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January 4, 2011 9:34 PM

Death toll in Philippines landslides rises to 12

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 12 on Tuesday as more areas were inundated. Regional civil defence chief Blanche Gobenciong said the southern city of Butuan was swamped and thousands of residents of nearby areas fled to evacuation centres. She said it is the wors...

January 4, 2011 9:34 PM

Death toll in Philippines landslides rises to 12

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 12 on Tuesday as more areas were inundated. Regional civil defence chief Blanche Gobenciong said the southern city of Butuan was swamped and thousands of residents of nearby areas fled to evacuation centres. She said it is the wors...

January 4, 2011 9:34 PM

Death toll in Philippines landslides rises to 12

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 12 on Tuesday as more areas were inundated. Regional civil defence chief Blanche Gobenciong said the southern city of Butuan was swamped and thousands of residents of nearby areas fled to evacuation centres. She said it is the wors...

January 4, 2011 9:15 PM

Nawaz Shariff gives 72 hr ultimatum to Pak Govt

Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday gave the beleaguered government a 72-hour ultimatum to act on several demands, including rollback of a fuel price hike and probe into corruption scandals, failing which the PPP could be booted out from the Punjab government. Sharif, chief of ...

January 4, 2011 9:15 PM

Nawaz Shariff gives 72 hr ultimatum to Pak Govt

Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday gave the beleaguered government a 72-hour ultimatum to act on several demands, including rollback of a fuel price hike and probe into corruption scandals, failing which the PPP could be booted out from the Punjab government. Sharif, chief of ...

January 4, 2011 9:15 PM

Nawaz Shariff gives 72 hr ultimatum to Pak Govt

Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday gave the beleaguered government a 72-hour ultimatum to act on several demands, including rollback of a fuel price hike and probe into corruption scandals, failing which the PPP could be booted out from the Punjab government. Sharif, chief of ...

January 4, 2011 8:11 PM

Sri Lanka sees 8 per cent economic growth in 2010

Post conflict Sri Lanka has seen an estimated eight percent economic growth in the year 2010, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday while releasing the monetary policy of the country titled 'Roadmap: Economic and Financial Sector Policies for 2011 and beyond'.The Governor of the Central...

January 4, 2011 8:11 PM

Sri Lanka sees 8 per cent economic growth in 2010

Post conflict Sri Lanka has seen an estimated eight percent economic growth in the year 2010, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday while releasing the monetary policy of the country titled 'Roadmap: Economic and Financial Sector Policies for 2011 and beyond'.The Governor of the Central...

January 4, 2011 8:11 PM

Sri Lanka sees 8 per cent economic growth in 2010

Post conflict Sri Lanka has seen an estimated eight percent economic growth in the year 2010, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday while releasing the monetary policy of the country titled 'Roadmap: Economic and Financial Sector Policies for 2011 and beyond'.The Governor of the Central...

January 4, 2011 8:11 PM

Canadian girl becomes the youngest to discover Supernova

A 10-year-old girl in Canada has become the youngest person to discover a supernova - an exploding star which can briefly outshine a whole galaxy. Kathryn Gray was studying images taken at an amateur observatory which had been sent to her father. She spotted the magnitude 17 supernova on Sunday. Sup...

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