http://joanneyong.edublogs.org the world of blogosphere... Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:07:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An earthquake that struck southwest China has killed at least 32 people and injured more than 500, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.   The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake as a 5.6-magnitude. More than 800,000 people have been affected by the quake in Sichuan and Yunnan province, the Ministry of ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/09/01/another-earthquake-struck-southwest-china/ Link:   Video footage of the flood in India Source: CNN http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/30/video-footage-of-cnn/ Source: BBC http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/30/images-south-asia-flood-relief/ Daily wage labourers Shiv Sagar Sahni and his young son Sugarath Sahni had a thatched house, two goats and 2,000 rupees (£24) until a fortnight ago. Now they are a penniless and famished family of eight taking shelter on National Highway 57. They had to sell their goats and take loans ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/30/surviving-on-snails-and-rats-in-bihar/ The grinding misery triggered by the massive floods in a downtrodden part of northeastern India and across the border in Nepal persisted Friday, with government and aid agencies swinging into action to help the 2 million-plus people fleeing high-rising, fast-moving waters. Villagers wade through floodwaters on the outskirts of Bhubaneshwar, India, ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/30/northeastern-indias-worse-flooding-in-50-years/ A dog sheltered a newborn baby abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor said Friday. The abandoned infant was found in a field with this dog and her newborn puppies. A resident of a rural area outside La Plata called police ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/dog-protected-abandoned-newborn/ PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania-- A fired TV newscaster admitted Friday that he hacked into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts, pleading guilty to one count of illegally accessing a computer.       (Larry Mendte)                 (Alycia Lane) Larry Mendte and Alycia Lane co-anchored the TV news in Philadelphia. Both got fired; he got charged. Larry Mendte admitted that he illegally ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/fired-anchor-pleads-guilty-to-e-mail-snooping/ Story Highlights Video of Spanair MD-82 which crashed in Madrid shows plane got off the ground Video shows plane bursting into flames after runway skid, source says DNA tests will be used to identify victims from Madrid air crash 153 people died when Spanair flight crashed Wednesday during takeoff http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/mandrid-plane-brust-into-flames-after-runway-skid/ The Beijing Olympics will be held on 08/08/2008. Is that a fact or myth? The Chinese believe that this is an auspicious date and they have went through the advices of Feng Shui masters.  On the other hand, some people predict that this date is a post earthquake tragedy that happened ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/08/080808-a-myth-or-a-fact/ BEIJING, China (AP) -- A Chinese Islamic faction that has threatened to attack the Olympics released a new video, warning Muslims to stay away from the Beijing Games and avoid buses, trains, planes and buildings used by Chinese, a U.S. group that monitors militant organizations said Thursday. On the six-minute video ... http://joanneyong.edublogs.org/2008/08/08/chinese-islamic-groups-threatens-olympics/