Travel briefsWashington tourism launches ‘Lost Symbol’ Web site for Dan Brown book Tribal village in Grand Canyon hit by flood welcomes back touristsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Arizona’s Havasupai Tribe is welcoming back tourists after months spent repairing trails and clearing debris from a flood that swept through their reservation last summer. A look at world’s deadliest air disastersA look at some of the world’s deadliest air disasters: AP IMPACT: More foreclosures in hurricane-prone communities mean more danger if storm strikesLEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? Industrialised nations not committing enough at climate talks: UN officialNEW DELHI - Industrialised countries are not making greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction commitments “to match the scale of reductions being put on the table” by developing countries, a senior UN official has said, as the negotiating text for a crucial climate treaty is put on the table this week. Kerala accuses Smart City developer of raising fresh demandsKOCHI - A few days after Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said the global slowdown might delay the launch of Kochi’s Smart City project, state Fisheries Minister S. Sarma Monday said the project developer was now making fresh demands that were not part of the agreement. Malaysia cancels Intercontinental Cup youth soccer tournament over swine flu threatKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian soccer officials have canceled next month’s Intercontinental Cup under-23 tournament due to the threat of the spread of swine flu, local media reported Tuesday. Preliminary schedules set in Tribune bankruptcy disputesWILMINGTON, Del. — A judge presiding over Tribune Co.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case heard initial arguments Thursday in the company’s dispute with actor Warren Beatty over the TV and movie rights to comic book character Dick Tracy. Ford Motors reports $1.4 bn lossWASHINGTON - Ford Motor Company, trying to avoid the fate of Chrysler and GM, Friday posted a $1.4-billion first quarter loss that was, however, better than analysts had expected. Nepal ready with guided tour of royal palaceKATHMANDU - As Nepal’s last king Gyanendra heads for India to begin his first visit abroad after being stripped of his crown and throne, the ancestral palace he quit last year readies to throw its gates wide open to the public Friday, when it is metamorphosed into a national museum. |
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