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Mori Forest of Diversiform-leaved Poplars in Chinas Xinjiang
A forest of diversiform-leaved poplars, a tenacious ancient species, can be found at the south edge of Junggar Basin, 150 km away from Mori County, covering an area of 35 square ...
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Samoan airline introduces XL class for super-sized passengers
WELLINGTON: A tiny Samoan airline says it will introduce an "XL" class for super-sized passengers, featuring extra-wide rows and special ramps to help them reach their seats. Samoa Air has already pioneered a world first when late last year it began charging passengers fares based on how much they weigh, rather than a set price for each seat. Chief executive Chris Langton said the ...
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Asia-Pacific Remains the Fastest Growing Region for Contact Center Services Finds Frost Sullivan
SINGAPORE, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The year 2012 was a good one for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) contact center market with contact center seats growing by 8.4 percent - relatively higher than in other regions. A strongly performing domestic contact center outsourcing industry represents the next stage of growth in the region and is poised to keep the market buoyant. New analysis from Frost ...
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North Korea threatens to kill authors of Adolf Hitlers report
Seoul: North Korea has angrily denied a report that its ruler used Adolf Hitler's memoir as a leadership guide, threatening to kill the authors of the report.The article by New Focus International, an online news portal run by North Korean defectors, said Kim Jong-Un had given copies of "Mein Kampf" to his top officials, urging them to study it as a leadership skills manual.He ...
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Professor on US FBIs most wanted list nabbed in Mexico
This 2011 image provided by the FBI shows Walter Lee Williams. He is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with ...
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Myanmar leader to visit Britian and France
Myanmar's President Thein Sein, pictured in Yangon upon return from a visit to the US, on late May 22, 2013. (Photo:Agencies) Myanmar's President Thein Sein will visit Britain and France next month, an official said on Friday, as the international community continues to embrace his nation's democratic reforms. Thein Sein will travel to up to four countries on his second trip to ...
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Phl US troops to hold drills near Huangyan Islands
Naval forces of the Philippines and the United States are set to conduct joint exercises next week in the waters of Huangyan Islands, Philippine media reported on Wednesday. "Next week's joint naval exercises will be just 20 nautical miles from Huangyan Islands," a senior Philippine security official who declined to be named said. The Philippine Navy is sending the BRP Gregorio ...
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Whirlwind injures 6 children at Japanese school sports meet
Six children were injured when a small whirlwind suddenly sprang up on the grounds of a school in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, on Saturday. The school was holding a sports meet at the time, Fuji TV reported. At 1:40 p.m., during a relay race, the whirlwind sprang up in the center of the sandy ground and started moving around. As school officials scrambled to get the children off the ...
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Japanese PM arrives in Myanmar for historic visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) arrives at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 24, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Yangon Friday evening to pay a three-day official goodwill visit to the Southeast Asian nation. (Xinhua/U ...
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TEPCO detects radioactive cesium in groundwater
TEPCO officials have detected radioactive cesium in groundwater at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. But they said levels were much lower than legal limits. Officials from Tokyo Electric Power Company reported the findings. They said they found 0.39 becquerels per liter of radioactive cesium-137 in samples collected April 16th. The officials said the figure is lower than TEPCO's ...
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Australia Fans Celebrate World Cup Entry With Sydney Party
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China North Korea hold strategic talks in Beijing
FILE - In this June 18, 2013 photo, North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, right, waves as he arrives at the Capital airport in Beijing, China. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim was expected to discuss bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, ...
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Australia shares climb 1 pct investors await Fed Reserve
Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:28am EDT (Updates to close) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 1 percent on Wednesday, helped by expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not move quickly to scale back its monetary stimulus and as a weaker Australian dollar lifted stocks with large exposure to overseas markets. The S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 47.1 points to 4,861.4, according to the ...
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Japans exports pick up pace give economy momentum in rough markets
By Kaori Kaneko and Stanley WhiteTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate in more than two years with the help of a weak yen and a moderate pick-up in global demand, boding well for the government's efforts to steer the economy through market turbulence.The faster-than-expected rise is welcome news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after recent a sell-off in ...
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Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
TOKYO -; Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima ...
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Oldest man’s death should prod Japan to act quickly
If ever there were a wake-up call for Japan, the second-most indebted nation, the death of Jiroemon Kimura is it. On one level, Kimura is a good-news story. He was the last man born in the 1800s when he died on June 12 at the ripe, and some might say enviable, age of ...
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Serial rapist Adrian Bayley jailed for life in Melbourne over murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher
A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Irish woman that outraged Australia's second-largest ...
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China committed to boosting Mideast peace process envoy
Beijing is proactive in advancing the Mideast peace process, said Wu Sike, China's special envoy to the region.Wu made the remarks on the sidelines of the UN International Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, which is being held here on June 18-19 and brought together officials and experts from more than 50 countries and international organizations.It is the first time for the ...
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Kim Jong-un inspects DPRKs air force
The photo provided by Rodong Sinmun shows top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un inspects the country's air force and watches flight training with his wife. (Source: ...
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What Bust Australia Set for Huge Boom Report Says
Australia's economy has been clouded with negative forecasts in recent weeks with some even warning of a dip back into recession, but a recent report argues the economy is poised for a rapid acceleration in the coming months. According to Clifford Bennett, chief economist of the financial services firm White Crane Group, which publishes the White Crane Report, Australia is set for a major ...
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Arabs in the Outback Australia Arab Film Festival heats up on June 27th
Babel, english company filming about tourism in arab countries. Iraq, 1961, Ani, Latif el - Professional photographer, Ani, Latif el Collection, Copyright Arab Image Foundation (Photo from the event's Facebook ...
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US-China relations a must win
American think tanks believe that China and the US will have tremendous opportunities for cooperation in the next 10 years, and the top three items on their work agenda should be energy, tourism, and science and technology. "The stakes are large, for both success and failure," said Stanford economist Michael Boskin, "so the relationship needs to succeed." Making his remarks ...
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China markets slump on liquidity concerns
7-day repo rates rising to 16 month highs and 1-yr swap rates to near 2-year highs above 4% . Markets are also looking ahead to tomorrow's release of HSBC flash manufacturing PMI after a recent spate of slowing ...
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Chinas key money rate surges to multi-year highs no RRR cut seen
* Banks forced to give up non-essential business * Benchmark 7-day repo rate jumps to highest since Oct 2007 * Widespread market talk of banks pressing PBOC to cut RRR * But traders only expected mild PBOC cash injection * Liquidity should improve in medium term By Lu Jianxin and Gabriel Wildau SHANGHAI, June 19 (Reuters) - China's short-term funding costs surged on Wednesday, with the ...
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Australias low rates are working on housing RBA
The rush will extend across profiles. Outsiders will want to be part of the changes that Murthy will bring in; and this will not happen if they are working for competition," says Aditya Mishra, Randstad ...
North Korea Digest
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North Korea's navy integral to sea border security
The North Korean Navy is an integral part of the country’s armed forces and the 46,000 men and woman that man it are the part of the defense force most often in international and North Korean news media.
The North Korean Navy is part of the Korean People’s Army Naval Force and makes up the country’s maritime defense capability. Because the navy is primarily concerned with defense, it operates as a ‘green water’ rather than a ‘blue water’ navy, which means it is capable of carrying out missions and activities offshore but not at extended ranges such as the Chinese Navy, which is much larger and includes air craft carriers, battle ships and destroyers. Read more
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