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- Over 70 wives of BN reps down with food poisoning
- Australia unveils biggest carbon-reduction scheme outside Europe
- Last edition of 'News of the World' published, Murdoch heads to UK
- Bagpipes make corner of Pakistan forever Scotland
- Seven deminers beheaded in Afghanistan
- S. Korea military to punish commanders for shooting
- Govt to defend democratic system: Najib
- Atlantis inspects heat shield en route to station
- Church of England threatens to pull News Corp investment
- Venezuela's Chavez mixes soccer and statecraft
- Africa's largest nation splits into two
- VIDEO: Close-Up: Georgia's cool costume
- Japanese divorcees celebrate break with the past
- Futsal: a training ground for soccer greats
- Celebrating a nation
- Murdoch says current News Corp. management stands
- Quake jolts northeast Japan, no reports of damage
- Taiwan's textile firms wake up and smell the coffee
- Strong quake strikes off Japan's east coast
- An array of Coke bottles and cans
| Over 70 wives of BN reps down with food poisoning Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:58 AM PDT Over 70 wives of Barisan Nasional (BN) elected representatives were struck by food poisoning while participating in the All-Malaysia Wives of BN Elected Representatives' annual sports programme here yesterday.
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| Australia unveils biggest carbon-reduction scheme outside Europe Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:12 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia unveiled plans to hit its worst polluters with a carbon tax in the nation's most sweeping economic reform in decades, smoothing the way for the largest emissions-trade scheme outside Europe with tax cuts for voters and sweeteners for industry. 
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| Last edition of 'News of the World' published, Murdoch heads to UK Posted: 10 Jul 2011 12:12 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The final edition of the newspaper engulfed in a phone-hacking scandal was published on Sunday as Rupert Murdoch headed to London to try to save the bigger prize of his takeover of the British broadcaster BSkyB. 
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| Bagpipes make corner of Pakistan forever Scotland Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT The skirl of bagpipes may conjure up the chilly moors of Scotland, but a British colonial legacy means the unique sound is echoed on Pakistan's dusty Punjab plains.
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| Seven deminers beheaded in Afghanistan Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:43 PM PDT Seven deminers kidnapped in western Afghanistan have been beheaded by their abductors, police said Sunday, as NATO announced the deaths of three soldiers in Taliban attacks.
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| S. Korea military to punish commanders for shooting Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT South Korea's military said Sunday it will punish two commanders for failing to prevent a shooting rampage by a marine soldier last week that left four troops dead.
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| Govt to defend democratic system: Najib Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:36 PM PDT The government will defend the democratic system and is not afraid of facing the opposition in the general election, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today.
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| Atlantis inspects heat shield en route to station Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis' crew spent Saturday inspecting the craft's heat shield for damage as they prepared to pay the last visit to the International Space Station in U.S. space shuttle history. 
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| Church of England threatens to pull News Corp investment Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England has threatened to pull its $6 million investment in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over the phone hacking scandal at its News of the World paper. 
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| Venezuela's Chavez mixes soccer and statecraft Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:41 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez alternated between soccer and affairs of state on Saturday in a return to Venezuela's airwaves after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba. 
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| Africa's largest nation splits into two Posted: 09 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT
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| VIDEO: Close-Up: Georgia's cool costume Posted: 09 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT Twenty years after declaring independence from Soviet Russia, Georgia is rediscovering many of its cultural traditions - including the national costume, the Chokha.
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| Japanese divorcees celebrate break with the past Posted: 09 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT (Japan-AFP) - Black suits, grim faces, a smashed wedding ring: Japanese couples who have fallen out of love are saying 'I do not' in special divorce ceremonies. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Futsal: a training ground for soccer greats Posted: 09 Jul 2011 10:36 PM PDT (United States of Brazil (historical)-AFP) - Futsal is perhaps Brazil's secret to success. The indoor football played by the pre-teen set requires speed and agility, and has proved great training for future football greats including Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Posted: 09 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT South Sudanese soldiers march with their national flag during a military parade in Juba, as part of the celebrations marking South Sudan's independence.
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| Murdoch says current News Corp. management stands Posted: 09 Jul 2011 09:37 PM PDT SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp is ensnared in a growing phone-hacking scandal, said on Saturday that key deputy Rebekah Brooks has his full support and no management changes are planned as a result of the scandal. 
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| Quake jolts northeast Japan, no reports of damage Posted: 09 Jul 2011 09:37 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake jolted on Sunday the same area of northeastern Japan that was hit by a massive quake in March, but there was no sign of further damage along the coast or to the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, officials said. 
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| Taiwan's textile firms wake up and smell the coffee Posted: 09 Jul 2011 09:46 PM PDT Taiwan's once-booming textile industry entered this decade in need of a wake-up call, with global competition having reduced exports by over a third. But one firm has received a boost from a surprising source: coffee.
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| Strong quake strikes off Japan's east coast Posted: 09 Jul 2011 09:41 PM PDT An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on the Richter scale occurred off the east coast of the Honshu island in Japan at 8.57 am today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.
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| An array of Coke bottles and cans Posted: 09 Jul 2011 09:36 PM PDT One flavour, various packaging from different countries. The glamour of Coca-Cola cans and bottles is simply irresistible!
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JUBA (South Sudan), Jul 10: Africa's largest country has split into two with the birth of the Republic of South Sudan (RoSS) on July 9 2011 in the capital Juba amidst a large number of the world's most prominent leaders, on top of them President Omar Al Bashir of Sudan.| You are subscribed to email updates from "World" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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