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Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is now the world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge   Belle News China’s Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge has opened today allowing motorists to cross over a canyon – at 1,102ft (335.89 m). Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is now the world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge. Work started on […]

A-level students often apply to universities in the United Kingdom. British universities (including Scottish universities, which receive many applicants taking A-levels). Students in England study General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) over 2 years, from the age of 15, and take GCSE exams at the end of this period.  These are the final years of their compulsory high […]

See update: ACI’s 2012 World’s busiest airports traffic and rankings- Release Date March 26, 2013 https://dilemma-x.net/2013/04/13/acis-2012-worlds-busiest-airports-traffic-and-rankings/ __________________________________ List of the world’s busiest airports in 2011 ACI Released date: March 2012 Photo: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Airports Council International (ACI) has released its latest preliminary 2011 traffic results for the world’s airports. ACI based its results on reports from over […]

People with origins in India are close to being one percent of America’s population Indo-Asian News Service Washington: People of Indian origin are close to making one percent of America’s population of 308.7 million with their numbers shooting up by a whopping 69.37 percent over the last decade. Indians are now the largest Asian subgroup in […]

April 1, 2012  China cracks down on social media as coup rumours swirl Ian Johnson The Sydney Morning Herald . China started a sweeping crackdown of its vibrant social-networking media over the weekend, detaining six people, closing 16 websites and shutting off the comment function for two gigantic microblog services. The campaign, which was announced late […]

Brazil to rally BRICS against rich countries Reuters NEW DELHI- Brazil will push for its large emerging-market peers including China to denounce what it sees as unfair monetary policies by Europe and the United States, raising the stakes in a global confrontation over economic imbalances. Brazilian Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel told Reuters on […]

March 26, 2012 BG Groups makes major Tanzania gas find UPI READING, England– At least 2.5 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas was discovered off the coast of Tanzania, British energy company BG Group announced. BG Group said a preliminary evaluation of its Jodari-1 exploration well found it contained a gross recoverable reserve estimate […]

March 26, 2012 Tullow Oil discovers oil in Kenya Nairobi, Kenya By ALEXIS FLYNN The Wall Street Journal LONDON—Tullow Oil PLC discovered crude oil in Kenya in its first attempt at exploratory drilling in the East African country. The London-based company said it found oil in the northwestern region of Turkana, where Tullow is assessing the […]

Sunday 25 March 2012 Senegal votes in new president Macky Sall wins as incumbent Abdoulaye Wade conceded after preliminary results showed a landslide for opposition Associated Press in Dakar President Abdoulaye Wade conceded defeat to his former protege Macky Sall after preliminary results showed the opposition candidate had trounced the 85-year-old incumbent. The move alleviated […]

Sunday 25 March 2012 US compensation for Afghanistan shooting spree Authorities have paid $50,000 for each Afghan killed and $11,000 for each person wounded, say tribal leaders Associated Press US authorities have paid $50,000 (£32,000) in compensation for each Afghan killed in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by an American soldier in Kandahar province, […]