10. september 2005

Flooded Toxic Waste Sites Are Potential Health Threat . Three Superfund toxic waste sites in and around New Orleans were flooded by Hurricane Katrina and one remains underwater, Environmental Protection Agency officials said yesterday, adding that they will soon start investigating whether hazardous materials are leaching into the environment. By Juliet Eilperin. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 6:47:50 PM    comment [] Looking Beyond Floodwaters and Seeing Red Ink. HURRICANE KATRINA'S effect on the Gulf Coast is distressingly clear. Its damage to the United States economy just started to come into focus this week. The hurricane seems certain to rank as the costliest, if not the deadliest, natural disaster in the nation's history, and economists say that it is likely to affect economic growth, interest rates, insurance premiums, energy costs and taxes throughout the country. By MARK A. STEIN. [NYT > Business] 6:45:39 PM    comment [] Armed police patrol nuclear sites. Armed police are called in to patrol two nuclear power plants in Suffolk amid security fears. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:43:02 PM    comment [] Yahoo's Yang say hands tied in China Internet censorship case (AFP). AFP - Yahoo Inc. chief Jerry Yang said his company was complying with local laws when information on an Internet user was passed to Chinese police in a move leading to the jailing of a mainland journalist. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] 6:40:06 PM    comment [] New Orleans police hunt for dead. Police turn to the search for bodies, as the White House seeks to limit Hurricane Katrina's political fallout. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:38:52 PM    comment [] British Gas prices to rise 14%. British Gas is to increase gas and electricity prices by 14%, blaming soaring oil prices and falling gas reserves. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:37:52 PM    comment [] Japan's poll tests reform gamble. Japan prepares to vote in an election that could give Prime Minister Koizumi backing for economic reforms. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:37:08 PM    comment []

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