The San Francisco Examiner)
(AP Photo/Melanie Miller) After a bumpy 90-mile ride on central Idaho mountain roads, Twister emerges from her cage for a quick dash to freedom June 23, 2007, in Atlanta, Idaho....more... Kite festival time on Washington coast (AP via Yahoo! News)
Go fly a kite. Seriously. You'll be among lots of friends at the Washington State International Kite Festival, and then you can have a good time exploring, relaxing and playing along the Pacific shore....more... Chinese Air Pollution Deadliest in World, Report Says (National Geographic)
China's widespread air pollution?a side effect of its booming economy?causes about 656,000 deaths annually, says a new report. ...more... Annapolis Has a New Sister (Bay Weekly)
Imagine Baltimore ? and then some ? smack on the Annapolis side of the Bay Bridge, and you would have Rio de Janeiro. Add about three more miles to the Bay Bridge. Then drop a city of 500,000 on polluted and dying bay with Atlantic beaches right where Kent Island begins on the Eastern shore....more... Tourists could love Machu Picchu to death: Peru experts (AFP via Yahoo! News)
No sooner was Machu Picchu declared a new wonder of the world on the weekend than did Peruvians worry Monday if its newfound fame could destroy it....more... |