Thirteen city parks have signs of vandalism, damage
| Thirteen city parks have signs of vandalism, damage - Citizen's Voice Thirteen of 16 parks and fix water damage playgrounds in Wilkes-Barre visited Monday and fix water damage Tuesday had some sort of vandalism, graffiti or other problems. On Thursday, the parks looked better after a reporter alerted city officials Tuesday to their condition. Mayor Tom Source: www.citizensvoice.com Perfumes linked to infertility fear - Guardian Unlimited Pregnant women are being urged to stop using perfumes or scented creams after research suggested the products could cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life. Research on rats has found the reproductive system of male foetuses Source: www.guardian.co.uk New Orleans Orders Evacuation as Gustav Reaches Gulf (Update2) - Bloomberg Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- New Orleans ordered residents to evacuate as Hurricane Gustav swelled into a Category 4 storm that may strike the U.S. Gulf Coast harder than Katrina did three years ago. ``Tonight you need to be scared; you need to get your Source: www.bloomberg.com Thai Parliament holds emergency session after prime minister asks for - Los Angeles Times BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Thailand's Parliament convened an emergency session Sunday at the request of the country's prime minister, who acknowledged that his administration cannot control spiraling anti-government protests. Prime Minister Samak Source: www.latimes.com China quake damages more than 100,000 homes, 25 dead - Reuters UK BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan and fix water damage Yunnan provinces has killed 25 people, damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes and fix water damage affected at least 440,000 residents, state media said on Sunday. The epicentre of Source: uk.reuters.com South-west China hit by new quake - BBC News The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 1630 local time (0730 GMT), close to the town of Panzhihua in Sichuan province, near the border with Yunnan. Xinhua reported that more than 100,000 houses had been damaged or destroyed by the latest quake and fix water damage Source: www.bbc.co.uk McCain, Palin in Pa.; GOP convention eyes Gustav - Guardian Unlimited WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) - John McCain voiced concern for Gulf Coast residents fleeing the path of Hurricane Gustav on Saturday and fix water damage made plans to visit Mississippi even as he reintroduced running mate Sarah Palin to a raucous crowd in a key battleground Source: www.guardian.co.uk |