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Thesun 2009-01-19 Page10 Britain Finalises Second Bank Bailout
Thesun 2009-01-19 Page10 Britain Finalises Second Bank Bailout
EARTHREPORT
Britain finalises
resumption of lending.”
Week Ending Jan 17 The package is designed to “get
lending moving in the economy” to help
families and businesses, he added.
Ocean filters choked Key parts of the bailout may include
SOUTH KOREAN researchers warn of a sudden collapse in the a huge state insurance scheme to
amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) being absorbed by the Sea of guarantee billions of pounds of banks’
EPAPIX
NEW YORK: Federal investigators
DAYS OF torrential rainstorms in Fiji left at least 11 people yesterday recovered the black box
dead and unleashed flooding that destroyed homes, farms and flight recorders from a US Airways
businesses. Many international tourists at the popular vacation Airbus, after working all night to pull
destination were trapped in their resorts, waiting for the storms the wreckage from New York’s Hud-
to abate. About 9,000 Fijians have been forced from their homes son River, NY1 television showed.
by the flooding, which has caused about US$20 million (RM72 Footage on the local New York
million) in damage to roads and other infrastructure. channel showed officials carrying
away the boxes, which contain
cockpit voice and data recordings
Tropical cyclones leading up to Thursday’s crash and
HIGHWAYS were submerged and entire towns were isolated ditching into the Hudson.
from the “double whammy” of Tropical Cyclone Charlotte and The recorders will provide crucial
high astronomical tides that swamped far northern Australia. evidence in determining why the
Officials said damage from the storm and high tides is expected plane suddenly lost power in both
to rise into the tens of millions of dollars. engines shortly after take-off from
• Tropical Storm Dongo briefly threatened shipping lanes in LaGuardia Airport.
the central Indian Ocean. – Universal Press Syndicate The pilot reported hitting a