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Irrigation commission loses $1B worth of water
Kingston :: Jamaica | 1 day ago
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Irrigation Commission (NIC) has recorded $1.2 billion in losses of the precious commodity, representing 28 per cent of the water produced over the six-year period April 2006 to March 2012. In a performance audit of the NIC, the Auditor General's
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‘Banned asbestos wire gauze still used in high school, college labs'
Manila :: Philippines | 1 day ago
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PhilippinesThe cancer-causing asbestos wire gauze is still used in high school and college science laboratories despite the ban ordered two years ago...The organization back in 2011 called the attention of education authorities to the cancer-risk
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Labor group complains about Dundalk High asbestos contractor
Dundalk :: MD :: USA | 1 day ago
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The company's attorney called the accusation "totally false" and said it is part of the group's strategy to unionize asbestos workers. The Laborers' Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition said that some workers complained last month that the Colt
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Analysis: Why bankrupt W.R. Grace is thriving
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 3 days ago
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As long the company is not in danger of being unable to pay the money it's going to owe, creditors take a more relaxed attitude," said Lockwood. Technically, there is no court-set limit on how long a company can remain in bankruptcy. However, the
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A towering waste: The tallest abandoned buildings in the world that were once the height of architectural achievement before being left to fall into ruin
Memphis :: TN :: USA | 4 days ago
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I wonder who put together the financial plans for these and whose money was used?? George , Shanghai, 15/6/2013 08:17 Click to rate Rating (0) The building in Memphis has a serious problem with asbestos, the cost of renovating and making it
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Killed by a hug from her father: Mother-of-three who contracted cancer from ship worker's asbestos-covered overalls as a child dies aged 53
Frankfurt :: Germany | 9 days ago
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10 June 2013 5 View comments A mother-of-three who contracted cancer after enjoying childhood cuddles with her father in his asbestos-covered overalls has died. Debbie Brewer, 53, spent seven years battling mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lining
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Asbestos confirmed
Kingston :: Jamaica | 10 days ago
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This has raised fresh concern about the quality of due diligence done before millions of taxpayer dollars was spent to purchase the 12-acre property in 2008 by the then Bruce Golding-led administration. "Recent reports of the presence of asbestos at
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Asbestos risk to children 'greater'
London :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago
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Asbestos risk to children 'greater over lifetime' Education correspondent, BBC News Asbestos was commonly used in buildings for decades A committee that advises the government on cancer has said children are more vulnerable to asbestos than adults
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University of Toronto to redesign historic building
Ottawa :: Canada | 13 days ago
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Photo Save to mystar There is a building in Toronto that weaves a complicated tale...The building has many stories, one about life-saving medicine, another about an unsolved murder and countless others, including one about a rooms full of eyeballs.
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Prosecutors call to indict 20 Pirelli managers over asbestos
Turin :: Italy | 14 days ago
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Prosecutors on Wednesday requested to indict 20 former managers of three Pirelli tire factories in Settimo Torinese, near Turin, from 1969 until 2000 on charges of death and injury caused by negligence. Twenty-one workers at the three factories have
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