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Thai floods: Roads turn to rivers in hard-hit city (AP)
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
AP – The lucky ones traverse this flood-submerged Thai city in navy boats and motorized canoes. The rest float on whatever they can find — inner tubes,...
S. Korean State Visit Highlights Bond Between 2 Leaders
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
WASHINGTON — When the state visit of South Korea’s president, Lee Myung-bak, begins on Wednesday, he will be feted at a White House state dinner, invited to...
New Cures for an Old Problem
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
“Indians are less gullible now. They have far greater expectations from the government, and the state has more money to spend on them,” Manu Joseph writes in...
Giving: The Pratham Gala
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Pratham, the Mumbai-based nonprofit which helps educate underprivileged children in India, raised $1.1 million at its annual tri-state gala last week at the Pierre Hotel...
Eyewitness: Burma
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series Close…
Punishing China no boon for U.S. manufacturing jobs (Reuters)
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – For every Apple iPad sold in the United States, the U.S. trade deficit with China increases by about $275.
China’s Next Revolution Is in Fitness
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
DALIAN, CHINA — China’s recent emergence on the world stage as an athletic powerhouse may be traced back to a single runner from this northeastern city. Liu...
MYANMAR: Political prisoners among those released in amnesty
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
YANGON, 12 October 2011 (IRIN) – A 24-year-old political prisoner in Myanmar who expected to spend the next eight years in prison walked free today, as one of the...
BANGLADESH: Dialling into disaster risk reduction
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Photo: RafeB/FlickrBangladesh will soon start using a mobile phone early warning systemDHAKA,, 7 October 2011 (IRIN) – Bangladesh’s high-growth mobile phone...
MYANMAR: Rights abuses continue unabated, activists say
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Photo: Contributor/IRINRights abuses continue to be reportedBANGKOK, – More than six months since Myanmar held its first general elections in 20 years, human...
