After the disaster, a deadly silence fell

Article Abstract:

The cyclone that hit the port of Kandla, India, on Jun 9, 1998, killed many people. The port authorities had received warning of the cyclone, and had taken appropriate action to protect the port. However, the warning had not been passed on to workers in the salt pans outside the port, and most of those who died were salt workers. Around 1,000 corpses have been found, but local people believe that the cyclone could have killed as many as 16,000.

India, Cyclones, Windstorms

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Six months in jail ... if they live that long. Why?

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It is now becoming increasingly widely recognised that the practice of compelling animals to spend six months in quarantine when they enter the UK is cruel. Many animals suffer mental or physical distress during the period of quarantine, and some do not survive. Some quarantine centres are extremely badly managed, and animals are kept in small cages for very long periods.

Laws, regulations and rules, Quarantine, Veterinary, Veterinary quarantine

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The most powerful teenager in the world breaks his long silence

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The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who is the most revered lama outside Tibet after the Dalai Lama, is profiled. He is only a teenager, but is self-assured and composed.

Biography, Priests, Buddhist, Buddhist priests, Dorje, Ogyen Trinley

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