Auckland is in the dark: city seeks cause for two-week power outage

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The two-week power outage in Auckland, New Zealand, has led to a government inquiry to explain why Auckland's major power lines began to founder in January 1998. Operations of several small companies suffered because of the power outage. As a result, Mercury Energy Ltd, the city's sole power supplier, is preparing for a torrent of lawsuits from dissatisfied businesspeople and inner-city residents. Critics charge that the company failed to maintain the city's cable, an accusation Mercury denies.

Electric Utilities, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Electric services, Cases, Investigations, Energy use, Power failure, Power failures, Auckland, New Zealand (City), Mercury Energy Ltd.

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Australia weathers race debate - for now

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The Australian government reports that no serious repercussions were felt in connection with the 'racist' pronouncements of Member of Parliament Pauline Hanson, who sought to control Asian immigration to Australia. Australian officials report that student visa applications are up 11%, and entrepreneur application has increased 45% compared to 1996. Asian tourist visiting Australia also increased by 14% compared to similar period in 1996.

Legislative Bodies, Foreign Relations, Australia, Political aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Race relations, Race discrimination, Hanson, Pauline

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Mine kicks off season of rare-diamond sales

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Argyle Diamond Mines has started its annual sales campaign for pink diamonds in Tokyo. The rarest of diamonds will also be displayed in Hong Kong, Perth, London and Geneva. Pink diamonds account for just 0.1% of Argyle's annual production of about 35 million carats. The Perth-based company, which used to sell its pink diamonds through the Central Selling Organization, has been marketing the rare stones on its own since 1991.

Gem Diamonds, All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining, Miscellaneous nonmetallic minerals, Marketing, Diamond industry, Diamond mining, Diamonds, Argyle Diamond Mines Proprietary Ltd.

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