Oslo (AFP) – More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in southern Norway, officials said Monday, in the largest such incident known to date. The 323 reindeer, including 70 young, were found on Friday by a gamekeeper on the Hardangervidda plateau, a national park where Europe’s largest herd of some 10,000 wild […]
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Two dead, 41 hurt in bus crash involving Louisiana flood-relief volunteers
(Reuters) – A bus with an unlicensed driver spun out of control near New Orleans on Sunday, killing two people and injuring 41, while taking volunteers to help with Louisiana flood relief, officials said. [restrict] St. John the Baptist Fire District Chief Spencer Chauvin was among those killed in the early morning crash after the […]
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Russian Hacker Who Was Held on Guam Has Been Convicted in Seattle
Guam – A federal jury has convicted a Russian hacker who was captured in the Maldives and brought to Guam where he was held in prison before being transferred to the U.S. mainland. [restrict] Roman Seleznev is the son of a Russian Lawmaker who was wanted by federal authorities for hacking into U.S. Businesses to […]
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Eco-tourism is about empowerment of the local community: Ron Leidich
By Francis Talasasa, Reporter August 23rd [Koror] “Eco- Tourisms; they need to be locally owned and locally operated” stressed Biologist and Manager of Planet Blue Kayaks Mr. Ron Leidich during the 1st National Environmental Symposium this week. [restrict] Palau now has 176 license tour operators and the majorities are foreign owned and foreign operated. Mr. Leidich said […]
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7th Annual Taiwan Alumni Association in Palau Convention
By Francis Talasasa Reporter August 25th [Koror] A 7th Annual Taiwan Alumni Association in Palau Convention (TAAP) was held 25th of August 2016 in Koror attended by the ambassador of the Republic of China, Honorable Michael Y.K. Tseng, The Minister of Education of the Republic of Palau, Honorable Sinton Soalablai, President of the Taiwan Alumni […]
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Essay
Ms. Ayumi ONO JICA Volunteer Koror Elementary School Belau loba klisiich er a kelulul— A day of the Koror Elementary School (KES) starts with happy voices of students singing the national anthem. I work at KES as a JOCV (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer, organized by JICA). KES has about 700 students out of 2,100 of […]