An Afghan human-rights group says nearly 1,100 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of this year, an increase from the same period in 2009. Afghanistan Rights Monitor reports about six Afghan civilians were killed and eight others wounded each day in conflict-related incidents in the first half of this year.
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Noble starts Asia fuel oil operations, buys 1st lot
April 15th, 2010 |
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Singapore-listed Noble Group (NOBG.SI), which started its oil product trading operations last year, has received its first physical fuel oil cargo and will start selling marine fuels next month, traders said on Thursday.
The cargo, about 100,000 tonnes of high-viscosity fuel oil from the Caribbean, completed discharge operations late on Wednesday onto Noble’s 270,000-tonne floating storage facility. The tanker “Hercules” began operations at the start of April and is anchored off Malaysia’s southern Tanjong Pelepas port.
Four Tet: 1st Album in 4 Years
November 4th, 2009 |
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FOUR TET FIRST FULL ALBUM IN OVER FOUR YEARS
THERE IS LOVE IN YOU SET FOR JANUARY 26, 2010
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Four Tet releases his much anticipated new album on January 26, 2010 on Domino Records.
There Is Love In You is Kieran Hebden’s first full-length album in over four years and is his fifth LP to date.
“Love Cry”, backed with the track “Our Bells,” will available as 12″ on December 8.
There Is Love In You will be released on CD, LP and via digital download.
Track listing is as follows:
1. Angel Echoes
2. Love Cry
3. Circling
4. Pablo’s Heart
5. Sing
6. This Unfolds
7. Reversing
8. Plastic People
9. She Just Likes To Fight
Zero 7: 1st U.S. Tour In 3 Years
October 6th, 2009 |
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ZERO 7 UNVEILS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, THEIR FIRST IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS;
NEW ALBUM, YEAH GHOST AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW
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Atlantic recording group Zero 7 has announced details of their upcoming North American tour – their first in more than three years. The trek – which celebrates the British duo’s new album, Yeah Ghost – will launch on November 26 at Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club, and then travel the continent through December 17 for the final show in San Diego at House of Blues.
Zero 7′s live show features singer Eska (who appears on Yeah Ghost) and folk collaborator Olivia Chaney as well as long time band members Eddie Stevens, Robin Mullarkey and Tom Skinner.
Yeah Ghost available now at all physical and digital retailers, sees Zero 7 – aka Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns – embarking on their brightest and boldest outing to date. The follow up to 2006′s Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed The Garden the album is given extraordinary energy by a phalanx of new guest vocalists, including singer/songwriters Eska and Martha Tilston.
Check out “Mr McGee” off Yeah Ghost now:
Tour Dates
10/08/09 Thu Roundhouse London, GB
10/09/09 Fri Roundhouse London, GB
10/11/09 Sun 53 Degrees Preston, GB
10/12/09 Mon Queens Hall Edinburgh, GB
10/13/09 Tue Birmingham Town Hall Birmingham, GB
11/26/09 Thu 9:30 Club Washington, DC
11/27/09 Fri Terminal 5 New York, NY
11/28/09 Sat House of Blues Boston, MA
11/29/09 Sun Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) Philadelphia, PA
12/02/09 Wed Club Soda Montreal, QC
12/03/09 Thu Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
12/04/09 Fri Metro Chicago, IL
12/05/09 Sat Epic (formerly the Quest) Minneapolis, MN
12/07/09 Mon Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
12/08/09 Tue Belly Up Aspen, CO
12/11/09 Fri Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
12/12/09 Sat Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA
12/13/09 Sun Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
12/15/09 Tue The Warfield San Francisco, CA
12/16/09 Wed Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, CA
12/17/09 Thu House of Blues San Diego, CA
North Korea Opens 1st Fast-Food Restaurant: Report
July 26th, 2009 |
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SEOUL, South Korea — You still can’t get a hamburger in Pyongyang, but the suspiciously similar “minced beef and bread” is for sale at the North Korean capital’s first fast-food restaurant, a news report said Saturday.
The Samtaesong re…