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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)
Filipino poor family  -  Poverty
Incentives   Philippines   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Asian Development Bank  
 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)
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.  NZ Herald 
Cricket: Pakistan three to sit out the rest of tour
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | TAUNTON - Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed says the three players at the centre of fixing allegations will not play in the T20 and one-day international... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)
Cricket   Pakistan   Photos   Scandal   Wikipedia: Match fixing  
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 industrial robots are a common s... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
Top Stories
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  
Business Economy
- All ebooks available for the new Kindle 3
- EU approves financial crisis aid for19 poor countries
- Stocks to watch: BFW, FPH, NPX, NZS, NZO, NZX, PGC
- NZ dollar holds gains before US payrolls
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
- Will the unions kill the mines?
- Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in schoo
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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Politics Health
- 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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- Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in schoo
- Japan finds fresh suspected foot-and-mouth case
- Fortified noodles for Thailand, fortified soya sauce for Chi
- Malaysia's gay community begins to push the limits
Asian Development Bank - ADB  Headquarters, Manila
Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in school
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Education Agriculture
- What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
- Overseas student numbers plummet
- Spread funds to asist needy in all schools and improve resul
- Getting started on college applications
Parents and students at a public elementary school in Cavite, Philippines
What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
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- Stocks to watch: BFW, FPH, NPX, NZS, NZO, NZX, PGC
- NZ dollar holds gains before US payrolls
- Scoop Daily Ratings Top 30 Items For Sept 02 2010
- State's farmers in clover as they look to $1.8bn wheat h
Rice - Commodity
Rising temperature may bring down rice production
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Science Technology
- While you were sleeping: Outlook a bit brighter
- Key to limitless energy
- NASA satellite sees Tropical Storm Kompasu transitioning ove
- Study Finds Commercial Organic Farms Have Better Fruit And S
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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- While you were sleeping: Outlook a bit brighter
- Key to limitless energy
- Walkman (Temporarily) Outsells iPod (In Japan)
- Chinese Tech Firms Plan More Android Devices
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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