Scorched earth: Record 2 million acres burned in California
By Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher Weber SHAVER LAKE:Wildfires have burned a record 2 million acres in California this year, and the danger for more destruction is so high the US Forest Service announced on Monday that it was closing all eight national forests in the southern half of the state. After a typically dry […]
Google gets $1 billion large office park in Mountain View, California
SAN FRANCISCO: Google has invested $1 billion on a large office park near its headquarters in Mountain View, California, the media reported. A Google representative confirmed the $1 billion purchase price for the office park but did not comment beyond that, the Mercury News reported on Monday. The newly acquired site is larger than the […]