March 2010

Moderate quake rocks eastern Indonesia

March 31, 2010 Environment

JAKARTA, March 31 — A shallow moderate quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck West Nusa Tenggara in eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.

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Six sandstorms hit China in March

March 31, 2010 Environment

BEIJING, March 31 — The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said Wednesday China was hit by six sandstorms in March, the worst of which swept the country's northwest from March 19 to 21.

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China prepares for long fight as severe drought continues to expand: official

March 31, 2010 Environment

BEIJING, March 31 — China's severe drought was still expanding, as a total of 116 million mu (about 7.73 million hectares) of arable land had been affected in China as of Tuesday, up from 114 million mu last Friday, said Liu Ning, vice minister of water resources.

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PNP assures checkpoints won't affect Holy Week travelers

March 31, 2010 People/Events

MANILA, March 31 -– The Philippine National Police (PNP) assured on Wednesday that the ongoing checkpoint operations nationwide will not hamper the expected influx of Metro Manila residents to their respective provinces to observe the Lenten season.

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Chinese mainland official welcomes Taiwan visitors to World Expo

March 31, 2010 People/Events

BEIJING, March 31 — A Chinese mainland official on Wednesday extended his welcome to Taiwan people to visit the upcoming Shanghai World Expo, scheduled to run from May 1 to October 31.

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Recent rain does little to alleviate drought in SW China — CMA

March 31, 2010 Environment

BEIJING, March 31 — Rainfall last week did little to alleviate the drought in southwest China, an official of the China Meteorological Administration said Wednesday.

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Today in History

March 31, 2010 People/Events

March 31, 1884 MANILA, March 31 — On March 31, 1884, Teodoro M. Kalaw, the so-called Father of Philippine Libraries, was born in Lipa, Batangas.

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794 hectares of parched rice field in Karawang

March 31, 2010 Environment

KARAWANG, W Java, March 31 — At least 794 hectares of rice fields in Karawang regency, West Java Province, had dried up after an inundation for more than a week.

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Presidential bets support ban on plastic bags

March 31, 2010 Environment

MANILA, March 31 — Seven of the nine presidential bets who responded to the survey favor an outright or eventual ban on single-use plastic bags and other plastic-based disposable containers, which have been largely blamed for clogging waterways and causing floods and ocean pollution.

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Filipino Lenten traditions featured in Subic’s Holy Week 2010

March 31, 2010 People/Events

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, March 31 — In observance of the Holy Week, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in cooperation with business locators in this free port, has lined up week-long activities in keeping with the spirit of the Christian world's most solemn season.

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