Ice island drifts from Greenland threatening Arctic oil and ships
A Greenland glacier calved a 100-square mile ice island drifting across the Arctic toward Nares Strait and Ellsemere Island. If it reaches busy Newfoundland waters it could endanger oil platforms and shipping lanes, with experts noting it may take one to two years to break up.
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University of Oslo
U.S
Edward Markey
Massachusetts
Nares Strait
Canada
Ellsemere Island
Newfoundland
Mark Drinkwater
European Space Agency
Canadian Ice Service
Trudy Wohlleben
Grand Banks
Wohlleben
Majestic Mecca clock to test world’s largest timepiece
Saudi Arabia will test what it says is the world’s largest clock atop a Mecca skyscraper during Ramadan. The four faced clock tower will reach about 1,970 feet, dwarfing Big Ben and rivaling Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, with a 130 foot dial and 98 million mosaic pieces on one face.
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Mecca
Dubai
Burj Khalifa
London
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Grand Mosque
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Paterson offers state help if mosque near Ground Zero moves
New York Governor David Paterson signaled state assistance if Cordoba Initiative developers relocate the lower Manhattan mosque project. He stressed the center meets requirements but acknowledges public anxiety and urged careful PSC review while opponents cite proximity to the World Trade Center site.
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N.Y
New York
David Paterson
Paterson
Manhattan
Michael Bloomberg
Lower Manhattan
State Public Service Commission
Cordoba
World Trade Center
Oil leak plugged on listing ship near Mumbai
A fuel leak from the MSC Chitra was plugged after about 500 tons spilled into the Arabian Sea following a collision with MV Khali jia II near Jawaharlal Nehru port. Mumbai remains closed to ships due to the spill and 300 fallen containers.
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India
Defense Ministry
St. Kitts
Ashok Chavan
Maharashtra
Arabian Sea
Fugitive hunt widens across Montana and Canada
Authorities pursue escaped Arizona convict John McCluskey and suspected accomplice Casslyn Welch across western Montana and into southwestern Canada. Tips from Glacier region and St Mary, Mont. are investigated as a U.S. marshal notes the pair’s mobile threat. Border helicopters assist but border remains porous amid rugged terrain.
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Canada
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U.S
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Glacier National Park
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Glacier
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Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Fidencio Rivera
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