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Breaking News Fri, 11 May 2012
Tea garden-tea plantation-India.
India   Photos   Plantation   Tea   Wikipedia: Tea  
 The Daily Telegraph 
India claims to reclaim tea as their national drink
A cup of tea may be as British as fish and chips, but India's plantation owners are campaigning to reclaim it as India's national drink. | Tea has grown wild in India since at least the 12th century&n...; (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Cranes at the Hanjin Shipping terminal at the Port of Long Beach
Business   Industry   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Hanjin Shipping  
 Journal of Commerce 
Hanjin Losses Mount Despite Higher Volume
South Korean ocean carrier’s operating loss on containers widened from $27 million in the first quarter of 2011 | Hanjin Shipping’s container shipping unit posted a first quarter operating los... (photo: Creative Commons / Regular Daddy)
Kintetsu 3200 series train (Shin-Hsono). The Karasuma Line (, Karasuma-sen?) is one of the two lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto, Japan.  Journal of Commerce 
Kintetsu World Express Posts Record Profit for FY2011
Cost-cutting boosted profit despite sluggish air cargo performance | Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express, Inc. (KWE) said that its group net profit rose 21.1 percent ... (photo: Creative Commons)

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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles.  Al Jazeera 
What is Obama risking by backing gay unions?
| Previously, Barack Obama, the US president, had supported civil unions for same sex couples, but he had not endorsed marriage. | Since 2010 he has maintained that his views were "evolving" on the su... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A woman walks by a screen displaying the Hong Kong stock index's movement at a stockbrokerage firm in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Asian stocks slumped for a third day Wednesday, as fears intensified that Greece might reject an austerity plan and default on its massive debts. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped 177.24 to 19,192.72 in the mid day close. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) Palm Beach Post
World stocks lower on JPMorgan loss, China slowing
| SINGAPORE — World stock markets were mostly lower Friday as traders eyed a large surprise trading loss at JPMorgan Chase, political upheaval in Greece and signs o... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu)
China   Photos   Singapore   Stock   Wikipedia: JPMorgan Chase  
School children on the school ground - India - education The Times Of India
Indian schools introducing iPads as educational tools
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetBeginning this academic year, many schools across India will be formally including iPads as an educational tool for students. BANGALORE: Shivaku... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Bangalore   India   Photos   Students   Wikipedia: IPad  
File - An Indian Pharmacologist removes mice from cages to study the reaction of cytotoxic drugs, inside a containment facility of the Research and Development Centre of Natco Pharma Ltd. in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2012. BBC News
Is India a dumping ground for drugs?
India has more than 10,500 drug makers with a domestic turnover of nearly $9bn. | Yet, something is rotten with the way drugs are tested and sold in the country. | A has ... (photo: AP / Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Chinese defence minister in US to boost military ties Newstrack India
Chinese defence minister in US to boost military ties
| Washington, May 11 (IANS) Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie Thursday visited the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, presenting to its library mo... (photo: US Navy / Chad J. McNeeley)
China   Defence   Military   Photos   Washington   Wikipedia: Sino-American relations  
Air India - Indian Airlines planes at Chennai Airport, India BBC News
India aviation minister to meet PM Singh over Air India
India's aviation minister is due to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss protests by Air India pilots which have entered the fourth day. | The airline offic... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Airline   India   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: India  
South Koreans watch a TV news program about Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, second from left, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. The Daily Telegraph
North Koreans 'secretly watching foreign media'
North Koreans are secretly enjoying access to foreign DVDs and radio, shaping the views of a people cut off for decades from the outside world, according to a new study. ... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Media   North Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: North Korea  
Obese man  - Obesity - Overweight - Health Jakarta Post
Study shows 67 percent of Jakartans overweight or obese
| Contrary to previous reports that developed countries like the United States tend to have higher levels of obesity, new studies are showing that Indonesia and America a... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Health   Indonesia   People   Photos  
Three Camera with brand of Nikon on display in an exhibition at Mega mall , Batam city,Indonesia The Times Of India
Nikkei holds steady, Nikon surges after earnings
Tweet | The Nikkei share average steadied o n Friday ahead of industrial output data from China, Japan's largest export market, while investors zoomed in on companies suc... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)
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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles. What is Obama risking by backing gay unions?Al Jazeera
Obese man  - Obesity - Overweight - Health Study shows 67 percent of Jakartans overweight or obeseJakarta Post
