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2 bomb blasts in India?s restive northeast leave 7 people dead, 5…

Simple Thoughts | 22 hours ago

2 bomb blasts leave 7 dead, 52 wounded in India GAUHATI, India ? Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India’s restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police said. Five people di read more

Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan border security guards in country?s…

Simple Thoughts | 23 hours ago

5 Afghan border security guards killed in south KABUL ? A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards Sunday on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan. Gen. Abdul Raziq, a border security commander, said the bombing occurred before read more

Indonesian ferry sinks with 242 passengers aboard; at least 1 dea…

Simple Thoughts | November 22nd 2009

Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard JAKARTA, Indonesia ? An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in read more

An Afghan border security official says 5 border security guards…

Simple Thoughts | November 22nd 2009

Afghan official: 5 border security guards killed KABUL ? Five Afghan border security guards have died in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. Gen. Abdul Raziq, a border security commander, said Sunday that the bombing read more

3 bomb blasts in India?s restive northeast leave 5 people dead, 2…

Simple Thoughts | November 22nd 2009

3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India GAUHATI, India ? Three bombs exploded in India’s restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said. Five people died after two blasts went off within minutes of read more

Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with hundreds of people…

Simple Thoughts | November 22nd 2009

Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228 JAKARTA, Indonesia ? Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island. Yasin Kosasih, a police chief in Riau province, says the read more

Mumbai Jewish center struggles to rebuild as city still vulnerabl…

Simple Thoughts | November 22nd 2009

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack MUMBAI, India ? The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors read more

Apple?s iPhone coming to South Korea this week after long wait

Simple Thoughts | November 21st 2009

South Koreans to get Apple’s iPhone this week SEOUL, South Korea ? Apple Inc’s iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world’s most sophis read more

Death toll in northeast China coal mine blast jumps to 87, anothe…

Simple Thoughts | November 21st 2009

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87 HEGANG, China ? Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 ? the deadliest blast to hi read more

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Compelling Rotavirus Burden Data And Critical Need For Access To…

Life Sciences Blog | November 21st 2009 by Konstantinos Vougas

Story Summary: This special edition provides a significant contribution to the understanding of rotavirus disease burden and the impact of rotavirus vaccines, which have the potential to save an estimated 228,000 lives annually. As the leading cause read more

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H1 Unlimited – U-7 wins 2009 Oryx Cup UIM World Championship, U…

HydroRacer TV | November 21st 2009

J. Michael Kelly in the U-7 Graham Trucking won his first hydroplane final in grand fashion, passing an ailing U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus in the final lap to win the inaugural Oryx Cup UIM World Championship. Steve David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto finish read more

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42 dead and 66 trapped by gas explosion in Northern China mine

The Daily Tiger | November 21st 2009 by The DailyTiger

Daily Tiger News The exposion took place at the Xinxing mine in Heilangjiang Province in northern China near the border with Russia. For more on this developing story use the news links on the home page, visible in 41 languages. read more

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Unemployment to stay high in the US, Europe until 2011

Global Crisis News | November 21st 2009 by Greg

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that unemployment rates are expected to stay high in the US and Europe until 2011, in spite of almost all countries coming out from the global financial crisis. The OECD‘s Ec read more

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Biciclown: nueva aventura

Blog de BTT | November 21st 2009 by Marcos Gil Fuertes

Quizá ya hayas oído hablar de Biciclown o del proyecto MOSAW (Miles of Smails Along the World). Se trata de una aventura que pretende llevar sonrisas a todo el mundo con una bicicleta como medio de transporte principal. Alvaro Onil, más conocido c read more

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Which Way Pakistan Youth?

The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky

A recent report commissioned by the British Council reveals an alarming possibility in the coming decades as Pakistan witnesses its population increase by about 85 million. The result will be a society in which millions of young people lack the basis read more

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Who Helps Asylum Seekers?

The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky

There are an estimated 200 million migrants living in a country other than the one of their birth, and the exodus from one society to another continues even in the face of a world wide economic crisis. The situation in Asia is impacted by the war i read more

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Is It Blasphemy To Mock Religion?

