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Woman dies of bird flu in China

Posted by: ashrafuddin

Beijing :: China | about 5 hours ago | Technology News

A 19-year-old woman who handled ducks in northern China has died in Beijing from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Nantong of Jiangsu province, China, last month, where the H5N1 virus was discovered.The woman, Huang Yanqing, died Monday...

DOLE opens centers to help jobless OFWs

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 3 hours ago | Business News

Philippines-The Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday it has opened its National Reintegration Center and all regional offices of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration for retrenched overseas Filipino workers seeking to avail themselves of government livelihood assistance...

Graeme Smith gets a standing ovation at the SCG

Posted by: shoutspot

Sydney :: Australia | about 7 hours ago | Sports News

Graeme Smith for his heroic act got a standing ovation at the SCG( Sydney Cricket Ground). He had a broken arm and his top elbow was injured and despite that he came onto bat on no.11. It was after Dale...

China finally awards telecom operators 3G licences

Source: China News

Shanghai :: China | about 7 hours ago | Technology News

Chinese government today officially awarded the long-awaited licenses for third generation (3G) mobile network to the country's three telephone operators...The Chinese government hopes the new telecom investment following the 3G licensing would help stimulate the country's slowing economy...

Sea Shepherd anti-whalers confident of refuelling

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tōkyō :: Japan | about 15 hours ago | Technology News

The group's ship, Steve Irwin, is on its way to Hobart to resupply after two weeks pursuing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean. The ship is expected to arrive in port next week and plans to return to sea soon...

No retirement signs from Hayden: Hussey

Posted by: praveen_kumarh

Sydney :: Australia | about 17 hours ago | Sports News

Australia batsman Michael Hussey on Tuesday threw his weight behind beleaguered teammate Matthew Hayden and said the burly opener has not dropped any hint about a possible retirement any time soon. Under pressure to justify his selection in the playing...

Chinese vice foreign minister holds talks with Negroponte

Source: CCTV

Beijing :: China | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya held talks with visiting U.S...Negroponte Wednesday morning. "Since you have participated and experienced the normalization of Sino-U.S. ties, your attendance at the celebrating activities is of special importance," Wang said in his opening remarks....

Toddler killed by dog

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney :: Australia | about 11 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

A three-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a dog in south-western NSW, while another child and a woman were also injured in the attack...Police said another young child was also injured, but could not confirm age or gender....

Most Asian stocks rise

Source: Gulfnews.com

Hong Kong :: China | about 8 hours ago | Business News

The yen continued to lose ground against the dollar, buoying shares in Japanese exporters, and crude oil prices dipped modestly after briefly touching above $50 a barrel overnight, their highest point since December 1...The chairman of heavyweight tech firm Satyam...

Alcoa says jobs in Australia secure

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Geelong :: Australia | about 10 hours ago | Business News

Australian jobs at mining giant Alcoa will not be affected by the company's decision to slash 13,500 jobs globally. The US aluminium company announced overnight it would reduce the number of employees by the end of 2009 by 13,500, while...