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Canada: Police to release information about severed feet

Police to release information about severed feet
VANCOUVER — Police and a spokesman for the coroner’s office are expected to address in a news conference Thursday morning the latest developments in the bizarre cases of the severed feet that have washed up on our shores.

$21 billion Alaska energy plan proposed

$21 billion Alaska energy plan proposed: Legislature | adn.com
The bill, which has not yet been introduced and is labeled “work draft,” has language saying the intent is for lawmakers to contribute $20.75 billion to a renewable and alternative energy grant fund over the next five years.

Solo Rower In French Polynesia Headed To Australia

Pacific Magazine: Solo Rower In French Polynesia Headed To Australia
Alex Bellini, who is rowing across the Pacific Ocean from Lima, Peru, to Sydney, Australia, is in French Polynesia waters, the French Maritime Search and Rescue (MRCC) operation reported Tuesday.

Bellini, who set out on Feb. 21 planning to reach Sydney sometime in December, was 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the Tuamotu atoll of Manihi on Tuesday, moving at an average speed of four kilometers (2.5 miles) per hour, the MRCC said in a communiqué.

The rower spent 136 days at sea not having seen any sign of human life for four months until he recently encountered the Tahitian fishing boat Lady Chris, the MRCC reported.

Rugby: Japan falls to Samoa, 5th at Pacific Nations Cup

Rugby: Japan falls to Samoa, 5th at Pacific Nations Cup - Topix
Rugby: Japan falls to Samoa, 5th at Pacific Nations Cup

‘Violence against women everyone’s responsibility’

‘Violence against women everyone’s responsibility’ - Fiji Times Online
‘Violence against women everyone’s responsibility’

Iran Air to begin direct flights to Bangkok

Iran Air to begin direct flights to Bangkok - Irna
Iran’s national airline (Iran Air) will begin direct flights to Thailand as of July 28.

Prospects bright for Thai Vegetable Oil as demand soars

Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Prospects bright for Thai Vegetable Oil as demand soars

A whole collection of market factors seems to be enhancing the prospects for Thailand’s largest soybean-based animal-feed manufacturer and soybean-oil producer, Thai Vegetable Oil (TVO).

There is strong demand for biofuel in the wake of skyrocketing oil prices, stocks of soybeans are currently tight, there is the possibility of an increase of Bt8.50 a litre in the domestic retail price of soybean oil and floods have hit the soybean-producing areas of the US. All of this suggests soybean prices will remain high.

143 Canadian Paralympians headed for Beijing

143 Canadian Paralympians headed for Beijing
Canada is sending 143 disabled athletes and about 120 medical staff and other support staff to the Paralympic Games in Beijing this September.

The athletes will compete in 17 sports, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Tuesday in a press release.