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South Korean president phones Yang with congrats

Written by on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

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Eyes glued to the TV, Y.E. Yang’s family on the island of Jeju stayed up all night to watch the South Korean face off against world No. 1 Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship. Yang, ranked 110th, made history Sunday by coming from behind to beat Woods and become the first Asian-born man to win a major tournament — a stunning rise for the self-taught son of a farmer who first picked up a golf…

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Taiwan must airlift many typhoon victims: govt (AFP)

Written by on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 in 300839.

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Flood-damaged cars on a bridge in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan on August 16. Soldiers searched typhoon-devastated areas for survivors and bodies Monday as more than 1,600 people waited to be airlifted to safety nine days after Typhoon Morakot struck the island.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP – Soldiers searched typhoon-devastated areas for survivors and bodies Monday as more than 1,600 people waited to be airlifted to safety nine days after Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Tropical Storm Claudette soaks Florida coast (Reuters)

Written by on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 in 300837.

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15 AM EDT shows a mass of clouds along the west coast of Florida associated with an area of showers and thunderstorms. Clouds in the Plains are associated with a low pressure system that will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it moves into the Great Lakes. Some of the thunderstorms along the main cold front may become severe. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)Reuters – Tropical Storm Claudette drenched the Florida panhandle but spared the U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil patch on Sunday while two other cyclones, Ana and Bill, raced through the Atlantic Ocean toward the Caribbean islands.

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