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• Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling'
As the work progressed, Stevens sometimes asked him for invoices, but Allen said he ignored the requests because he liked his old fishing and drinking buddy too much, and the senator never paid VECO. If convicted, Stevens, 84, faces up to five years ...
• Iceland teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
Famous for its cod fishing industry, geysers, moonscape and the Blue Lagoon, Iceland was the site of the Cold War showdown in which Bobby Fischer of the United States defeated Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in 1972 for the world chess championship ...
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In the state of Baja California Sur, authorities canceled a weekend fishing contest in the coastal town of Todos Santos and changed the arrival dates in Los Cabos of two cruise ships. Los Cabos Mayor Oscar Nunez late Wednesday urged residents living ...
• Satellites collect data on sea temperatures
With advance warning, scientists hope environmental managers can limit non-climate related stresses to reefs, such as temporarily halting fishing in an area, limiting public access or stopping nearby construction projects that may be coating corals ...
• Developed countries push back vs. pirates
Not least is lack of support from Somalia's embattled leaders — busy fighting Islamic insurgents — as well as the vast expanse of sea to cover and the tricky task of telling a pirate vessel from a fishing boat. "Frankly we could put 250 boats ...