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Yahoo Buy Delicious
Sad news today as another great product gets swallowed up by one of the big search engines. Now it will be chock full of advertising.
Oh well i guess nothing stays sacred for long on the net these days. I’ll just have to scour the web for the next big thing.
Posted: December 12th, 2005 under Web News.
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Qeshm Island Earthquake
The earthquake that struck Qeshm Island, Iran today at 1353 (1023 GMT) has been at the centre of speculation in the past over whether it has chemical weapons on the islands.
Rumour has it than Iran deployed Chinese HY-2 “Silkworm” anti-ship missiles along the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf, on Abu Musa island, on Qeshm Island and on Sirri Island.
In March 1995 US Secretary of Defense William Perry denied speculation on the possible existence of Iranian chemical weapons on the islands.
If international rescue and aid is needed for the island, it could prove a sensitive issue for the Government of Iran.
Posted: November 27th, 2005 under Web News.
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Earthquake In Iran
Reports are coming out of an earthquake registering 5.9 on the richter scale just south of Tehran.
No other reports of damage are out yet. Although 5.9 isn’t massive it can cause slight damage to well-designed buildings and cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions.
Update: The 5.9-magnitude quake struck Qeshm island, home to 120,000 people, and the city of Bandar Abbas, state media said.
The governor of Qeshm island told the AFP news agency four villages had been destroyed and three people killed.
The quake could be felt in Oman and UAE.
Posted: November 27th, 2005 under News In Brief.
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