Archive for August 17th, 2010
UN warns of ’2nd death wave’ in Pakistan
The United Nations has warned of a “second wave of death” in flood-stricken Pakistan as aid agencies struggled to raise money to help the 20 million people hit by the nation’s worst-ever natural disaster. Britain branded the international response to the catastrophe “lamentable” and charities said Pakistan was suffering from an “image deficit” partly because [...]
Pacific workers to work in Australian farms
SEASONAL employers have faced an expensive and difficult process for training and retaining workers, but a pilot scheme to allow seasonal industries to hire Pacific Islanders may be just what Australian growers need, reports Seamus Byrne. A recent report on labour mobility by the Lowy Institute for International Policy revealed that the National Farmers’ Federation [...]
Israel has ’8 days’ to hit Iran nuclear site: Bolton
Israel has “eight days” to launch a military strike against Iran’s Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.Iran is to bring online its first nuclear power reactor, built with Russia’s help, next week, when a shipment of nuclear fuel will be [...]
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