Diabetes again linked to colon cancer risk: study |
- Diabetes again linked to colon cancer risk: study
- Typhoon Nesat leaves HK, heads for south China
- Protesters block Greek Finance Ministry before troika talks
- Saudi unaware of U.S. intelligence on abduction plot
- South China Sea fee and safe for navigation: China
- Hong Kong lowers typhoon warning
- Saudi men vote in last all-male polls
- Maybank loan growth to exceed industry average
- Video clip offensive to some in society: Rais
- Chinese engineer, global activists get 'alternative Nobels'
- Shelling, gunfire rocks Yemen capital, breaking truce
- Shell Singapore refinery fire burns on, loading halted
- US warns of possible Saudi abduction plot
- Typhoon Nesat hits HK, markets closed
- China's media brands metro crash an 'embarrassment'
- First "Sencity" party for hearing-impaired in Brazil
- Block by block
- Japan tsunami was wake-up call for S. Asia: expert
- Thai undertaker jailed over hidden foetuses
- Preliminary report on mall explosion ready
| Diabetes again linked to colon cancer risk: study Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:46 AM PDT Researchers headed by Hiroki Yuhara, at the University of California, Berkeley, combined the results of 14 international studies and found that, overall, people with diabetes were 38 percent more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer than those who were diabetes-free. 
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| Typhoon Nesat leaves HK, heads for south China Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:46 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong downgraded its typhoon warning after it shut schools and businesses for most of Thursday, with Nesat now headed to Hainan in south China. 
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| Protesters block Greek Finance Ministry before troika talks Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:46 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Protesters blocked the entrance of the Greek finance ministry and other ministries on Thursday before the start of talks with the European Union and IMF on the delivery of an aid tranche Athens needs to avoid running out of cash. 
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| Saudi unaware of U.S. intelligence on abduction plot Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:46 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia had no information about the threat that prompted the U.S. embassy in Riyadh to issue a warning that a terrorist group may be planning to abduct Westerners in the capital, a Saudi government adviser said on Thursday. 
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| South China Sea fee and safe for navigation: China Posted: 29 Sep 2011 03:05 AM PDT China on Thursday said there is "no question" regarding the freedom and safety of navigation in the South China Sea, stressing that the region is safe to travel through, reports Xinhua news agency.
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| Hong Kong lowers typhoon warning Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:43 AM PDT Hong Kong lowered its typhoon warning after the deadly Typhoon Nesat swept past the city Thursday, shutting down financial markets, schools and public transport due to strong winds and rain.
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| Saudi men vote in last all-male polls Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:26 AM PDT Saudi men were voting on Thursday in municipal elections, the last all-male affair in the Muslim kingdom after a royal decree this week gave women the right to cast ballots in four years.
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| Maybank loan growth to exceed industry average Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:24 AM PDT Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) expects its loans growth for the current financial year to exceed the industry average of 10-12 per cent.
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| Video clip offensive to some in society: Rais Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:23 AM PDT Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the video clip "Undilah" was not suitable for broadcast because it had contents which offended certain segments of society.
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| Chinese engineer, global activists get 'alternative Nobels' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:15 AM PDT A Chinese energy engineer, a Chadian lawyer, an international agricultural rights group and a US safe childbirth advocate won this year's Right Livelihood Awards, often dubbed the "Alternative Nobels," organisers said Thursday.
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| Shelling, gunfire rocks Yemen capital, breaking truce Posted: 28 Sep 2011 11:01 PM PDT SANAA, Sept 29 — Heavy clashes rocked northern neighborhoods of Yemen's capital Sanaa at dawn today, breaking a truce aimed at ending the worst violence since a popular revolt against President Ali Abdullah Saleh began eight months ago. A Reuters reporter at the scene said three areas in north Sanaa had been hit by heavy shelling and gunfire ... 
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| Shell Singapore refinery fire burns on, loading halted Posted: 28 Sep 2011 09:46 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Sept 29 — Royal Dutch Shell Plc halted tanker loading at its largest refinery, a half-a-million barrels-per-day plant in Singapore, as the company struggles to put out a fire burning since yesterday afternoon. The blaze has forced Shell to shut down a diesel-making unit, although the company said it could continue to supply the market ... 
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| US warns of possible Saudi abduction plot Posted: 28 Sep 2011 09:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia warned yesterday that a terrorist group may be planning to abduct Westerners in the capital, Riyadh, and urged US citizens to exercise caution. "US Embassy in Riyadh advises US citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that we have received information that a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia may be ... 
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| Typhoon Nesat hits HK, markets closed Posted: 29 Sep 2011 02:15 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - A typhoon swept past Hong Kong on Thursday, closing markets, schools and most businesses in one of Asia's most important financial centres. 
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| China's media brands metro crash an 'embarrassment' Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:58 AM PDT Shanghai's metro operator came under fresh fire Thursday, with Chinese media saying a crash that injured more than 280 people was an "embarrassment" to the company.
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| First "Sencity" party for hearing-impaired in Brazil Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:50 AM PDT (Brazil-AFP) - The first "Sencity" party for hearing-impaired in Brazil was held at the Museum of Modern Art in Sao Paulo at the weekend. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:47 AM PDT Engineers continue the process of conducting a block-by-block inspection of the exterior of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. The National Park Service has closed the landmark in the US capital indefinitely due to damages caused by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in last month.
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| Japan tsunami was wake-up call for S. Asia: expert Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:18 AM PDT Japan's March tsunami was a wake-up call for Indian Ocean nations still restoring their coastlines after a massive wave struck in December 2004, an expert said Thursday.
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| Thai undertaker jailed over hidden foetuses Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:17 AM PDT A court in Thailand on Thursday sentenced an undertaker to 40 months in prison for helping to hide illegally aborted foetuses at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok.
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| Preliminary report on mall explosion ready Posted: 29 Sep 2011 01:14 AM PDT The Fire and Rescue Department has prepared a preliminary report on the explosion that destroyed a major section of the Empire Shopping Gallery in Subang Jaya early yesterday morning, said Housing and Local Government Minister, Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung.
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