Category: Sidebar
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Great Apes a Dying Breed
Ministers from 23 countries in Africa and south-east Asia have appealed for international help to save the world's great apes from extinction. Urgent action was needed to protect the great…
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UN: Antarctica Under Threat
Kofi Anan says that substantial increases in illegal fishing, tourism, bio-prospecting, climate change and depletion of the ozone continue to pose major challenges to the Antarctic, and governments should continue…
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Fave Website
Spotted on the Globetrotter's forum: http://milvetstravel.net/virtualtours.html is a website that allows you to take virtual tours of a whole host of places – check it out, it's pretty interesting!
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Have you got a tale to tell?
If you have a travellers tale that your aching to tell. Then why not visit the “Travel Sized Bites” section of the Website and share it with the world. Travel…
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Delta and Northwest Bankrupt
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, the third and fourth-largest US air carriers, both declared bankruptcy in September citing rising oil prices and low-cost competition among their reasons.
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Travel Writing Workshop
Saturday 12th November 2005, 10.30am – 4.00pm Location: The Newsroom, The Guardian 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA Cost: £87.50 A day of two intensive workshops: Travel writing and how…
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2006 Total Eclipse
On Wednesday, 29th March 2006, the shadow of the Moon will sweep a band starting from Brazil, through Atlantic Ocean, Gold Coast of Africa, Saharan Desert, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Black…
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Is Flying Safe?
We have seen four fatal plane crashes this month in Europe and South America claim the lives of hundreds of people. On 6 August at least 13 of 39 passengers…
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Good News for Nepali Women
In some parts of Nepal, particularly the western parts of the country, there is a tradition of keeping women in cow sheds during their menstrual cycle. Nepal's Supreme Court has…
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London Palaces: Clarence House
Clarence House stands next to St James's Palace and was built between 1825 and 1827 to the designs of John Nash for Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence. He lived…