Word: shelling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Jeevatharsini lost the arm in artillery shelling five months ago, says her father Loganathan Sinnathambi, who farmed rice until the family was forced to flee fighting between government soldiers and rebel forces in their hometown of Trincomalee last July. They headed south, but each time they found shelter with a relative or in a camp for internally displaced people, as refugees within their own country are known, fighting would erupt again and they would be forced to move on. Last November, the family was cowering inside a tent at a camp in the town of Kathiraveli during a bombardment when...
Given that business travelers can get a basic laptop and a cell phone for $2,000, they may hesitate to shell out that much for an early-stage UMPC. That's why Bajarin calls this a "missionary" year for the category, which is counting on early-adopting corporate types who can expense their purchase...
Countries that own natural resources want a bigger stake in profits. They won't just settle for a share now. They want to partake as a full partner all the way up the chain into the end use of their commodity. So for companies like Exxon, Conoco-Phillips, Shell, Chevron-Texaco, it's not the same game anymore...
...having discussions with Gazprom now. Russia would like access to the U.S. market, and obviously you can't ignore them. But we're also seeing things like the government forcing Shell into a corner and giving up a lucrative project. So any relationship will have to be carefully thought through...
...this year, the Broadmoor Project has received a grant of $500,000 from the Shell Exploration & Production Company, Lee and Ahlers said...