The Iceland volcano eruption last year caused airport services to shut down and flights cancelled across Europe. Now, another one of the country’s restive volcanoes is at it again after staying quiet since 2004. The latest Iceland volcano eruption is by Grimsvotn in the Vatnajokull icecap located at the highlands of Iceland. It sent a […]
Biodiversity loss is at unprecedented proportions in Europe which if left unchecked may soon impact human lives directly, European Union officials said this month. Hundreds of animals including the Iberian lynx, Bavarian pine vole and the Mediterranean monk seal are among the species threatened by biodiversity loss. “Biodiversity is in crisis, with species extinctions running […]
High speed rail funds worth $2 billion which was originally intended for Florida have been re-allocated to California and the Northeast after “The Sunshine State” spurned the project. The White House announced the transfer of funding to build 22 high-speed rail networks in key regions in the country as part of its infrastructure […]
A terrorist attack was reportedly being planned by Al-Qaeda around early 2010 a decade after the September 11 attacks in New York. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the terrorist attack plot was discovered from documents and computer files from the Pakistan compound where they killed Osama Bin Laden. The agency warned local law […]
Chevrolet Cruze owners and drivers will need to have their vehicles checked by GM mechanics as the U.S. automaker revealed Wednesday that the model may have steering shaft problems. GM announced that it is recalling 154,112 units of their top-selling Chevrolet Cruze which were manufactured at their Lordstown, Ohio facility from last summer […]
Yellow cab taxis of New York City are getting the high-tech makeover with the Big Apple’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” project. In an announcement, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that the Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor Co. has beat other bidders of the competition to build the next-generation yellow cab. Nissan will use its NV200 minivan […]
Anglesey is a quiet island-county in the northwest of Wales that has retained its pastoral feel and way of life. Its rocky coasts and secluded beaches blend well with the herds of sheep and slow-paced life in this quiet corner of Wales. But that may change quite a bit following the royal wedding of Prince […]
Bullet trains in Japan which were disabled during the devastating earthquake are back up and running again after engineers worked round the clock for railway repairs. Officials announced that bullet train services will resume tomorrow just in time for spring holiday season. JR East, the largest railway operator in the world, had to fix some […]
As gas prices continue to rise unabatedly, U.S. President Barack Obama slammed oil companies for raking in more profits at the expense of cash-strapped Americans still reeling from the effects of the recession. The current rhetoric of Obama reflects the urgency by which he needs to turn around the unfavorable rise in gas prices ahead […]
New York City is planning to build new solar power plants and eliminate heating oil pollutants in a strong bid to improve air quality, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday. The environmental plan of New York calls for the phase-out of oils from boilers beginning this year until 2030. Doing so will decrease the amount […]
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