Australian govt prepared to adjust mining tax |
- Australian govt prepared to adjust mining tax
- China buys 6.9 billion dollars of Japan bonds in July
- Stories hidden inside exquisite mooncake boxes
- Philippine bus hostage reporters chose 'ratings above lives'
- Thai plane searched at LA airport after bomb warning: FBI
- E.Timor deputy PM resigns over corruption
- Action! Long-lost movie by US filmmaker rolls again
- Media watchdog slams Myanmar's pre-poll censorship
- First Chinese firm to list in Taiwan soars on debut
- S.Lanka president set to cement grip with constitution vote
- Seeing the back of Musa: An answer to a prayer
- Bombs targeting Iraqi police kill three in Baghdad
- Obesity surgery ‘could save UK millions’
- South Korea imposes new wave of Iran sanctions
- Japan arrests China boat captain off disputed isles
- Two asteroids to pass Earth Wednesday
- Rule of law and morals make society harmonious
- A crisis of confidence
- A new "We"
- Clinton condemns 'disrespectful' Koran-burning plans
| Australian govt prepared to adjust mining tax Posted: 08 Sep 2010 01:11 AM PDT CANBERRA(Reuters) - Australia's fragile Labor government suggested on Wednesday it could adjust a planned profits-based tax on mining companies to bend to demands of the independent MPs giving it a slender grip on power.
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| China buys 6.9 billion dollars of Japan bonds in July Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:48 AM PDT TOKYO, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - China bought 6.9 billion dollars worth of Japanese bonds in July, Japan's finance ministry said Wednesday, as the Asian giant continues to ramp up purchases of Japanese debt.
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| Stories hidden inside exquisite mooncake boxes Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT In recent years people begin to get attached to exquisitely designed mooncake boxes. An old lady, who is crazy about mooncake boxes especially metallic mooncake boxes, has collected them since a decade ago.
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| Philippine bus hostage reporters chose 'ratings above lives' Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT MANILA, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - Philippine reporters may have interfered with a police operation when reporting on a bus hostage crisis that killed eight Hong Kong residents, a television journalist told an official inquiry Wednesday.
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| Thai plane searched at LA airport after bomb warning: FBI Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:46 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - US police searched a Thai Airways airliner at Los Angeles International Airport late Tuesday after it landed following a warning of a bomb on board, an FBI spokeswoman and the airline said.
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| E.Timor deputy PM resigns over corruption Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:44 AM PDT DILI, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - East Timorese Deputy Prime Minister Mario Carrascalao resigned Wednesday over corruption after a public row with Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao about alleged graft in the finance ministry.
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| Action! Long-lost movie by US filmmaker rolls again Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:43 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - A long-lost silent movie by legendary US filmmaker John Ford has had its first screening in more than eight decades -- after being unearthed in New Zealand.
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| Media watchdog slams Myanmar's pre-poll censorship Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:41 AM PDT BANGKOK, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - Myanmar's ruling regime has increased its censorship of the country's already highly restricted press in the run up to the first election in 20 years, an international media watchdog said Wednesday.
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| First Chinese firm to list in Taiwan soars on debut Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT TAIPEI, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd, began trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Wednesday, making it the first Chinese-controlled firm to raise capital on the island, officials said.
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| S.Lanka president set to cement grip with constitution vote Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:33 AM PDT COLOMBO, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament will vote Wednesday on constitutional reforms enabling President Mahinda Rajapakse to seek a third term, in changes critics say point to the country's slide into autocracy.
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| Seeing the back of Musa: An answer to a prayer Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:01 AM PDT I hardly ever receive presents because, I suppose, I rarely ever give any. I do not even bother to celebrate my own birthday; it comes and goes completely unnoticed. When on the odd occasion I do receive a present for delivering an anti-corruption and ethical governance speech, I treasure it even though it is just another Royal Selangor pewter plate, to clutter my already-cluttered sitting room, collecting dust, to the annoyance of my long-suffering wife.
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| Bombs targeting Iraqi police kill three in Baghdad Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:38 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb and a roadside bomb exploded near a bus terminal in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a score of others, police and Interior Ministry sources said.
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| Obesity surgery ‘could save UK millions’ Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT LONDON, Sept 8 — Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said today. In an economic impact assessment of obesity surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons and the National Obesity Forum said the ...
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| South Korea imposes new wave of Iran sanctions Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:19 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea blacklisted on Wednesday 102 companies, including the Seoul branch of Iran's Bank Mellat, and 24 individuals accused of facilitating Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons.
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| Japan arrests China boat captain off disputed isles Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:19 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Wednesday arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats near disputed islets in the East China Sea, a move that could further raise tensions between the two countries.
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| Two asteroids to pass Earth Wednesday Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (Bernama) -- Two asteroids will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday but neither will hit the Earth, China's Xinhua news agency quoted the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as saying Tuesday.
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| Rule of law and morals make society harmonious Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:21 PM PDT By ZHU YUAN Selfishness is a word people seldom use nowadays, nor do we often come across its opposite expression altruism. So I was surprised when reading a book titled On People's Thoughts. The book by Liu Dingxin, a People's Liberation Army (PLA) general, actually talks about how a balance can be maintained between these two mindsets.
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| Posted: 07 Sep 2010 11:01 PM PDT "We" would be a great nation. But this will only happen if we are able to be serious, reduce the drama and discuss matters openly and amicably.
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| Clinton condemns 'disrespectful' Koran-burning plans Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Wednesday 8 September 2010 (AFP) - US diplomatic chief Hillary Clinton condemned late Tuesday a Florida pastor's "disrespectful" and "disgraceful" plans to burn hundreds of Korans on the anniversary of 9/11.
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