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Grocers in fruits and vegetable area Carrefour Dubai UAE
Asia   Business   Market   Photos   Retail  
 The Guardian 
Retailers to submit bids for Carrefour Asia -sources
* Carrefour selling assets in two deals - sources * Robust demand seen for Carrefour's planned exit * Carrefour has 626 Asian stores, two-thirds in China (Adds details, background) By Denny Thomas and... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout looks on while sitting in custody at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Sept. 22, 2008.
Photos   Russia   US   Weapons   Wikipedia: Viktor Bout  
 Asia Times 
Why the US really wants Bout
|      Aug 31, 2010 Why the US really wants Bout | By Bertil Lintner | BANGKOK - While Bangkok-based observers weigh the legal merits of extraditing alleged Russian gunrunner Vikto... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout sits while waiting for his verdict at the detention room at a criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1009.  Star Tribune 
Thai PM petitioned to stop extradition of alleged Russian arms trafficker to US
| BANGKOK - The lawyer for accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout filed a last ditch appeal Monday to Thailand's prime minister in an effort to stop his client's extradition to the United States.... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Arms   Photos   Russia   Thailand   Wikipedia: Viktor Bout  
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 25, 2010, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing on unwinding emergency federal reserve liquidity programs and implications for economic recovery.  Breitbart 
World markets rise as Bernanke promises action
| Pedestrians look at an electric stock price display of a securities company... | A woman pushes a baby carriage past an electric stock price display of a... | BANGKOK (AP) - World markets advanced M... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Ben Bernanke  
Top Stories
High School Students - Classroom - Education - School - Philippines Inquirer
4th graders do Math better in Filipino, says UP prof
| MANILA, Philippines—In Valenzuela City early this year, fourth graders were given a Math quiz in Filipino while sixth graders took the same quiz in English. | Who fared... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Education   Math   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Mathematics  
Dr. Prisco Nilo, chief of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration, PAGASA, points to the satellite image of the latest weather disturbance, tropical storm "Lupit" locally known as "Ramil" during another briefing Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 at Manila's Quezon city in the Philippines. Inquirer
Move on, science chief urges ex-PAGASA head
| MANILA, Philippines—Prisco Nilo, the weather bureau chief who was fired by President Benigno Aquino III last month, should 'move on,' said Science and Technology Secret... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
Manila   Photos   Science   Weather   Wikipedia: Prisco Nilo  
raining Inquirer
'Henry' enters RP area of responsibility; more rains seen
| MANILA, Philippines – A tropical depression has entered the Philippine Area of responsibility and is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon, the state-run weather bu... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Pagasa   Philippines   Photos   Tropical Depression   Wikipedia: Tropical cyclone  
 KLdy1 - oil prices - British Petroleum - BP Petrol Kiosk - petrol station. (dy1) The Examiner
BP to sell Malaysian ethylene and polyethylene interests to Petronas
| BP today announced that it has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to PETRONAS. The agreement concerns BP’s 15 per cent i... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
British   Business   Malaysia   Oil   Photos  
A chinese structures stands inside the Mischief Reef Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998 off South China Sea BBC News
Why are South China Sea tensions rising?
Imagine an exchange of fire between Chinese and Vietnamese navies in the South China Sea. | Or just an accidental bump between Chinese and American warships, as high-stak... (photo: AP / Pat Roque)
Asia   Defence   Photos   US   Wikipedia: South China Sea  
An investor checks the share index at a investment bank in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. The Star
Analysts see new high for Malaysia's main market index
| PETALING JAYA: With four months to go before 2010 ends, a number of brokerages have unveiled their 2011 year-end targets for FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
Business   Malaysia   Market   Photos   Stock  
Media & Politics War & Terrorism
- Obama the perfect model of a president in touch with Asia
- Briton, 26, paralysed and 95% blinded in Thai road accident
- Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
- Family's fears for London traveller paralysed in Thailan
Boeing 777-312ER cn 34581/710 Singapore Airlines SQ SIA 9V-SWP
Singapore Airlines gets new chief executive
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- India play Thailand in international friendly, Bhutia doubtf
- Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
- Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
- Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
Members of a Hong Kong police forensic team examine the tourist bus used in the hostage-hijacking on Aug. 23 by an ex-policeman at the auditorium at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, suburban Manila, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.
Manila begins hostage crisis probe
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Business & Finance Energy & Industry
- Singapore Airlines gets new chief executive
- EU trade sweetener driving land grabs, rights groups say
- Singapore Airlines says Goh Choon Phong to be next CEO
- Volcano in Indonesia spews new burst of ash
Boeing 777-312ER cn 34581/710 Singapore Airlines SQ SIA 9V-SWP
Singapore Airlines gets new chief executive
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- Protest against palm oild smear campaign in Aussie zoos
- Indonesian Volcano Spews New Burst of Ash
- Yen Yen calls for closer tourism ties with Thailand
- FocusMab Ta Phut resolution eases investor concerns in Thail
High School Students - Classroom - Education - School - Philippines
4th graders do Math better in Filipino, says UP prof
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Health & Science Society & Culture
- Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks some butts
- Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
- Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit
- Indonesia's Smoking Toddler Kicks Habit
Rice Field - Farmer - Agriculture - Farming - Crop
Rice advice: Philippine farmers get tech-savvy
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- Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks some butts
- Suspected arms dealer's extradition to US delayed
- Suspected Arms Dealer's Extradition to US Delayed
- Solons rap gov't proposal on dole-outs
High School Students - Classroom - Education - School - Philippines
4th graders do Math better in Filipino, says UP prof
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Education & Technology Sports
- Malaysia to monitor Internet for 'harmful' blogs
- 4th graders do Math better in Filipino, says UP prof
- Move on, science chief urges ex-PAGASA head
- What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
High School Students - Classroom - Education - School - Philippines
4th graders do Math better in Filipino, says UP prof
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- India play Thailand in international friendly, Bhutia doubtf
- Kahne looks for elusive win
- Mayweather's racial slurs against Pacquiao and Filipinos
- Dogs, thermal imaging used as search for Bob Arum's son
 Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, punches Ricky Hatton, of Great Britain (mj1)
Mayweather's racial slurs against Pacquiao and Filipinos are beyond disgusting
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