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Google Launches Crisis Response System in Colombia

7 Nov 2013- 10:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BOGOTA, Colombia Internet product and service developer Google has launched a new public alert system, Google Crisis Response, in Colombia. The tool will provide real-time online alerts in the country, which is one of those most affected by climate
Iraq Launches $77.2 Million Ziqar Sanitation Project

4 Oct 2013- 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities on September 29 rolled out a $77.2 million USD sanitation project in the southern governorate of Ziqar. “The governorate is suffering from wastewater leakages since the capacity of existing network is
Local Communities in Colombia Protest Ecopetrol Well-Drilling

27 Aug 2013- 10:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BOGOTA, Colombia Local communities in Colombia’s east-central Meta province have protected an aquifer from Colombia’s state-controlled oil company, Ecopetrol, for six months. Ecopetrol wants to develop an oil well-- the Lorito 1-- in the vicinity of the

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