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Breaking News Fri, 12 Mar 2010
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Education   Election   Manila   Photos   Teachers  
 The Daily Tribune 
Teachers worry over foreseen problems on Election Day
| 03/13/2010 | Teachers have expressed concern over problems they foresee come Election Day on May 10. | According to Education Undersecretary Franklin Sunga, among the fears the teachers who have bee... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Brownout - Candle
Blackouts   Crisis   Energy   Manila   Photos  
 The Daily Tribune 
New power outages hit Metro Manila
| 03/13/2010 | An energy crisis in the country triggered by a severe drought deepened yesterday as Metro Manila endured another round of rolling blackouts. | It was the third week this year that the n... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
logo on Hawaiian Airline building  Business Journal 
Asia-Pacific travel demand eases airline losses
Print Reprints RSS Feeds LinkedIn Share Comments Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words fr... (photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichillT)
Airlines   Asia   Pacific   Photos   Travel  
US Navy 090911-N-0696M-187 President Barack Obama greets family members attending the commemoration ceremony marking the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2009 terrorist attacks.jpg  Denver Post 
Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
| Click photo to enlargeA Muslim student kicks a banner of President Barack Obama during a protest against his planned visit in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, March 12, 2010. Obama is schedu... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
America   Obama   Photos   Politics   US  
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US Navy 090911-N-0696M-187 President Barack Obama greets family members attending the commemoration ceremony marking the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2009 terrorist attacks.jpg Denver Post
Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
| Click photo to enlargeA Muslim student kicks a banner of President Barack Obama during a protest against his planned visit in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, M... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
America   Obama   Photos   Politics   US  
TOM HANKS STARS IN SONY PICTURES? SUSPENSE THRILLER The Daily Mail
The poignant moment Tom Hanks comforted overcome war veteran whose heroism inspired new TV series ...
| For one old soldier the moment was simply too much to bear. | Confronted by memories of long-gone battles and standing with the Hollywood star who had made sure distant... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Actor   America   Arts   Entertainment   Photos  
Chris Cooper Inquirer
Cooper talks of Pattinson, his 'Baryo' experience in Bohol
| LOS ANGELES – 'I just got back from the Philippines, where I worked for the fifth time with my good friend, John Sayles,' Chris Cooper announced before a group of journ... (photo: Creative Commons / Strevo)
Actor   Arts   Entertainment   News   Photos  
Rice - Sacks of rice - Commodity - Food Inquirer
'Wait-and-see' mode on further rice imports
| THE PHILIPPINES, the world's top rice importer, is on a 'wait-and-see' mode as far as further imports of the staple are concerned. | Government officials said there wer... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Crops   Imports   Philippines   Photos   Rice  
Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seen on a large screen during his address, to his supporters during a rally at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Some thousands of the red-shirted people took part in the rally in the first of several protests in an effort to force the embattled government from office. (Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seen on a large screen during his address, to his supporters during a rally at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Some thousands of the red-shirted people took part in the rally in the first of several protests in an effort to force the embattled government from office. ( London Evening Standard
Thai protesters to march on Bangkok
Protesters massed in Thailand today for a march on Bangkok they hope will paralyse the capital on Sunday and force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call new elections.... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Bangkok   Photos   Protesters   Shinawatra   Thailand  
President Barack Obama looks out the window of the Oval Office, Feb. 12, 2010. The Star
Indonesia police chief sees risks over Obama visit
| JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's police chief said on Friday he could not rule out a potential security risk for U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit this month, ... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Indonesia   Obama   Photos   Police   President  
Nobel peace prize laureate and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters during a press conference in Rangoon Tuesday, March 4, 1997. Al Jazeera
Myanmar's Suu Kyi denounces new law
| Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, has denounced the military government's new laws passed earlier this week that bar her from running for office as "unjust... (photo: AP / Jerry Harmer)
Election   Junta   Myanmar   Photos   Suu Kyi  
Chinese petitioners kneel among police officers while holding letters detailing their complaints they asked for justice and human rights during a protest outside the Foreign Ministry building in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. Two dozen people held a bold protest outside China's Foreign Ministry, using the 60th anniversary of the declaration of human rights to decry a myriad of alleged government a Al Jazeera
China backlash at US rights report
| China has hit back at the US over human rights, telling Washington to get its own house in order before criticising others and blaming US policy for the global financia... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Activists   China   Human Rights   Photos   Washington  
Business & Economy Politics
- Nomura loses more bankers
- ONGC rejects Russia offer
- 'India to be among Kraft's 10 key markets'
- Market Rap
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Asia-Pacific travel demand eases airline losses
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- Angry Rudd snaps at Keneally in health war
- George Bush's former aide (ROVE) defends waterboarding o
- US slams rights abuses in China, N.Korea and Iran
- Thai protesters to march on Bangkok
Kevin Michael Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, addresses the launch of a "Class of 2015: Education for All" campaign
Angry Rudd snaps at Keneally in health war
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Sport Health
- Huegill's supermarket swap
- Guiel, Ishikawa lift Birds
- Stricken trainer Roach says Pacquiao should go out on top
- Roach gives Paquiao clean bill of health
Australia's batsman Michael Clarke pulls the ball against India in their one day international cricket match at the Adelaide Oval, on Sunday Feb.17, 2008.
Michael Clarke finally breaks it off with Lara Bingle
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- Sex selection go ahead tipped for Australia
- Stricken trainer Roach says Pacquiao should go out on top
- Roach gives Paquiao clean bill of health
- Angry Rudd snaps at Keneally in health war
Kevin Michael Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, addresses the launch of a "Class of 2015: Education for All" campaign
Angry Rudd snaps at Keneally in health war
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Education Agriculture
- Teachers worry over foreseen problems on Election Day
- Al Qaeda suspect had worked at nuke plants in NJ and Pa
- LAUSD students compete in state Academic Decathlon
- Harvard's Tonga line
Teachers
Teachers worry over foreseen problems on Election Day
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- Seeking headhunting roots in tribal Taiwan
- Bipartisan U.S. senators call on Japan to fully reopen beef
- 'Wait-and-see' mode on further rice imports
- Almost 60 per cent of WorkSafeBC penalties were in construct
Rice - Sacks of rice - Commodity - Food
'Wait-and-see' mode on further rice imports
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Science & Technology Entertainment
- Asus targets branded PC market
- Threadbox Launches a Slick New Real-Time Collaboration Tool
- Australia vs New Zealand (Aus vs NZ), 5th ODI live cricket s
- Shrimp And Lobster Disappearing Fast
:Frog Rana sp. in the grass
Scientists find frog that can undergo 'striking' color change
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- TV This Weekend - March 12, 2010
- Neal Justin
- "The Pacific:" The power, and the glory
- The poignant moment Tom Hanks comforted overcome war veteran
TOM HANKS STARS IN SONY PICTURES? SUSPENSE THRILLER
The poignant moment Tom Hanks comforted overcome war veteran whose heroism inspired new TV series ...
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