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Indonesia's Nov tourist arrivals up 9.9 pct from yr ago (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JAKARTA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign tourist arrivals rose 9.9 percent in November from a year ago, as some holiday-makers switched from Thailand and India because of political and safety concerns.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:50:30 GMT |
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Obama Nation: Why America has Already Changed (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
On January 20, Barack Obama will become America’s first black president. His campaign reached far beyond racial issues to reflect the new America, a place where many cultures and colors blend into an energetic collage. Laine Cunningham, an author whose novels cross boundaries of race, culture and religion, weighs in on what this presidency will mean for America and the world.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT |
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Laser experiment hopes to save farm water (AP via Yahoo! News)
Seventy-six years after the invention of the modern sprinkler helped revolutionize farming, lasers may revolutionize it again.
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:44:35 GMT |
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Gillard bowled over by female support in acting PM role (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Julia Gillard says she was bowled over by the support she received when she became the first woman to serve as Australia's acting Prime Minister.
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:49:00 GMT |
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Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday.
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:39:38 GMT |
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Natural disasters 'killed over 220,000' in 2008 (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
BERLIN (AFP) - Natural disasters killed over 220,000 people in 2008, making it one of the most devastating years on record and underlining the need for a global climate deal, the world's number two reinsurer said Monday.
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:39:56 GMT |
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Thai protesters dare lawmakers to enter surrounded parliament (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Thousands of demonstrators surrounded Thailand's parliament Monday, demanding the new government dissolve the legislature and call general elections on the same day it was scheduled to deliver its first policy speech.
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:45:24 GMT |
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New diseases threaten Australia: study (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Northern Australia is surrounded by a `ring of fire' where new human and animal plagues are likely to erupt without warning, a biosecurity research group says.
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:22:31 GMT |
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Corby misses Xmas sentence reduction (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has missed being handed a Christmas Day sentence reduction.
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:36:11 GMT |
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Christmas goodwill helps those in need (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Australians dug deep to help bring a joyful Christmas for those less fortunate but they will do the same for themselves when the Boxing Day sales begin.
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:46:11 GMT |
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