Water: A Scarce Resource?
July 4, 2010 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Consultancy Maplecroft has released a report evaluating the 165 nations and outlined the top 10 nations facing the most extreme water situations. The results showed the following nations face a potential crisis regarding their clean water supply, based on the Water Security Risk Index: Somalia, Mauritania, Sudan, Niger, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Egypt, [...]
International News Week of November 3
November 4, 2008 by Andrea Toochin
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Send to KindleTweet Eight Syrian Civilians Killed In U.S. Attack Eight Syrian citizens were killed by an American helicopter in an attack on a building in the nation’s al- Boukamal region, Bloomberg News reports. The attack was launched from the nearby Iraqi city of Qaim, which is considered a hotspot for insurgent fighters entering Iraq. Syrian officials [...]
