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• Fighting in north Afghanistan kills 130 insurgents (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  AP – Afghan and international troops killed more than 130 insurgents in six days of fighting in a once-stable area of northern Afghanistan that has seen a recent spike in Taliban attacks, NATO said Monday. It was some of the heaviest fighting in the north this year. Read the original post: (AP)"> ...
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• KBR may have poisoned 100,000 people in Iraq: lawsuit

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Defense contractor KBR may have exposed as many as 100,000 people, including US troops, to cancer-causing toxins by burning waste in open-air pits in Iraq, says a series of class-action lawsuits filed against the company. LINK TO ORIGINAL
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• Fungus in train

  
  HaloHalo.ph - Everything for Filipinos — Authority: 157
  Please explain to me how this can happen… Fungus growing to a really big size on a Chinese train… Don’t they clean it? Submit this to Script & Style Share this on Blinklist Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post this on Diigo Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble ...
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• Hong Kong and 10,00 Buddhas

  
  Cruise Critic Message Boards — Authority: 168
  Hi Would like to go and see these, does anyone know whether the MCR train goes direct to Sha Tin where they are, dont mind changing once, but looking at the MCR map it looks as though we would need to change 4 times?? that might be confusing, just wondered. Thanks sue:confused:
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• White Mans Burden 2009: "Enlightening" SE Asia

  
  International Political Economy Zone — Authority: 118
  There is an inbuilt streak which dies hard in many Anglo-Saxons to enlighten us backward coloured people who havent seen the obvious advantages of capitalist liberal democracy. Nevermind, of course, rather contradictory episodes of subrime frivolity and Guantanamo Ghraibing misadventures as not-so-shining examples of ...
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• Press Release: Free Clinics in Pakistan Promote Microinsurance for Healthcare

  
  Ismaili Mail — Authority: 446
  Several hundred clients of the First Microinsurance Agency (FMiA) in Karachi were offered basic outpatient care, along with information on health insurance, in a new programme designed to make poor people aware of microinsurance services and their benefits. The clinics, which are sponsored by FMiA, are run by two ...
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• Hot Spots in Singapore: All About Martinis at the Fullerton Hotel’s Post Bar

  
  The Informed Traveler — Authority: 480
  The Fullerton’s Post Bar is so popular, they opened a branch in Changi Airport’s Terminal 3. Outfitted with sleek designer furniture where the world’s longest postal counter once stood, The Post Bar has attracted a devoted (and decidedly chic) clientele of trendsetters and corporate types over the years. Located ...
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• Streetside Bestsellers

  
  Intelligent Travel Blog — Authority: 517
  Food writer and Modern Spice cookbook author Monica Bhide recently returned from visiting her family in India, and we asked herto share some glimpses of contemporary life she noticed while there. You can read her previous posts here and here . I have always loved to read, and I love a bargain. In ...
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• Koreas – US says it s open to North Korea visit (Gulf Times)

  
  Global News Blog Headlines — Authority: 533
  US says it s open to North Korea visit (Gulf Times) The US has said it is open to sending an envoy to Pyongyang but insisted that North Korea prove it is serious about giving up nuclear weapons for good. Inter-Korean economic co-op restricted by nuclear issue (People’s Daily) South Korean President Lee [...]
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• Study Finds More Value in Peat CO2 Credits

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 622
  Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports Reuters.Huge amounts of greenhouse gases are released when peatlands are logged or drained for agriculture, and even more when the dried bogs catch fire and ...
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• China: Protest against government “hook” by chopping little finger off

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 716
  Xujun Eberlein from Inside-out China blogs about a 18-year-old man Sun Zhongjies act of chopping off his little finger off to protest against the Shanghai Traffic Management Bureaus “hook” on “black taxi driver”.
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• properties buried by developers -phuket

  
  TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum — Authority: 164
  Monday, November 9, 2009 ttp://www.phuketgazette.net/news/index.asp?id=7983 More trouble at Panason City in Phuket ...
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• China and Hong Kong: Is Dialogue Possible?

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 716
  Roland Soong talks about the inward-looking character of both Hong Kong and Mainland bloggers and discusses the thesis on whether or not cross-border dialogue is possible .
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• The Silk Road Ensemble performed at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony in India

  
  Ismaili Mail — Authority: 446
  5 Nov 2009, Raman Ramakrishnan , 33, a professional musician who plays the cello, is quite like his father and Nobel prize winner for chemistry, Venkatraman or ‘Venki’. Below is an excerpt from his interview with TNN. Q. Have you performed in India before, apart from the Sangat music festival? I have ...
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• Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, or to many, Saigon

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 142
  Welcome to Vietnam. Its a long trip from the U.S. If youre not accustomed to Asian culture, it can cause culture shock. Many travelers would be well advised to join a tour group. But if you decide to come, youll leave learning a lot, the least of which having more of an insight into an important part of history.
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• MICROCAPITAL.ORG STORY: Members of Azerbaijan Microfinance Association (AMFA) Reach Microloan Portfolio of USD 393 Million

  
  MicroCapital.org — Authority: 145
  According to an article from the online publication, Azerbaijan Business Center, microfinance institutions (MFIs) that are members of the Azerbaijan Microfinance Association have reached a combined microloan portfolio of USD 393 million as of October 1, 2009 [1,2]. Additionally, the number of active borrowers has ...
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• another 4 shot dead

  
  TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum — Authority: 164
  Four killed, four wounded in troubled Thai south: police Foreign 2009-11-09 17:51 Four killed, four wounded in troubled Thai south: police | My Sinchew Four killed, four wounded in troubled Thai south: police Foreign 2009-11-09 17:51 YALA, Nov 9 (AFP) - Suspected Islamic ...
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• Pakistan – At least 2 dead in Pakistan attack (MalaysiaNews.net)

  
  Global News Blog Headlines — Authority: 533
  At least 2 dead in Pakistan attack (MalaysiaNews.net) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a police checkpoint in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least three people, police said. Pakistan rejects nuclear weapons article (UPI) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 9 ...
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• Readers holiday guide: Asia and Australasia

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  The Sunday Telegraph invited readers to write in about their holiday and win a trip to the Maldives. Here we publish a selection of your best tips and recommendations on Asia Australia New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands.
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• AECOM wins US$60-million Kai Tak redevelopment project

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 119
  Image via  Wikipedia AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has won key contracts worth US$60 million from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ...
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