Posts Tagged ‘Risk’

31 December

Heavy Snows Trigger Deadly Avalanches - Wall Street Journal


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Heavy Snows Trigger Deadly Avalanches
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago
By STEPHANIE SIMON DENVER -- Unusual weather patterns across the West have left huge slabs of heavy snow teetering atop a brittle base layer, raising the risk of catastrophic avalanches at ski resorts, on mountain passes and in backcountry wilderness.
Video: Police: 7 Bodies Recovered in Canada Avalanches AssociatedPress
Eighth body found after Canadian avalanches CNN International
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28 December

Cameras putting lives at risk: whalers - The Age


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Cameras putting lives at risk: whalers
The Age - 1 hour ago
Japanese whalers say Animal Planet cameras aboard the protest vessel Steve Irwin could lead "extremists" to take even riskier actions in the Antarctic waters south of New Zealand.
Anti-whalers pursue Japan fleet Times of Malta
'Stink' attack on Japan's whalers BBC News
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19 December

Forget Depp: Somali pirates risk all for riches, women - Christian Science Monitor


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Forget Depp: Somali pirates risk all for riches, women
Christian Science Monitor - 34 minutes ago
In cash-strapped, hungry Somalia, the pirate life may be risky, but payoffs are huge. By Shashank Bengali | McClatchy Newspapers NAIROBI, Kenya - There's at least one job these days that's recession-proof, if you can handle shark-infested seas, ...
China sailor recalls pirate fight BBC News
China anti-piracy mission marks greater engagement The Associated Press
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4 December

UK’s Smith Says Systematic Leaks Led to Police Raid (Update1) - Bloomberg


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UK’s Smith Says Systematic Leaks Led to Police Raid (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Mark Deen Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said she asked police to find the source of documents that leaked from her office because the UK’s national security was at risk, brushing off suggestions the probe was a political attack.
House of Commons enraged by police raid United Press International
Brown: I've confidence in Speaker BBC News
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23 November

Tanker on move following threat to pirates - Financial Times


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Tanker on move following threat to pirates
Financial Times - 3 hours ago
By Robert Wright in London and Agencies Pirates holding the Sirius Star, the vast crude oil tanker seized a week ago, have moved the vessel because of the risk of Islamist attacks from groups opposed to piracy, according to news agency reports.
Islamic fighters vow to rescue hijacked Saudi tanker CNN International
Somali Pirates Move Saudi Tanker as Islamists Warn of Attacks Bloomberg
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