Stories for April 26th 2009
Cruise ship “Melody” fended off a pirate attack
An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,200 passengers and crew fended off a pirate attack near the Seychelles, company officials said Sunday. The ship was attacked on Saturday evening by armed pirates firing shots from a small speedboat, 330 kilometres from the Seychelles where the liner had last anchored.
Skate recovered three years after tagging in the Falkland's waters
THE fishery around the Falkland Islands is rich and diverse, with the main fisheries focussed on a variety of squid and finfish. Furthermore, the area is also widely inhabited by a number of skate species, a family closely related to sharks.
World Bank-IMF open crisis talks
Senior officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are meeting in Washington with an aim to combat the world's worst economic slump since the 1930s.
Mexico swine flu spreads overseas - Alert in airports
Mexico has raised the probable death toll from an outbreak of swine flu to 81, including 20 already confirmed.
