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Parents and students at a public elementary school in Cavite, Philippines
Nutrition   Philippines   Photos   Schools   Wikipedia: Malnutrition  
 Inquirer 
What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
| MANILA, Philippines—The administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched a Food-for-School Program (FSP) in early November 2004 as part of its response to a Social Weather Station... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Lotto Outlet - PCSO - Gaming
Loss   PCSO   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Prize  
 Inquirer 
Believe it or not: PCSO incurs P1-B loss
| MANILA, Philippines—While it gives away millions of pesos in lottery prizes, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has been losing heavily for the past several years, the agency's head sa... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Filipino poor family  -  Poverty  Inquirer 
1M poor families to get gov't cash aid
| MANILA, Philippines—With the Asian Development Bank (ADB) providing a loan of $400 million, up to 1 million Filipino families among the country's poorest households will receive monthly cash grants ... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Incentives   Philippines   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Asian Development Bank  
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him.  NZ Herald 
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group on its international terror... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Top Stories
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007. The New York Times
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange in... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid. The New York Times
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | W... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Automaker   Currency   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Toyota  
Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates, senior lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa, left, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan  pose for photos before their pre-election live political debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The Australian
Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
| JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his leadership challenger Ichiro Ozawa both attacked the power of Japan's bureaucracy and pledged to reclaim power for electe... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Elections   Japan   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Democratic Party of Japan  
Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher stands next to the new Ferrari 458 Italia  on the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The car fair runs through Sept. 27. The Australian
Ferrari recalls supercar after fires
| FERRARI has been forced into an embarrassing recall after a series of fires engulfed its new half-million-dollar supercar, the 458 Italia. | Five cars in Europe, the US... (photo: AP / Michael Probst)
Automaker   Industry   Photos   Safety   Wikipedia: Ferrari 458 Italia  
A kid's meal of macaroni and chocolate milk is served by a worker at Burger King with a toy in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, April 27, 2010. In an effort to curb childhood obesity, county officials in Silicon Valley voted Tuesday to ban restaurants from giving away toys and other freebies that often come with high-calorie meals aimed at kids. The Australian
Burger King to be sold for $US4b to 3G Capital
| FAST-food restaurant Burger King is to be sold to private equity firm 3G Capital for about $US4 billion ($4.3 billion). | Under the terms of the agreement, the deal off... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)
Business   Company   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Burger King  
Newly appointed Director General of the ITER (originaly International Thermonuclear  Experimental Reactor) Organization, Japaneze Professor Osamu Motojima, poses for photographers, during a press conference, at CEA (Atomic Energy Authority) headquarters in Cadarache, near Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, southern France , Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Gulf News
Key to limitless energy
| It is one of mankind's most daring experiments — a quest to produce virtually limitless clean energy that, if successful, would revolutionise life on Earth by har... (photo: AP / Claude Paris)
Energy   Environment   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear fusion  
Hitoya Yaguchi, who heads a support group for victims of poison gas produced by Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, shows photos of the latest poison gas victims in the northeastern Chinese city of Qiqihar after drums of mustard gas  dumped by Imperial Japanese soldiers decade ago were dug up last week, sickened at least 34 people, during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. Asia Times
Hiroshima's poisonous past
|      Sep 3, 2010 Hiroshima's poisonous past | By Peter J Brown | In late August, several historians and others from South Korea, China and Japan ann... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Japan   Photos   War Crimes   Weapons   Wikipedia: World War II  
In this image made Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 from China Central Television footage, North Korea's  Kim Jong Il, left, walks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, when they met in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province on Friday Aug. 27, 2010 Asia Times
China makes its North Korea move
|      Sep 3, 2010 Page 1 of 2 | China makes its North Korea move | By Peter Lee | The Barack Obama administration's policy of "strategic reassur... (photo: AP / CCTV via APTN)
China   N Korea   Photos   US   Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking  
Business & Economy Politics
- Auckland road closure will affect the whole region
- NZX clearinghouse passes regulatory milestone
- Staff take action against less than perfect banks
- New designated settlement system
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
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- Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
- Rivals avoid rorts in Japanese debate
- China makes its North Korea move
- Will the unions kill the mines?
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
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Sport Health
- New Zealand show the way after horror of last season's a
- Cricket: Pakistan three to sit out the rest of tour
- USA Gymnastics to sanction cheerleading
- Pakistani cricket trio suspended
Pakistan's one-day captain Shahid Afridi, top center right, huddles with the rest of his team before the one-day cricket match  between Somerset County Cricket Club and Pakistan at the County Ground in Taunton, England, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Cricket: Pakistan three to sit out the rest of tour
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- All old folks homes in Johor told to register with Welfare D
- Demand for traditional Chinese medicine on the rise in S'
- Father who took out ALP MP Jon Sullivan recants
- Museum and Gallery Listings
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
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Education Agriculture
- Mazda Foundation Grants Exceeds $1million
- What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
- Overseas student numbers plummet
- Spread funds to asist needy in all schools and improve resul
Parents and students at a public elementary school in Cavite, Philippines
What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
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- Sungai Bidut vege growers lose RM180,000 to floods
- Incentives to travel to Taiwan
- UN Agency Helps Stave Off Hunger In Bolivia
- Auckland road closure will affect the whole region
Rice - Commodity
Rising temperature may bring down rice production
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Science & Technology Entertainment
- While you were sleeping: Outlook a bit brighter
- Key to limitless energy
- Facebook Responds to Greenpeace's Coal Criticism
- NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Kompasu transitioning ove
Newly appointed Director General of the ITER (originaly International Thermonuclear  Experimental Reactor) Organization, Japaneze Professor Osamu Motojima, poses for photographers, during a press conference, at CEA (Atomic Energy Authority) headquarters in Cadarache, near Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, southern France , Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
Key to limitless energy
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- New Diva in town
- The TLC experience
- Cartoon: We need to X-Ray your writing hand
- Apple launches online movie box
Adam Lambert, a finalist on the singing competition series, "American Idol," performs for fans during a visit to his alma mater, Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego on Friday, May 8, 2009. Lambert, who is one of three finalists on the show, is visiting locations in his home.
Lambert glam for Malaysia
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