| Pakistan: Two Germans Died in Strike At least two Germans and three other people killed in a Central Intelligence Agency drone strike this week in Pakistan's tribal regions were allegedly involved in plotting terrorist attacks in Europe. online.wsj.com |
Chilean miners offered Greek islands holiday Men rescued after 10 weeks trapped underground offered all expenses paid trip by Greek mining companyAfter 10 weeks underground, the rescued Chilean miners are now free to contemplate a journey that must once have appeared unlikely – to a week's all expenses paid holiday in the Greek islands.Elmin, a Greek mining company, has shown its solidarity with the 33 men by offering to fly each of them and a companion to its country."We want them to relax on our beaches with the sun and our sea," wrote Liberis Polixronopulos, an executive at the firm.The trip includes a stop in Madrid to watch a Real Madrid game, then a trip to England, where they will see Manchester United play. Football clubs around the world have sent signed shirts, while the Chilean football players' association has offered a trip to South Korea.The men will also each be given a free iPod, apparently sent by Steve Jobs himself. Chilean officials withheld the iPods before the rescue, concerned that the men might use music to isolate themselves from their fellow miners.Sushi xx, a Santiago-based company, promised each of the rescued miners a year's worth of free sushi. But the offer – made shortly after it was confirmed that the men were alive after the mining disaster – was heavily criticised as a crass publicity stunt, and the company's president was forced to apologise.Yet for all the speculation about large cash advances for interviews, books and Hollywood films, few deals have yet been announced and the actual sums involved appear to be small.Victor Segovia, who kept a journal throughout the men's two-month ordeal, was expected to be the main target of international publishers, but his family says the manuscript has not yet been sold."We're looking for about 10m pesos (£8,000) but we've only been offered £1,800 so far," his uncle said at the family tent at Camp Hope outside the mine.The men will not be leaving with empty pockets, however. Chilean mine executive Leonardo Farkas drove to the mine several weeks ago in a yellow Hummer to announce he was donating ¤7,000 to each man, with cheques expected to be deposited in a savings account for each family.The Bolivian miner, Carlos Mamani, has been promised a strip of land by his country's president, Evo Morales. Mamani said he would build a home for his family – and would never go underground again.ChileMiningJonathan Franklinguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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