First hitch in the relief operations for 33 miners trapped underground in Chile After a machine digger arrived from Australia has drilled a tunnel about twenty feet, there were cracks on the walls. But the engineer who heads operations, André Sougarret, explained that the problem will be overcome: "We expected, cover the concrete walls and then resume the excavation."

Tourists were evacuated from the islands of the Outer Banks, a popular holiday resort in North Carolina, opposite to the alarm for the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which approaches the eastern coast of the United States. The authorities have issued hurricane warning in most of the state, although for now the hurricane center does not provide that Earl, classified category three, will arrive on the coast.

As early as 1994 Japan had experienced a particularly hot summer. Now, after 16 years, the Land of the Rising Sun relives the same nightmare. According to figures released by the government during the summer heat has killed 158 people and a total of 46,728 were hospitalized between May 31 and August 29, 5000 of which only last week. 46.6% of patients consists of people aged over 65 years.

Japan as the new home of the tango. Luna Park Stadium of Buenos Aires have been hailed the new World Champions of Tango. The winners are a Japanese Thizuko Kuwamoto, 42, and his dance partner, but an Argentine who lives in Tokyo for three years, Diego Ortega, 21 years. The couple who against all opponents with elegance and passion of their tango last year had already competed and finished in thirteenth place.

The police seized the filter of Capri, Occhio Marino. The surveys were taken after a complaint by Rocco Barocco. The plant already at the center of an investigation was also subject to waiver by the Province of Naples, the ability to enter into subsea pipeline slurry purification due to slippage of the parameters prescribed by law. Registered under investigation, the mayor of Capri, Lembo, and the sole director of Gori.