“Miraculous as it may sound,” a survivor was rescued Friday from the rubble of the eight-story building that collapsed 17 days ago near Dhaka, Bangladesh
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In Japan: Running Out Of Places To Put Radioactive Water
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is faced with a new crisis: a flood of highly radioactive wastewater that workers are struggling to contain.”
Advisory board recommends water & sewer increase
A citizens’ board is recommending a 5 percent increase in Juneau sewer and water rates beginning July first.
Thousands Of Dead Pigs Clog Shanghai’s Main Water Source
Authorities have pulled more than 2,800 dead pigs out of Shanghai’s main source of tap water — the Huangpu River.
Man Killed By Shark Off New Zealand Beach
Authorities think it was a great white shark that was responsible for a fatal attack on a swimmer Wednesday off a beach near Auckland, New Zealand — the first such incident in at least four years.
Trial Set To Start On BP’s Responsibility For Gulf Oil Spill
There is speculation about a last minute settlement. But if that doesn’t happen, a federal judge in New Orleans will today begin hearing arguments about BP’s liability for the 2010 oil rig explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 men and led to one of the biggest environmental disasters in the nation’s history.
‘Pressure bomb’ injures Juneau man
Police are warning of homemade explosive devices after a man was injured on Thursday.
Song of 1652
Biologists earlier this month recorded whale song that they were able to attribute to a particular humpback, a male called #1652, in Glacier Bay.