Alexis Tsipras, head of the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) exits the Presidential Palace after his meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias, to formally take the mandate to form a coalition government in Athens, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Why a repeat election is likely for GreeceAl Jazeera
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syria man, right reacts as flames and smoke rise from burned cars after two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday May 10, 2012. Syria blasts signal dangerous escalation of violenceBBC News
North & Central Asia
Top UN relief official stresses need for disaster preparedness in Afghanistan Top UN relief official stresses need for disaster preparedness in Afghanistan United Nations
In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Oil Wars on the Horizon CounterPunch
Aid cuts could cripple Afghan peace Aid cuts could cripple Afghan peace Canberra Times
Americans' support for Afghan war at new low Americans' support for Afghan war at new low LA Daily News
Far East
Panasonic's push button phones models displayed at an exhibition-India. Sony, Panasonic shares plunge to 30-year lows The Times Of India
Euro Currency Europe Stocks Fall Wall Street Journal
Chinese defence minister in US to boost military ties Chinese defence minister in US to boost military ties Newstrack India
SONY - Bravia model TV's on display at an exhibition, India Sony sees return to profit, aims to halve TV losses The Guardian
Middle East
Israeli border police scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest calling for the release of prisoners jailed in Israel outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday May 1, 2012. Israel: Profile of a Police State The People's Voice
UN condemns Syria bomb attacks after 55 killed UN condemns Syria bomb attacks after 55 killed France24
An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), lands in front of a mosque. Why was the US military teaching 'total war' on Islam? BBC News
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens walk at a damaged street near the scene where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Hopes for peace shattered as scores are killed in twin Damascus blasts The Independent
South Asia
School children on the school ground - India - education Indian schools introducing iPads as educational tools The Times Of India
File - An Indian Pharmacologist removes mice from cages to study the reaction of cytotoxic drugs, inside a containment facility of the Research and Development Centre of Natco Pharma Ltd. in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, March 13, 2012. Is India a dumping ground for drugs? BBC News
Air India - Indian Airlines planes at Chennai Airport, India India aviation minister to meet PM Singh over Air India BBC News
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- Remains retrieved from Indonesian plane crash
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- Cambodia Needs More Economic Transparency
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- Vietnam, Russia to jointly launch trade seminar
Cranes at the Hanjin Shipping terminal at the Port of Long Beach
Hanjin Losses Mount Despite Higher Volume
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- Remains retrieved from Indonesian plane crash
- Fruit fly containment reassuring: Horticulture NZ
- Interior minister received by Turkmen President Berdimuhamed
- US-Philippine alliance deepens amid China tensions
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- Business Digest: Data from China, India suggest growth slowi
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- Six candidates enter Jakarta race
- Interior minister received by Turkmen President Berdimuhamed
- US-Philippine alliance deepens amid China tensions
- US-Philippine alliance deepens amid China tensions
- US partially resumes arms sales to Bahrain
- Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning
President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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- India Woos Israel With Three Week Festival
- Meet the NYT’s New Foreign Correspondent in India
- North Korea 'executes three people found guilty of canni
- North Koreans 'secretly watching foreign media'
- International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns
- International adoptions drop amid fraud crackdowns
South Koreans watch a TV news program about Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, second from left, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
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Technology Terrorism
- Auckland signs Beijing investment agreement
- NZ teams display breakthrough technologies
- Enter the Dragons: Architects unveil twin Korean towers with
- In Singapore, Scott Thompson Still Works At PayPal And Has A
- Abbott does not speak our language
- News Summary: Metals fall on slow growth in China
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- Two terrorist suspects arrested in Surakarta
- U.S. lawmakers want Haqqani named ''terrorist'&#
- Wanted by US, loved by followers
- ‘India's nuclear doctrine closest in spirit to China&#
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- Iran Accused Of Being Behind 9/11 Attacks.
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- India U-22 football team likely to have Dutch coach
- Delhi prodigy makes the right moves
- Rugby: O'Donnell called into New Zealand sevens squad
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- Gai Waterhouse going for treble treat in Sydney
Pune Warriors India captain Sourav Ganguly  during  the IPL Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors India at The Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 5, 2012 in Eastern India City
IPL 2012: Sourav Ganguly not to continue as Pune Warriors India captain
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