Friday 15 July 2011

Indonesians flee volcano eruption on Sulawesi

Thousands of people on an Indonesian island have been forced to flee a fierce volcanic eruption.

Beautifully scary!

Mount Lokon spewed ash, sand and rocks thousands of metres into the air

Mount Lokon, on Sulawesi, started erupting at around 2230 local time (1530 GMT) on Thursday, according to reports.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The last month has seen a significant rise in volcanic activity in the area, and the alert status was raised to the highest level just days ago.
The eruption saw ash, sand and rocks thrown 1,500m (4,800ft) into the air, government volcanologist Kristianto was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
A 3.5-km (two mile) evacuation zone was established last weekend, within which around 28,000 people live, of whom 4,400 have been moved so far.
"There is no mass panic because the community has already been warned of the situation and we are continuing to evacuate people," Kristianto added.
Among the dozens of volcanoes in Indonesia, the 1,580-metre (5,184ft) Mount Lokon is one of the most active. It last erupted in 1991.

Monday 11 July 2011

RoboCup football world cup for robots in Istanbul

Humanoid and wheel robots have battled it out in Istanbul for the coveted title of global number one mechanical superstars.
RoboCup 2011 puts engineers from 40 countries to the test.

The annual challenge is aimed at building a robot one day with enough artificial intelligence to beat humans on the pitch

Saturday 9 July 2011

East Africa drought: DEC appeals for funds

 The Horn of Africa (Eastern Africa) is facing the worst drought in 60 years


 

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Wednesday 6 July 2011

Zebra crossed with donkey



Donkra?  Zonkey?

Cute, he is!


A rare offspring of a female zebra and a male donkey has been born at the Haicang Zoo in China.
According to zoo officials, the donkra nearly died during delivery but is now doing well.
The animal stands at one metre tall and already weighs 30kg (66lb).
Eric Camara reports.

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