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• South Korea shooting range blaze kills 10

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Seoul, Nov 15 (IANS) Ten people, including eight Japanese tourists, were killed and six others injured when a fire broke out at an indoor shooting range in Busan in South Korea, the police said.The incident took place at about 2.00 p.m. Saturday on the second-floor of the five-storey shooting complex. The fire was put ...
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• France, Brazil agree on climate policy

  
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  Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) France and Brazil have agreed on a policy to deal with climate change ahead of a UN summit on the subject in Copenhagen, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said.“We want the Copenhagen to be a success, we won’t accept an abated accord,” Sarkozy said at a joint press conference with his ...
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• French arms exports to be worth over $10 bn in 2009

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) French arms exports will be worth seven billion euros (about $10 billion) in 2009, making it the fourth biggest weapons exporter worldwide, media reports said.Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the General Delegation for Ordnance (DGA), government procurement agency, told French daily Le Monde that ...
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• Survey finds health gnawed by pollution in S China’s Guangdong - English_Xinhua

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 144
  BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — More than 41 percent of people in the Pearl River Delta have felt sick or uncomfortable this year because of the region’s heavy pollution, a recent survey found. Most suffer from diseases like cough, sore throat and upper Continue .. The air pollution in Hong Kong typically clears ...
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• Sino-US climate talks helpful, but too late for Copenhagen: Experts

  
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  Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) A Sino-US exchange on climate change issues will boost the global negotiations in the long run, but are unlikely to substantially contribute to any possible deal at Copenhagen in December, experts said.These views were expressed on the eve of US President Barack Obama’s China visit Nov 15-18 ...
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• Pakistan says tensions with India affecting war against terror

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the country’s focus on the war on terror is being affected because of persistent tensions with India.“While Pakistan is fully committed to taking to logical conclusion the ongoing operations against the Taliban, the country’s forces are ...
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• People’s Bank of China Rejects Interpretations & Indicating Shift

  
  UwidoNews - Submitted news — Authority: 465
  Two days after a People’s Bank of China release dropped a pledge to keep the yuan “stable,” state news agency Xinhua cited “experts”
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• SKorea to plant trees in China to reduce ‘yellow dust’ - The Independent

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 144
  SKorea to plant trees in China to reduce ‘yellow dust’ - The Independent The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful “yellow dust” blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday. The city government signed an accord Tuesday to invest ...
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• Obama to meet half-brother on China visit

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 163
  US President Barack Obama will meet his half-brother Mark Ndesandjo and his sister-in-law during his first official visit to China. Ndesandjo and his Chinese wife set off for Beijing on Friday from their home in Shenzhen - a southern city neighbouring Hong Kong - to prepare for Obamas arrival, a spokeswoman for AmCham ...
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• XINHUA NEWS AGENCY

  
  Chen Qi -The World of Micro-Organism Virus | Swine flu | H5N1 | NOVEL H1N1 INFLUENZA — Authority: 162
  Taiwan reports new death case from A/H1N1 influenza A/H1N1 flu scare lead to school shut in Nepali capital A/H1N1 cases further rise in Spain
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• Obama pledges to maintain alliance with Japan (Lead)

  
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  Tokyo, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Friday that the alliance between Japan and the US will endure for a foreseeable future of East Asia, a Xinhua news agency report said.“I began my trip here in Tokyo because the US-Japan alliance is a foundation for peace and prosperity throughout East Asia,” ...
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• Obama pledges to maintain alliance with Japan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Tokyo, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Friday that the alliance between Japan and the US will endure for a foreseeable future of East Asia, Xinhua news agency reported.“I began my trip here in Tokyo because the US-Japan alliance is a foundation for peace and prosperity throughout East Asia,” Obama ...
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• See how they run like pigs from a gun

  
  The Common Ills — Authority: 507
  As a report this week from English Pen and Index on Censorship pointed out, Iraq is not the only country where the courts have been used to stifle press freedom . British libel laws, too, it says, are increasingly being used to "bully people who try to hold them to account". But the case against the Guardian in ...
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• Australia proposes anti-violence laws

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Melbourne, Nov 12 (IANS) New laws providing more teeth to the police to tackle street violence have been introduced in the Australian state of Victoria following a string of attacks, including on Indian students.Police and Emergency Services Minister Bob Cameron said the new laws, ushered in Thursday, will boost ...
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• China conducts nuclear emergency exercise

  
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  Beijing, Nov 11 (IANS) China has conducted an extensive exercise to evaluate emergency response to a nuclear radiation leak, Xinhua reported.The National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee organised the exercise, codenamed “Sacred Shield-2009″, in Beijing, Nanjing and Lianyungang. The exercise aimed at ...
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• Chinese commerce minister sees brilliant future of China-Africa trade co-op - Xinhua

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 144
  Chinese commerce minister sees brilliant future of China-Africa trade co-op - Xinhua BBC News Chinese commerce minister sees brilliant future of China-Africa trade co-op Xinhua During the three years after the Beijing summit, Chen said, China provided assistance in a number of ...
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• Somali pirates seize Greek cargo ship

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Nairobi, Nov 11 (IANS) A Greek cargo ship with at least 20 crew members on board was seized by Somali pirates Wednesday in the Indian Ocean, news agencies reported citing the European Union Naval Force.The Greek-owned Filitsa was captured hundreds of miles off the Seychelles with three Greeks and 19 Filipinos on ...
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• Breaking: China’s new loans sharply down in Oct.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 450
  http://english.china.com/zh_cn/business/economy/11021617/20091111/15697691.html “BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — China’s new yuan-denominated loans in October was down 51 percent to 253 billion yuan (37.06 billion U.S. dollars) from September’s 75.68 billion U.S. dollars.” Share this Post [?]    ...
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• Sri Lankan trade unions protest delay in pay hike

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Colombo, Nov 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan trade unions Tuesday decided to go ahead with their planned three-day strike to protest against the delay in pay hike.The trade unions of port, fuel, electricity and water sectors have jointly called for the strike despite government’s promise to raise the salaries of workers, ...
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• Warehouse fire kills 13 in Kazakhstan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  Almaty, Nov 9 (IANS) Thirteen people were burned to death after a fire broke out at a warehouse in the Kazakhstan capital Monday, media reports said.The incident took place at around 5.00 p.m. in a plastic-foam warehouse, Xinhua reported.The fire was put out after it engulfed an area of about 8,000 sq metres, an ...
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