Pollution costing China dearly: Report
Beijing, Feb 4 (IANS) The cost of environmental damage soared to almost 1.4 trillion yuan ($222 billion) in 2009 in China, up 9.2 percent compared to the previous year, a report said.
West African pirates costing Maersk dearly
Exporters and shipping companies are not the only ones profiting from the growing business and trade between Nigeria and the rest of the world. Pirate entrepreneurs have also discovered the increased opportunities and have revved up their activities in and around the Gulf of Guinea.
Patients pay dearly as medicos continue strike
Medical services at two major government tertiary hospitals ? Osmania and Gandhi General Hospitals ? took a hit on Monday. The striking junior doctors and health officials were at loggerheads and...
49ers pay dearly for two botched punt returns
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - For the San Francisco 49ers, a dream season came up just a couple of botched punt returns short in their National Football Conference championship game against the New York Giants on Sunday.
Burkina pay dearly for blunders
Malabo - Angola capitalised on poor defending by Burkina Faso to win their opening African Nations Cup Group B game 2-1 on Sunday. Mateus and Manucho scored in the second half for the Angolans, helped by sloppy play from their opponents, with Alain Traore scoring a superb equaliser in between.