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 Markets to play it safe ahead of budget
The Australian AUSTRALIAN share traders are expected to remain cautious ahead of tomorrow night's federal budget and the mid-week release of quarterly wage data. Despite another sizeable loss on Wall Street on... (photo: AP / Mark Baker) |
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 A Basque encounter with pirates
BBC News Basques, chasing whale and cod, were probably the first Europeans to reach North America. The Portuguese, Ferdinand Magellan, is credited with being the first man to sail around the world, but... (photo: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Charles Legrand (primeira metade do século XIX)) |
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 Enjoy the view from a California oceanfront pier
Buffalo News Take a stroll in the California sunshine, breathing in the tang of ocean air while waves roll ashore under your feet - and do it without getting your feet wet and while... (photo: creaitve commons / ) |
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 US official: 1 shipment to be allowed to Myanmar
Philadelphia Daily News FOSTER KLUG The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The governing military junta in Myanmar has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in relief supplies for... (photo: White House /Shealah Craighead ) |
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 Takeover a debt trap for govt
The Manila Times By Darwin G. Amojelar Reporter A government takeover of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) may lower power rates, but it might make the Philippines' largest electric company... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
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 U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
CNN BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- The United Nations' top World Food Program official says he is "furious" over the Myanmar's government's refusal to allow the organization to... (photo: UN file) |
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 Putin: Still Russia's paramount leader
The Manila Times Most keen observers of the Kremlin are convinced that Vladimir Putin will continue to be the paramount leader of Russia. He is, officially, only the head of government as... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) |
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 Aid reaches Myanmar, death toll 'estimated' at 100,000
TravelVideo > By Nelson Alcantara | May 08, 2008 Aid is scheduled to reach cyclone-stricken Myanmar this morning, as the United Nations has been given the go-signal from Myanmar's... (photo: AP ) |
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 Oil nears $125 per barrel; OPEC says 'no shortage'
The Manila Times SINGAPORE: The oil price struck a fresh record high for the fifth straight day, zooming toward $125 dollars a barrel on Friday after the Organization of... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) |
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