Earl becomes major hurricane, could swipe U.S. east | MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl strengthened to a major Category 3 storm on Monday as it lashed the Caribbean's northern Leeward Islands on a track that could see it swiping the U.S. East Coast in ... (photo: AP / Andres Leighton)The Star
China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy | SHANGHAI — After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to governm... (photo: AP / Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide via Color China Photo)The New York Times
Centre urged to protect coconut growers | Staff Reporter | Memo to be submitted to Prime Minister | AIKS demands minimum support price of Rs. 7 per coconut | All-India coconut growers' meeting gets under way | KAKINADA: Demanding that the C... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)The Hindu CoconutIndiaPhotosPriceWikipedia: Coconut
A Voice From the Next Offshore Oil Frontier | On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar had a meeting with the only peopleĀ outside the gulf region whose waters had been opened to offshore oil exploration. He wa... (photo: Creative Commons / Fallschirmjger)The New York Times ExplorationGulfOffshorePeoplePhotos
