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Jagran Josh
April 24, 2018
d) Baiji 9. The Supreme Court has sought government's response on a plea against which section of the Indian penal code? a) Section 375 b) Section 499 c) Section 309 d) Section 377 10. The European Union would be co-hosting a conference with the United Nations to provide financial aid to peopleÃâà...
South China Morning Post
April 24, 2018
If not, I think there would be a new deputy prime minister by now,” said PN Baiji, a former editor of the city state's Today newspaper. Terence Lee, an Australia-based Singapore politics watcher, said “as far as the three contenders are concerned, the reshuffle in fact ups the ante in that all three remain veryÃâà...
The Straits Times
April 21, 2018
Baiji (now extinct). Long-eared jerboa. Red slender loris. Hog-nosed bat. Aye-aye. Somehow, the Zoological Society of London was able to get people to tear their gaze away from sensational snow leopards long enough to give money to vampiric-looking bats. It supported some familiar animals like theÃâà...
The Guardian
April 13, 2018
... because it always looks so happy, with both a sweet closed and open-mouthed smile. This type of finless porpoise, found on the Yangtze river, is a cousin of the baiji dolphin, which in 2006 became the first dolphin species to be entirely wiped out by human activity. It is estimated there are up to just 1,800Ãâà...
Yahoo Singapore News
April 10, 2018
But there are only about 1,000 individuals left in the wild -- a number shrinking by 14 percent per year -- and conservationists warn the critter is poised to follow the long-snouted Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, into extinction. For the latest study, intended to spur conservation efforts, an international researchÃâà...
ZAWYA
April 3, 2018
BAGHDAD- Iraq has started work on expanding its oil refinery near the southern city of Basra by adding 70,000 barrels per day to processing capacity, the oil ministry said on Tuesday. The Shuaiba refinery's capacity should increase to 280,000 bpd by the end of the year, as a result of the expansion, theÃâà...
The National
April 3, 2018
Baiji was retaken by Iraqi forces in 2015 and it should be brought back on line partially this year. Iraq now relies on the Doura refinery, in Baghdad, and Shuaiba. Baker Hughes and General Electric signed a contract with Iraq's government on Monday to process natural gas extracted alongside crude oil atÃâà...
South China Morning Post
December 10, 2017
But the full story of Baiji's downfall is far more protracted and complex. After the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Baiji found itself at the heart of the so-called “Sunni triangle” where those loyal to ousted leader Saddam Hussein continued to wage a ferocious insurgency – and the oil infrastructure wasÃâà...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
During February, 71 families originating from Baiji were evicted from informal settlements in Tikrit, while more than 600 households who are living in informal settlements remain at risk. Many of these families expressed concerns about returning to their Areas of Origin (AoO) when no basic services are inÃâà...
