Monday, June 16, 2008

Lily Allen running dispute with paparazzi


The English Lily Allen, who say, is in good shape. That concern the paparazzi that pursued this Saturday 14, in Beverly Hills, where the singer passeava smoothly even be noticed by photographers.

By realizing that he was being persecuted, Lily "invited" his followers to run. There has another, the photographers were behind the singer, but lost sight of.

Lily, smiling and good humor, emerged victorious from the competition. Details: it still carried the bags of an afternoon of shopping.

Earthquake in Japan already has left 10 dead


The number of deaths in the strong earthquake that struck northern Japan rose to 10 this Monday (16), when troops and rescue teams continue to search for survivors in remote and mountainous area that was hit by more tremors.

A fourth body was taken from the ruins of a hotel in Miyagi, said a local authority. The building was hit by a huge slide of soil caused by the earthquake of 7.2 degrees in magnitude, occurred on the morning of Saturday (14).

Twelve people remain missing, including three who were in the hotel and at least 231 were injured, according to the agency of fires and disasters of Tokyo.

More than 200 people are in shelters and trucks are taking water to the areas most affected. More than 3.5 thousand homes are without water or electricity, according to local government authorities.

About 50 people are still without aid in remote villages in Miyagi.

"I am concerned about how this still vai last, I am worried about my house," said a woman on TV Asahi in a shelter.

The landslides of land and roads assustaram halted the Japanese, but the number of dead was limited due to strict standards for buildings and the fact that the population is very scattered by the affected region.

Japan is one of the areas with greater seismic activity in the world. The country has about 20 percent of earthquakes with magnitude 6 or more in the world.

The premiê Yasuo Fukuda asked the authorities to ensure that essential services work quickly.

"I want basic services are restored as soon as possible so that the lives of those who suffered from the earthquake are stabilized," he said on Monday, according to a news agency Kyodo.

Condolências

The Japanese emperors, Akihito and Michiko, expressed his condolences for the victims of the earthquake while attending a ceremony to planting trees in Kitaakita, Akita, province of Akita, near the area hit by the earthquake.

"I hope people can return to their lives pleasant as soon as possible, because I heard that there were several aftershocks," said Akihito, according to the local news agency.

Seismic Zone

This is the strongest earthquake to hit the Japan since occurred in August 2005, which also had magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale and 6 on the Japanese scale, which vai up to seven points.

Japan is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world. The most severe earthquake occurred in recent years was in Kobe (west of the country) on January 17, 1995, with a magnitude of 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale and left more than 6 thousand dead.

Oil is high and sudden hits new record in New York

The price of oil has risen súbida of U.S. $ 5 this Monday (16) and reached the record price of $ 139.89 a barrel in the negotiations of the New York Merchantile Exhange (Nymex).



After reaching a new record, a barrel of oil of the type WTI retrocedia and was quoted at U.S. $ 138.60 in high of $ 3.74 compared with the closing of Friday.

The barrel of oil Brent North Sea for delivery in August also hit a historic mark, to $ 139.32 in the second. Later, it fell to $ 138.21 in high of $ 3.10 compared with the closing of Friday.
Remember

The last record price of oil had been reached on 6 this month, when a barrel was the highest high of history in a single floor and reached a value of $ 138.54.



The surge came after a top floor of calm, where the price of the commodity deteriorated after the information that Saudi Arabia would be prepared to increase its production.


Pregão of Friday

On Friday, the price of a barrel of oil closed lower, in the midst of a recovery in the dollar.

At the Nymex, a barrel for delivery in July closed the floor to $ 134.86, with a low of $ 1.88 on Thursday (12). In London, a barrel for delivery in July (last day of quotation) sold U.S. $ 1.84, closing at $ 134.25.

"The dollar remains an important factor for the market, and there is no doubt that a strong dollar pressing prices," explained Eric Wittenauer, analyst at Wachovia Securities consultancy.