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Taiwan to sanction Philippines, send naval ships in fishing spat
ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday recalled its envoy to the Philippines, froze applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the two sides to press its demand for an apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese...Tags: Military Equipment, Taiwan, Fishing, Philippines, Lifestyle and Leisure
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RPT-Global firms look past India weakness, bet on spending power
ReutersBy Tony Munroe and Rajesh Kumar Singh MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, May 16 (Reuters) - Global companies betting on India's potential as a consumer market are looking beyond the worst patch in a decade for Asia's third-largest economy and investing billions of...Tags: Credit Ratings, Consumer Goods Industries, Thomson Corporation, Investments, India
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Brazil's tarnished oil industry polishes image with rights sale
Reuters* BG Group, OGX, Total, BP among big winners at Brazil auction * Sale comes after years of sluggish oil growth, rising debt * Last auction held in 2008, after which oil interest waned * U.S., European companies rush in, but Asian rivals wary By Jeb...Tags: Auction Service, France, Brazil, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, BG Group Plc.
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Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...Tags: Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics, Malaria, Human Rights Watch, Government
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Singapore starts trial of church leaders accused of embezzling $40 million to fund pop star
Associated PressSINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder. City Harvest...Tags: Trials, Religion and Belief, Entertainment Events, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Well, that's the other side of the world...
Take 1,100 people out of a city in North America and the world would have something to talk about for weeks, regardless of the circumstances. Changes would occur, with 9/11 serving as the obvious example. Have the same number of people killed in a place...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Bangladesh, Pakistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Dominican Republic
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Taiwan imposes sanctions on Philippines over killing
ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last week. The row is the latest flare-up in tension in Asian seas where...Tags: Manila (Philippines), Military Equipment, Japan, Taiwan, Fishing
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Malaysia's Najib packs new cabinet with conservatives
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose poor showing in a general election earlier this month has left him vulnerable to the conservative wing of his party, announced a cabinet on Wednesday that was packed with the...Tags: Government, Elections, Singapore, Politics, Corporate Officers
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In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: Manila (Philippines), Vietnam, Philippines, Seafood and Fishing Industry, China
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Thousands living in Kansas on student visas
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Boston bombings have put a spotlight on student visas. An alleged accomplice of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was allowed to re-enter the United States although his student visa had expired. Tuesday, The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to boost...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Interior Policy, China
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Iran routes oil via Indonesia to keep up exports
Reuters* Batam Island route follows use of Labuan, Malaysia * Part of strategy to maximise exports to Asia-FGE * Iran's tankers travelling faster to boost shipments * Iran's oil sales under pressure, vital for economy By Alex Lawler and Jonathan Saul...Tags: Indonesia, Tehran (Iran), Asia, Iran, China
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READER SUBMITTED: Windsor Site In Top Ten Percent Of Guiness World Record (TM) World Wide Sites
WindsorOn April 20, Cozy Bottoms http://www.cozybottoms.com hosted the Windsor site of a non-profit international cloth diaper changing event. In its third year with 181 world-wide sites qualifying, The Great Cloth Diaper Change set a new Guinness World Record...
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