Word: siberian
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...Canadian, were detained by Soviet authorities ... Greenpeace believed that the Soviets were violating the [International Whaling Commission's] recommendation that only native groups be allowed to hunt the California gray whale. With 23 men and women aboard, THE RAINBOW WARRIOR STEAMED ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT TO THE SIBERIAN WHALING VILLAGE OF LORINO. Six Greenpeace members went ashore to hand out leaflets to workers at the whale-processing plant. Suddenly a contingent of Soviet soldiers arrived and arrested the six ... Minutes later two Soviet ships appeared and gave chase [and captured the seventh member, who was escaping in a rubber dinghy...
...energy future, roiling markets and even ensnaring the U.S.'s Middle Eastern policy in the process. In the past year China's energy companies have signed deals for oil reserves in Africa, Iran and Canada. In Russia, Beijing has lobbied hard against Japan for a pipeline to bring Siberian oil east to China. And last week Chinese Premier Hu Jintao welcomed Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov to Beijing just weeks after the Uzbek military killed nearly 200 after unrest erupted in the Central Asian country. The U.S. has been critical of Karimov for his heavy hand. Not Beijing. Among the main...
...returned to England just in time to hear that his old friends were organizing an expedition to Africa, and he, of course, volunteered. Unfortunately, so soon after his Siberian excursion, Ledyard’s health was not as vigorous as his spirit. “To those who knew him…the African adventure looked something like a death wish,” Zug writes. Ledyard only made it as far as Cairo. Suffering stomach pains, he took medication to induce vomiting. But he ingested too strong a dose, causing a blood vessel to burst. He died...
...returned to England just in time to hear that his old friends were organizing an expedition to Africa, and he, of course, volunteered. Unfortunately, so soon after his Siberian excursion, Ledyard’s health was not as vigorous as his spirit. “To those who knew him…the African adventure looked something like a death wish,” Zug writes. Ledyard only made it as far as Cairo. Suffering stomach pains, he took medication to induce vomiting. But he ingested too strong a dose, causing a blood vessel to burst. He died...
Ulysses Seal, an expert on Siberian tigers, said the odds of being attacked while in an enclosed area with tigers are 100%. "Tigers regard a human as a meat meal," he said. "I've worked with tigers for seven years, and under no circumstances would I put myself under those conditions." People have called for the destruction of the animals that attacked Robin Silverman. Zoo Director William Conway disagrees. Says he: "We're not going to vilify normal, healthy tigers for doing what tigers...