A 5-month-old baby girl in Pennsylvania died of starvation days after her parents died in the house of heroin overdoses. The infant’s parents, Jason Chambers, 27, and Chelsea Cardaro, 19, were all found dead in the home on Thursday, according to police. [restrict] Baby Summer reportedly died after being without food or water for days […]
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Dakotas under blizzard warnings as winter storm forecast over central U.S.
(Reuters) – Almost all of North and South Dakota were under blizzard, ice storm or winter storm warnings on Sunday as wintry weather was forecast to hit the Central U.S., meteorologists said. The National Weather Service said it expected a strong winter storm to drop heavy snow – as many as 15 inches (38 cm) […]
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Palau first to deploy electronic monitors on fishing boats
By: L.N. Reklai (Koror, Palau) Electronic Monitoring Devices (EMDs) were recently installed on fishing boats licensed to fish within Palau’s EEZs. These special cameras will monitor the boat catch and ensure compliance with not only Palau’s fishing regulations but also the WCPFC’s regulations, according to Asterio Takasi, Tuna Project Manager under the Ministry of Natural […]
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Edward and Tabelual to attend JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program
Jesse L. Edward and Biusech Francisco Tabelual of Palau Public Utilities Corporation have been accepted and will be attending one of JICA’s Knowledge Co-creation Program called Conversation and Management of Water Environment in Islands. The objective and goal of this program is for the participants to acquire proper knowledge and technical skills for the conservation […]
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ROC condemns Sao Tome’s decision to cut ties, reciprocates by cutting ties
The Republic of China has terminated diplomatic relations with the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe with immediate effect Dec. 21, in order to uphold the dignity of the nation. The ROC will close its embassy in São Tomé and Príncipe, recall its technical mission, and end all bilateral cooperation projects. The ROC government […]
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Third Tranche of 2015 Annual Assistance Funding Provided by the ROC Government Handed over to Palau
December 20, 2016 (Koror, Palau) Ambassador Michael Y. K. Tseng of the ROC (Taiwan) Embassy presented one check amounting to about 4.4 million US dollars, as the third tranche of 2015 annual grant, to Hon. Elbuchel Sadang, Minister of Finance. Funded projects in this action are: (1) Road Constructions and Improvements in Aimeliik, Melekeok, Ngaraard, […]