U.S. weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Dora has become the fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season as it swirls in the open ocean off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dora is about 360 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with winds of 130 kilometers per hour. It is expected […]
Pacific Hurricane Dora Strengthens Off Mexican Coast
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
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Pacific Hurricane Dora Strengthens Off Mexican Coast
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Dora has became the fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season as it swirls in the open ocean off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dora is about 360 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with winds of 130 kilometers per hour. It is expected […]
Pacific Storm Dora at Hurricane Strength
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say tropical storm Dora has become the fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season as it swirls in the open ocean off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dora is about nearly 400 kilometers south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, with winds of 120 kilometers per hour. The storm […]
Peruvian President-Elect Visits Cuba
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala has visited Cuba, his last stop on a multi-nation tour ahead of his inauguration on July 28. Mr. Humala met Tuesday in Havana with President Raul Castro and Mr. Castro’s brother, former president Fidel Castro, for talks on various issues. The incoming Peruvian leader also spoke by telephone with Venezuelan President […]
21 Arrested for Alleged Cyber Attacks
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Authorities in the United States, Britain and the Netherlands have arrested 21 people accused of mounting coordinated cyber attacks against companies and organizations. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it had arrested 14 people for allegedly hacking into the servers of a popular website that manages online payments, Paypal, blocking people from being […]
Pacific Storm Dora Approaches Hurricane Strength
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Dora is expected to become a hurricane late Tuesday as it swirls in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says in its latest advisory that Dora is about 475 kilometers south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico, with winds of 110 kilometers per hour. It […]
Southern Chile Buried in Heavy Snow
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Residents of southern Chile’s mountainous Auracania region are digging out after a massive snowstorm dumped about 2 meters of snow in the area, leaving many communities isolated from the rest of the country and without power. Emergency crews have been working to clear roadways of snow to allow for transportation in and out of the […]
Heatwave Hits Most of US
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
An oppressive heatwave has gripped much of the United States, bringing record-high temperatures that are expected to spread from the nation’s midwest to the east coast. A combination of hot temperatures and high humidity has pushed heat indices in some areas upwards of 51 degrees Celsius. About 40 states across the country reached highs of […]
Debt Worries Contribute to Gold Price Increase
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Concerns about financial stability in the United States and Europe are helping to push gold prices to new heights. The price of gold rose above $1,600 an ounce for the first time in New York trading on Monday. While the price fluctuated in Tuesday’s trading, some economists say even higher prices are possible. Investors traditionally […]
Peruvian President-Elect Visits Cuba
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala is in Cuba, his last stop on a multi-nation tour. The visit comes a little more than a week before Mr. Humala takes office on July 28. The Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma quoted Mr. Humala as saying he had come to visit a “sister” country and share an open agenda […]