The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky

Many Muslim nations still have not gotten over the publication of some cartoons they believe mocked the Prophet Muhammad. Nations like Algeria and Pakistan have undertaken a campaign to have the UN General Assembly pass a treaty that would not allow read more

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Weekly Address: Traveling Abroad for Our Economy at Home

Scrapbooking Obama | November 20th 2009

In an address recorded in Seoul, South Korea, the President discusses his trip to Asia. He talks about his push to stop nuclear proliferation in North Korea, Iran, and around the world. He talks about promoting America's principles for an open soci read more

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Can students studying in Chennai, India get a lecence?

Speed Thrillers | November 20th 2009 by N.Balasubramanian

Students in the age group 16 to 18 are eligible to get a driving licence provided their parents or grardians give an undertaking. This duiving licence will only enable them drive 5occ vehicles like TVS50 or Bajaj Sunny. It is mandatory for a student read more

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INDIA: Air India announces fare discount for senior citizens

Seniors World Chronicle | November 20th 2009

.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala / The Hindu / National News / November 21, 2009 Air India has announced 20 per cent discount in fare for senior citizens of 65 years of age and above who travel in First and Executive classes on the airline’s internation read more

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Zafeen, Hendi Win Race 1 of Abu Dhabi GP

HydroRacer TV | November 20th 2009

ABU DHABI — Fazza lead from start to finish to win Race 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the UIM-WPPA (Union Internationale Motonnautique –World Professional Powerboating Associations) Class 1 World Powerboat championship at the Abu Dhabi breakwa read more

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Think tank: China must cut carbon intensity five per cent a year

tar cycle | November 20th 2009 by wattikinso

| Sourced From Businessgreen.com | Influential study argues carbon tax is needed to help curb growth in greenhouse gas emissions China will need to cut its carbon intensity by four to five per cent annually and introduce a CO2 tax if it is to achieve read more

No news and no shoes in the Maldives

A Luxury Travel Blog | November 20th 2009

‘No news and no shoes’ is the motto in the Maldives, especially when staying at Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, and those choosing to visit for their holiday will delight in the sheer ease of life. Whether for winter sun, Christmas, a ho read more

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H1N1 se expande por Europa y Asia

Maxwell Reyes | November 20th 2009 by Maxwell Reyes

GINEBRA (Reuters) – La influenza pandémica H1N1 se está dirigiendo hacia la zona oriental de Europa y Asia, después de haber alcanzado su pico en algunas partes de Europa occidental y Estados Unidos, informó el viernes la Organización Mund read more

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ST solution to Chinese Spying

Here, the tongues do the slashing! | November 20th 2009 by Jake

We have heard it many times over and over again. China is spying on the United States of America. While this may not be much today, it can result in dire consequences in the future. While our government are scratching their heads thinking of what to read more

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Fighting Corruption in East Asia: Solutions from the Private Sect…

Royalty Universe -- Your one Stop Shopping information cente… | November 20th 2009 by Kamyar

Product DescriptionAlthough attention has focused on public sector initiatives to fight corruption on the demand side, private companies have developed programmes of ethics and compliance to fight it on the “supply side”. Based on a seri read more

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Guest Post: A Beginner’s Guide to Train Travel in China

Maiden Voyage | November 20th 2009 by Emily G.

Learn about the basics of train travel in China from an American who spent three years living and working in the country. read more

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GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: Shangdong Qixing Iron Tower Co. Ltd  

Research Oracle News | November 20th 2009

Shangdong Qixing Iron Tower secures approval for Shenzhen listing… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service read more

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GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: Shenzhen Holpe Commercial Chain – A…

Research Oracle News | November 20th 2009

Shenzhen Holpe Commercial Chain secures approval for Shenzhen listing… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor ser read more

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Sangen som får meg til å tenke på 17. mai-feiringa

RetroCandy.Org | November 20th 2009 by Nadia A

Har du noensinne tenkt på hva det kan være sanger minner deg om hvis du får følelsen av at de minner deg på noe? Når jeg får den følelsen begynner jeg å gruble sikkelig på hva det kan være. Denne gangen er temaet 17. mai -når korpset gjø read more