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Breaking News Thu, 17 Feb 2011
A woman walks past a financial display board showing the FTSE 100-share index in central London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed sharply down Monday with the FTSE 100-share index closing down 391.06 points at 4,589.19. Asian and European stock markets plunged as government bank bailouts in the U.S. and Europe failed to alleviate fears that the global financial crisis would depress world economic
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 The New York Times 
European Markets Follow Asian Shares Higher
Wed 16 Feb 2011
Indexes recovered their poise Wednesday, particularly in Asia where investors were buoyed by a weakening in the Japanese yen, while the British pound slid after the Bank of England signaled that... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, left, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference Friday, May 7, 2010 at their campaign headquarters in Manila's Quezon city in the Philippines. The Liberal Party camp of Aquino III, scored the alleged black propaganda being perpetuated by another political party against his running mate Mar Roxas , right. He has maintained his double-digit lead in poll surveys over his closest rivals leading to the country's first ever automated presidential elections on May 10. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Peace   Philippines   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: National Democratic Front (Philippines)
 Asia Times 
Aquino flirts with communist peace
Wed 16 Feb 2011
     Feb 17, 2011... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
A businessman walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losse  Herald Tribune  Wed 16 Feb 2011
Asian shares higher as weaker yen lifts Nikkei
BANGKOK - Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei breezing past its 10-month closing high of the day before as the yen weakened, boosting exporters. Oil prices rose to... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asian   Crude   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia :Nikkei
Airlines  NZ Herald  Tue 15 Feb 2011
Airline frowns on gown
A new bride heading to New Zealand for her wedding photos was told she wasn't allowed to hang her gown on board. The woman, who has not been named, was part of a growing trend of "wedding photo... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Airline   Photos   Wedding   Wikipedia: Airline   Woman
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The New York stock exchange traders' floor (1963) Herald Tribune Tue 15 Feb 2011
Asian stocks mixed as China reports inflation rise
BANGKOK - Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors digested news that China's inflation rate remained elevated in January following a jump in food prices. Oil... (photo: Public Domain / Beao)
Asian   Bangkok   Inflation   Photos   Wikipedia :Stock
 Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti (left), the new Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, presents her credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at UN Headquarters in New York. (mb1) Zeenews Tue 15 Feb 2011
UN urges 'permanent' Thai-Cambodia ceasefire
United Nations: The UN Security Council has called for a "permanent ceasefire" between Thailand and Cambodia after a border dispute erupted into deadly clashes last week... (photo: UN /Evan Schneider )
Cambodia   Hindu   Photos   Thailand   Wikipedia: United Nations
red orange coloured flowers for gift of Valentine Khaleej Times Mon 14 Feb 2011
Love and money fuels global Valentine Day ardour
BANGKOK ' Love swept around the world Monday as the amorous mixed traditional wine and roses with new and more determined ways to demonstrate their ardour on Valentine's... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Love   Money   Photos   Valentine   Wikipedia: Valentine's Day
Sacks of Rice - Food - Commodity Wall Street Journal Mon 14 Feb 2011
Philippines to Reduce Rice Imports
By RHEA SANDIQUE-CARLOS And SAMEER MOHINDRU MANILA—The state-owned National Food Authority of the Philippines on Monday said the country will import a substantially... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Food   Philippines   Photos   Rice   Wikipedia: Rice
The Guinness Storehouse is located in the heart of the St. Jame's Gate Brewery in Dublin, and is, according to the Guinness Storehouse Web site, "Ireland’s No. 1 international visitor attraction." Star Tribune Mon 14 Feb 2011
Pucker-up: 7 couples aiming at Guinness record kiss for more than 33 hours in Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand - It was one long kiss — one world-breaking embrace for mankind. Seven couples locked lips for more than 33 hours to celebrate Valentine's Day in... (photo: Creative Commons / Greatal)
Long   Pattaya   Photos   Record   Wikipedia :Guinness
Producer Sanjay Gupta,  Apoorva Lakhia, Viveik Oberoi, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty and Dia Mirza, The Siasat Daily Mon 14 Feb 2011
Sanjay Dutt, Salman, Ajay bonding in Bangkok
Mumbai, February 14: A get-together bringing together two Bollywood teams of A-listers shooting simultaneously in Bankgok is now being planned by two of our biggest... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh)
Bollywood   Filmmakers   Photos   Teams   Wikipedia :Sanjay Dutt


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