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A man looks for an available computer while a new Chinese-language Google search homepage is seen on a screen at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.
Business   China   Google   Internet   Photos		  The Times 
Chinese companies cut their ties with Google
Wed 24 Mar 2010
Google's prospects of retaining a foothold in China have taken a hit after two major companies cut their ties with the search giant in the aftermath of its decision to close its Chinese search engine.... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)
(AP Photo/Michael Sohn) --- German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007. (mb1)
Economic Crisis   Europe   Germany   Greece   Photos		  The New York Times 
Germany Begins to Shed Its Role as E.U. Integrator
Wed 24 Mar 2010
BRUSSELS — Resisting a bailout for Greece, digging in over economic policy and opposing parts of a strategy for Europe’s growth, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will arrive Thursday at... (photo: AP /Michael Sohn)
A view of a construction site of a new housing development in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Maaleh Adumim, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009.  The New York Times  Wed 24 Mar 2010
Israel Confirms New Building in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — With strains still high between Israel and the United States over the issue of Jewish settlements, construction of a contentious Jewish housing project in a predominantly Arab... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue)
Israel   Jerusalem   Peace   Photos   Settlements
Police officers stand guard near the crime scene where a man was killed by gunmen inside his car in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Drug violence has surged in many parts of Mexico since President Felipe Calderon deployed thousands of troops in 2006 to crush powerful cartels. More than 15,000 people have been killed in gang violence since.  The New York Times  Wed 24 Mar 2010
Iraqi Soldiers Killed Before Election Results
BAGHDAD — Gunmen shot and killed five Iraqi Army soldiers at a military checkpoint in south Baghdad on Wednesday as the country prepared for election results scheduled to be released Friday.... (photo: AP / Guillermo Arias)
Gunmen   Killed   Military   Photos   Soldiers
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Saudi policemen walk from the scene following a shooting incident Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004 in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Saudi police killed a suspected militant and arrested three others in possession of weapons and ammunition as part of the ongoing crackdown o Daily Star Lebanon Wed 24 Mar 2010
Riyadh arrests 113 Al-Qaeda militants 'planning attacks'
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Powered by Souhail Karam   Reuters RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said it had arrested 113 Al-Qaeda militants including suicide bombers who had... (photo: AP /str)
Al Qaida   Defence   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Terrorism
Kids - Child - Boy Hartford Courant Wed 24 Mar 2010
Dirt's Good for Kids
A little dirt may be good for the . Analyzing data collected from thousands of children over two decades in the Philippines, researchers have concluded that a healthy... (photo: WN / sweet)
Data   Dirt   Good   Kids   Photos
Sydney The Daily Telegraph Australia Wed 24 Mar 2010
Dick Smith, Baz Luhrmann in new Tourism Australia campaign
ENTREPRENEUR Dick Smith, film-maker Baz Luhrmann and chef Matt Moran are among 80 high-profile Aussies who will help promote Australia to the world in a new Tourism... (photo: Creative Commons / Gordon Wrigley)
Australia   Business   Photos   Sydney   Tourism
In this photo taken on Dec. 17, 2009, a military transport plane takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan. The Star Wed 24 Mar 2010
U.S. 'optimistic' on Japan base decision - military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. military commander said on Wednesday he was optimistic Japan would soon agree to the planned relocation of a U.S airbase, a dispute that... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Defence   Japan   Photos   Politics   US
A soldier inspects the scene of a car bomb attack in Buenaventura, Colombia, The Star Wed 24 Mar 2010
Carbomb kills 6 in Colombian port town
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in the Colombian port town of Buenaventura on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding more than 30 in an attack the... (photo: AP / Christian Escobar Mora)
Colombia   Drugs   FARC   Photos   Terrorism
People pass the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009. The Bank of England cut its interest rate by a half-point to a record low 1 percent as it combats a deepening recession brought on by the world financial The New York Times Wed 24 Mar 2010
Britain Resists Austerity Measures to Cure Budget Woes
LONDON — As a midwife in Britain’s ever-expanding National Health Service, Rachel Voller has been one of many millions who have benefited from the Labour... (photo: AP / Sang Tan)
Britain   Economy   Finance   Market   Photos


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A stock broker watches the Bombay Stock Exchange index on his trading terminal as the Sensex fell by more than 600 points, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 Sensex outperforms global indices, gains 2.4 percent (Weekly Market Review) Samachaar
Pedestrians are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 264.37 and closed at 8,660.24 for the day as investors brushed off the latest round of grim economic data and instead pinned their hopes on global stimulus measures likely to fuel new demand for raw materials. Exporters Lift Tokyo Wall Street Journal
Chinese investors check stock prices at the Zhong Xin securities stock trading house in Beijing, China Wednesday Feb. 28, 2007. Chinese stocks bounced back Wednesday after their biggest decline in a decade, but stock markets in Asia and Europe fell for a Asian stock markets mostly lower, euro falls The Press Democrat
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In this May 30, 2007 file photo, Google employees work on their laptops China fails to act against Google as it tries to defuse row Infowars
An exterior view of Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006. Google Inc., expanding its efforts at providing software that helps users create and post their own materials on the Internet, has acquired a California sta Google will phase out search accords with Chinese partners Gulf News
Patrons sit inside a Starbucks store in downtown Boston Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 stores in the United States in the next year and cut back the number of new stores it had planned to open Starbucks Plans to Pay a 10-Cent Dividend The New York Times
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Chris Johnson at the final NFL Pro Bowl practice held at Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - January 30, 2010 NFL Changes Overtime for Playoff Games The New York Times
Chinese youths use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing in this June 18, 2005 file photo. China's population of Internet users, already the world's second-biggest after the U.S., has jumped by nearly 20 percent over the past year to 123 million, with broadband access soaring, the government said Wednesday July 19, 20 Why I Won't Miss Google The Daily Beast
Tibetans-discussion-Mac-internet-websites-computers-people-Dharamshala, India China's Booming Internet Giants May Be Stuck There The New York Times
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