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Sunday, September 13, 2009 FREETOWN: Sierra Leone has recovered and buried the bodies of 120 people who died in this week's ferry disaster, a naval official said Saturday, but scores more passengers are still unaccounted for. Naval Lieutenant Mohamed Turay of the surveillance patrol unit said, "A total of 120 corpses have now been buried, some in mass graves... because of their badly decomposed condition." He added: "What is happening now is that many of the corpses have drifted from the scene of the accident and it is possible some will float into creeks and other places, but we shall continue to patrol despite the inclement weather." An official statement by Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koroma released Saturday did not give the number of deaths but stated that Tuesday's "gruesome sea accident claimed the lives of a large number of Sierra Leoneans." Koroma declared Monday a national day of mourning for the victims of the disaster off the co...

Saturday, September 12, 2009 OSLO: This is an important step towards creating a new Norwegian energy industry at sea. The project illustrates how we may benefit from the knowledge we have gained from our petroleum industry, to develop innovative technology concerning renewable resources. Norway can play an important role in the utilization of renewable resources and more environmental friendly energy production in the years to come.The turbine is fastened to the seabed 10 kilometres southwest of Karmøy. The project is a pilot of the StatoilHydro-developed concept – Hywind. StatoilHydro will test the Hywind pilot over a two-year period. The project opens up for the wind industry to capture wind energy within deep-water environments.Offshore wind could develop into becoming a new Norwegian industry. The Government have proposed a new legislation on offshore renewable energy in June this year. In addition to this we have through Enova and the Research Council of Norway, increased the allo...

Saturday, September 12, 2009 TOKYO: A tourist has spent eight years travelling across 37 countries with the equivalent of $2, relying on his bicycle for transport.Keiichi Iwasaki, 36, left his Japanese home in 2001 with just 160 Yen ($2) in his pocket after becoming bored with his air-conditioning job, the UK's Telegraph reports. After cycling the country for a year he decided to extend his journey to South Korea and, eventually, 25 other countries. During his trip Mr Iwasaki was attacked by a rabid dog in Tibet, robbed by pirates and was even arrested in India. He cycled over 45,000 kilometres during his marathon adventure and become the first Japanese man to climb Mount Everest from sea level without using any transportation. Mr Iwasaki said he raised funds from performing tricks, and only his “strong will” has kept him on his bike. He chose to avoid air travel and opted for cycling or ferries for transport in order to soak up the atmosphere. ''I didn't want to use ae...

Saturday, September 12, 2009 LONDON: The insect was found by 11-year-old Daniel Tate who thought it was a flower until he saw it jump and then he realised it was a grasshopper. The insect was later identified by wildlife officers as an adult female common green grasshopper, which has been born pink. Daniel, who attended the wildlife event at Seaton Marshes, near Sidmouth, Devon, with his great grandfather, said: "I was looking for grasshoppers when I saw something pink. "I thought it was a flower but I saw it moving, so I tried to catch it. It jumped and then I knew it was a grasshopper." He added: “I was really excited to hear that no one else had found a pink grasshopper at that place before.” Fraser Rush, nature reserves officer for East Devon District Council, said: “There are millions of common green grasshoppers but I have never seen a pink one. The female comes in a variety of colours, normally different shades of green and brown. Occasionally it tends towards pur...

Saturday, September 12, 2009 KARACHI: The Karachi share market recorded an inflow of $28.559 million of foreign portfolio investment during the week ended on September 11, 2009. According to National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL), the net inflow of foreign portfolio investment at the local equity market increased to $90.829 million during 11 days of the current month.An inflow of $94.635 million of this mode of investment was recorded in the preceding month. The offshore investors bought shares worth $51.0 million and sold shares worth $22.4 million, resulting in net buying of $28.6 million during the week.The week started with a positive trend and $2,026,896 of foreign portfolio investment was seen on Monday. An inflow of $9,650,737 was recorded on Tuesday, while $3,007,925 came on Wednesday. An inflow of $11,850,059 of this mode of investment was recorded on Thursday and $2,023,902 came on Friday.