NBC6 (South Florida): Researchers Predict Four Major Hurricanes Out of a Possible Eight this Season
Weather researcher William Gray’s (Colorado State University) team is calling for eight hurricanes in the Atlantic this year, four of them major.
The forecast issued Tuesday calls for a very active season, with 15 named storms.
BBC: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Seeks to Re-vitalise Agriculture to Combat Food Crisis
Mr Ban told a UN-sponsored summit in Rome that food production would have to rise by 50% by 2030 to meet demand.
BBC: Zimbabwe Bans International Aid Group for “Allegedly Campaigning for the Opposition”
All operations of Care International are now suspended, pending an inquiry into the claims.
Care denies that it “has encouraged or tolerated any political activity”.
BBC: General Motors Shuts Down Four SUV and Truck Plants in North America and Mexico
Recent strikes at some GM factories have dented production of SUVs.
And surging fuel prices have heralded a shift to smaller vehicles, with GM also considering scrapping its Hummer brand.
CNN: Final US Democratic Party Primary Voting Today
Democrats in South Dakota and Montana will cast the final votes in a long and bitter campaign that has cost the candidates dearly in dollars and left the party struggling to unite to challenge Republican John McCain and succeed George W. Bush at the White House.
CNN: F1 Boss Max Mosely Wins Vote to Keep Position as Head of World Motor Sport After Sex Scandal
However motor sports risks being left divided after angry automobile groups indicated they could withdraw from involvement with the FIA — the world’s governing body which Mosley will continue to lead.
Al Jazeera: Myanmar Refugees Report “Millitary-Run Lotteries” for Aid
Aid groups say more than half of the 2.4 million survivors needing help have yet to be reached.
One man told Al Jazeera of how soldiers distributing the little relief reaching his village ran a lottery to determine who would receive aid.
Al Jazeera: Sudanese Rebel Group Leader Says Arab Nations Not Paying Attention to Strife in Sudan and Somalia
Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the 22-member Arab League was preoccupied with the situation in Lebanon.
His comments came amid an increasing crisis in Sudan after clashes between the north and south in the oil-rich district of Abyei last month and an attack on the capital, Khartoum, by JEM.
Globe and Mail: US Fed. Chairman Says No More Interest Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled Tuesday that further interest rate cuts are unlikely because of concerns about inflation. High oil prices are a double-edged sword that can both put a damper on already weak growth and spread inflation, he said.
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