Thursday, May 20, 2010

10 MOST AMAZING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

BEIJING, May 20(Xinhuanet) -- The scenes of volcanic eruption not only leave us stunning impression, but also can bring catastrophic aftermath.

Following photos show 10 astonishing volcanic eruptions in the world.

1. Kilauea crater, Hawaii

Kilauea crater, Hawaii (Photo Source: gb.cri.cn)


Thought as one of the most active volcano on the earth, the eruption of KÄ«lauea Volcano that began in 1983 brought a towering column of steam and ash.
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Stunning eruption moments of Mount St Helens 30 years ago

MIHO DOBRASIN WINS EYJA

Miho Dobrasin wins European Young Journalist Award

Croatian Times
17. 05. 10. - 14:15
A Croatian journalist has won the European Young Journalist Award for his article on the Greek economic crisis "Greece is again writing European History."

Miho Dobrasin from the business daily Poslovni Dnevnik received the award in Istanbul from the European Commission for reports related to the European Union and its expansion.

Accepting the award Dobrasin said that no other state so far has experienced as grueling process of accession as Croatia. "Every time it makes a step ahead, the EU member states provide another obstacle, which makes negative perception about membership grow among the ordinary citizens."

Petr Drulak, from the International Relations Institute in Prague said that after Croatia no other state will be given a guarantee of membership. "Currently there are is no more absorption capacity, so in the next five to six years further expansion is unlikely."

The Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule said: "At the moment, as negotiations with candidate countries are continuing, the media has a key role in explaining the expansion process to the European citizens."

Dobrasina's text, which was published in February in Poslovni Dnevnik, was judged as the most successful and mature journalistic work, the Croatian daily Jutarnji List writes.

"The article explained - clearly and objectively - the situation tied to the Greek economic crisis, as well as the position of European Institution and EU citizens towards Greece."
SOURCE:http://croatiantimes.com/news/General_News/2010-05-17/11011/Miho_Dobrasin_wins_European_Young_Journalist_Award

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

SOLE SURVIVOR OF AIR DISASTER

 

Thursday 13 May,2010
This child is the only survivor of an air crash which claimed the lives of 103 people.
The ten-year-old Dutch boy was plucked from the remains of the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330, which broke up on landing in Libya yesterday.
The youngster was recovering in hospital last night but amazingly did not have life-threatening injuries.
EU parliament president Jerzy Buzek hailed news of the boy’s survival as “truly a miracle”.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry said diplomats were planning to visit the child as soon as possible to establish his identity.
“One of our colleagues in Tripoli was told by a doctor that he has broken bones and was being operated on,” a spokesman said.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende reacted with “shock” and Queen Beatrix’s press office said she was “horrified”, as it was revealed 61 Dutch people were among the dead passengers.
The plane arriving from South Africa disintegrated on landing at Tripoli airport.
Witnesses spoke of the plane inexplicably breaking up as it came down to land in clear weather.
Investigators sift the debris after air disaster in Libya kills 103 people

A Libyan plane arriving from South Africa disintegrated on landing at Tripoli airport, killing 103 people but leaving
a boy as the miracle survivor.
Dutch, Libyans, Africans and Europeans were among the dead.
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http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id=94096&page=localnews&title=Sole%20survivor%20of%20air%20disaster