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B.C. wind storm knocks out power, ferries

An intense wind storm knocked out power to thousands of BC Hydro customers and forced BC Ferries to suspend service between the mainland and Vancouver Island on Sunday. Ferry service was briefly restored Sunday afternoon as the 2 p.m. PT [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

'Boris Island' airport: how, what, where?

Reports have suggested that there is new support at the very top of government for an airport in the Thames estuary – an idea floated by Boris Johnson, whose support led to it being nicknamed "Boris Island". But what would [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Island of Montecristo to be bombed with poison after rat inf...

The uninhabited island, a protected nature reserve lying between the coast of Tuscany and Corsica, has been invaded by thousands of black rats. The rodents are believed to have arrived on the four-square-mile island as stowaways on boats [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Solomon Islands hit by magnitude-6.6 quake; no reports of in...

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Solomon Islands — Santa Cruz Island in the South Pacific has rocked by a magnitude-6.6 earthquake, but there have been no reports of injuries and authorities say there is no threat of a tsunami. The United Stat [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Fota opportunity: island resort to make over €20m

Nama is forcing the sale of the profitable Fota Island Resort which was developed by the Fleming Group THE FOTA Island Resort, which covers 500 of the 700 acres on Fota Island near Cork city and includes two golf courses, a five-star hote [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Vancouver Island eagle poachers sentenced to jail time, fine...

Two eagle poachers will be serving their weekends in jail, must pay a fine, and are banned from possessing bird parts for three years, a judge decided at a sentencing hearing at the Duncan courthouse last week. In April, provincial c [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Anger grows over Olympic proposal for Fish Island

Plans for Olympic corporate guests to enjoy hospitality from a gigantic sofa while watching the UK's biggest TV have enraged homeowners who live just metres away. Outline planning permission has been granted for a temporary venue [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

REMOTE ISLAND OF ST HELENA TO GET AN AIRPORT

The remote British colony of St Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean is to get a $344 million airport, six years later than originally planned, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) has announced. Home to a populati [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Portuguese Island of Madeira and Its Namesake Wine

To answer the last question first: No. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and Madeira is home to its own eponymous appellation of fortified wine. The where (and the what): Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago located about 40 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Tuvalu fresh water crisis may point to global problems

Palelei Tovia recalls how Tuvalu islanders used to survive droughts with all-night vigils at wells to collect precious fresh water during the moments it seeped into the shafts. Tovia, now a school teacher, said that during the last b [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

N. Korea, China to develop border island: report

North Korea and China will start work on developing a river island on their border this month, a report said Tuesday, amid an international drive to coax Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks. The two countries plan to hold a ground [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Tornadoes possible for North Island tomorrow - Metservice

Metservice has issued a warning that the tornado that hit Albany on Wednesday may not be the end of the extreme weather, with a possibility that more tornadoes could strike the North Island tomorrow. A storm system set to reach New Zea [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Staten Island woman found dead, possibly strangled, in her W...

A Willowbrook man was in police custody last night, hours after his wife was found dead, possibly strangled, inside their home yesterday. Police say Eva Rubin, 63, was found dead in the bedroom of her 251 Crafton Ave. home at about 1:31 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Stanford proposes New York island campus

Stanford University has proposed a research and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City in an effort to create another high-tech hub a la Silicon Valley. If the school's plan - one of 18 submitted for four different c [...]