December 7, 2007

Oil tanker hits cargo in and play 10 thousand tons of oil into the sea in Korea


The tanker Hebei Sprit, Hong Kong, crashed into a South Korean freighter in the Yellow Sea, west of South Korea, and despejou on March 10 tons of oil, according to news agency reported the "Yonhap" this Friday .

The collision happened on the morning of Friday, about eight kilometers of the coast of South Korea

The volume of oil dumped is superior to the worst accident of this kind occurred to date in the country, in 1995, when some of 5 tons fell in the sea.

The South Korean government has established a center to mitigate the damage produced and sent to the site of the accident three vessels for cleaning.

The South Korean authorities believe that there will be a disaster environment. The stain of oil is not whether extending quickly, and can be controlled in two days.
The Minister of Fisheries, Kang Moo-hyun, said that the authorities work to contain the oil before it reaches the next fishing centers.

According to the "Yonhap", some inhabitants of the area nearest to the accident showed symptoms such as nausea, because of the smell of oil.

December 5, 2007

Two goals is little to the mother of C. Ronaldo


The popular wisdom says that the mothers always believe everything the child does well. Cristiano Ronaldo does not have a well at home. Even having done the two goals of victory in Manchester on the Fulham on Monday, the Portuguese heard complaints after the game.

- My mother asks me: 'Why do you never makes a hat trick?' - To the player, using the words that the English use when someone makes three goals in a single game.

Despite the marra that usually demonstrate in the field, Cristiano Ronaldo shows humility before his mother.

- Respond to it that I am already happy to score two goals.

It is not known whether the mother thinking or not, Cristiano Ronaldo was very angry during the match when the referee did not score penalty in a game in which he was overthrown by goalkeeper opponent. The Portuguese led yellow card for simulation.

- Respect the decision of the referee, but I do not have the same opinion. It was penalty. If it reviews the bid, you will see that the goalkeeper never touch the ball. It was frustrating take a yellow so, but football is well, and sometimes the arbitrators also erram. I think we did a good job tonight, but more important were the three points to add.

December 3, 2007

Snow Storm kills at least 16 in the USA and Canada


The snow and cold rain that hit the central region of the United States and Canada have left at least 16 dead in the region since the end of the week. Many were due to traffic accidents on roads.

The climate has already led to the cancellation of many flights at airports in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Toronto. The rain also caused damage to the electrical network leaving 20,500 homes without light in the night of Saturday.


The weather service forecast snow for the American northeast, while the cold rain or hail to reach New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

In Canada should have about 40 cm of snow and strong winds, mainly in the regions of Ottawa and Montreal.

The bad weather is caused by an intense depression from the Colorado, which reached the Great Lakes region and should turn to the northeast of the United States in the coming hours.

December 1, 2007

Chinese receives title of Miss World 2007



The Chinese Zi Lin Zhang faturou this Saturday the title of Miss World 2007, after the jury of the contest of beauty to choose between four other finalists in the competition held in the city of Sanya in the tropical Chinese island of Hainan.

Zi Zhang Lin defeated the Angolan Micaela Reis, second placed, the Mexican Morán Carolina, which came in third, and Miss Sweden Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Annie Oliv and Valene Maharaj, respectively. The Brazilian Regiane Andrade, of 23 years, was not nor between the 16 semi-finalists.

The Chinese representative was one of the favorite because he had won one of the parallel competitions that qualified directly for the semi-finals, to Top Model. Besides the honor of becoming officially the finest in the world, embolsará a premium of $ 100 thousand.

The competition this year was dedicated to the fight against AIDS, which has its World Day celebrated this Saturday. Before the final decision of the jury, the 106 participants sang, and huge red ties, a song against the disease.


A 57 th edition of the Miss World contest was marked by the presence of 16 semifinalistas, instead of 15, after the Miss Ecuador and Miss Hong Kong empataram in the last part of competitions, from "Beauty with purpose," which tried to show the point social life of misses.