Geneva - While airlines have dropped capacity to cope with the expected global economic downturn, the drop in air travel was steeper than the companies could keep up with, statistic released Tuesday showed.
November saw a 4.6 per cent drop in international passenger traffic, the third consecutive month of decline, and cargo fell by 13.5 per cent, according to the International Air Transport Association.
Geneva - By his superhuman standards, 2008 was been an "off" year for Roger Federer, with only a fifth straight US Open title and the Olympic doubles gold medal added to his world-class collection of honours.
It was also the first season in half a decade that the 27-year-old Swiss failed to end the year on the top ranking spot after ceding the position to Rafael Nadal just prior to the Beijing Olympics.
While Federer's Grand Slam title count stalled on 13 as he attempts to pull level on all-time mark of 14 majors held by Pete Sampras, the calm Swiss is not in the least discouraged.
Geneva - Severe swelling of the Bismark and Solomon seas have displaced thousands in Papua New Guinea and many are in need of basic supplies like food and water, the United Nations said Friday.
The government and Papua New Guinea Red Cross estimated that over 75,000 people have been displaced and about half will need urgent help.
The floodings, which began on 8 December, hit hardest the offshore islands of Manus and New Ireland, but also affected the Western coastline of the main island.
Geneva - Officials from Russia and Georgia arrived along with mediators Thursday morning at the United Nations office in Geneva for their final day of talks before the end of the year.
This third round of meetings started the day before.
The sides to the talks - including the United States, European Union, UN and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - are expected to announce any progress in the afternoon.
Also attending the talks were officials from the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Geneva - At least 1,111 people have died of cholera in Zimbabwe, the United Nations said Thursday, noting that 20,581 suspected cases have been reported.
The statistics from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs are generally viewed as the minimum number of deaths, and the actual toll may be higher.
Also, the case fatality rate has again increased, standing now at 5.4 per cent, far above the generally accepted rate of less than 1 per cent during a cholera outbreak.
Geneva - While airlines have dropped capacity to cope with the expected global economic downturn, the drop in air travel was steeper than the companies could keep up with, statistic released Tuesday showed. 
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Geneva - Severe swelling of the Bismark and Solomon seas have displaced thousands in Papua New Guinea and many are in need of basic supplies like food and water, the United Nations said Friday.
Geneva - Officials from Russia and Georgia arrived along with mediators Thursday morning at the United Nations office in Geneva for their final day of talks before the end of the year.
Geneva - At least 1,111 people have died of cholera in Zimbabwe, the United Nations said Thursday, noting that 20,581 suspected cases have been reported.
