Hurricane Paloma prepares to thrash Cuba over coming day
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 22:44.Cuba was battening down its hatches for the third powerful hurricane
this season as Hurricane Paloma barrelled toward the Caribbean island
Saturday with category 4 winds.
Hurricane Paloma gains strength, heads toward Cuba
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 06:28.
Hurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and was approaching the Cayman Islands and Cuba with sustained winds of more than 185 kilometres an hour on Friday.
Hurricane Paloma gains strength, heads toward Cuba
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 21:25.Hurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and was approaching
the Cayman Islands and Cuba with sustained winds of 140 kilometres an
hour on Friday.
Caribbean spawns hurricane heading toward Caymans, Cuba
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 08:29.Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea as it headed toward the Cayman Islands, the National Hurricane Center in the United States said.
Tropical storm threatens Honduras and Nicaragua
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 09:30.
A tropical depression forming near the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras could develop into a tropical storm within the next day, meteorologists said Wednesday.
Hurricane Omar strengthens before hitting Leeward Islands
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 07:50.
Hurricane Omar swept across the northern Leeward Islands after strengthening to a category 3 storm in the Caribbean with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres per hour and higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center in the United States said.
Hurricane Omar threatens islands in Caribbean
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 09:11.A new hurricane formed in the Caribbean overnight Tuesday, with wind speeds of around 120 kilometres per hour.
Hurricane Omar was expected to reach the northern islands of the Antilles on Wednesday and the Leeward Islands by Thursday, meteorologists at the US Hurricane Centre in Miami said.
Shares fell 2.1 per cent Friday on the Seoul stock exchange on general recession fears. South Korea's won dropped against the dollar.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
Amelie Mauresmo fell victim to a leg injury after less than half an hour on court Friday to hand over a 4-0 victory which put French compatriot Marion Bartoli into the final of the Brisbane International.
Mumbai-based movie Slumdog Millionaire won five prizes Thursday night at the Critics Choice Awards, cementing its position as a surprise favourite just as the Oscar season moves into high gear.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.