Ironman 70.3 puts RP on triathlon map (Manila Standard Today)
FORMER Philippine Basketball Association chairman Fred Uytengsu launched the Inaugural Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines at the Renaissance Hotel in Makati yesterday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
$128m pipe saves the Bay (The New Zealand Herald)
Officials have lifted the lid on one of New Zealand's greatest modern engineering feats - a 3km sewer under Auckland's Orakei Basin. The tunnel, wide enough to drive a car through, will replace the surface pipe that has cut across the mouth of Hobson Bay for 90 years. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Debate rages over dairy farms (Otago Daily Times)
"Enough is enough", a meeting on proposed dairy farm development in the Omarama-Ohau region was told last night. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Backgrounder, Part One: The six new or as-good-as World Cup stadiums
Johannesburg - South Africa has spent at least 2 billion dollars to build six new or nearly-new stadiums and upgrade four others for the World Cup. While the costs, and in some cases the location, have been controversial, the results have been w... earthtimes.org |
Kuoni Reveals its Top 10 Holiday Hotlist
Kuoni has revealed its Top 10 Holiday Hotlist, a collection of top hotels and tours selected to suit a range of travel needs. news.yahoo.com |