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Samsung, Toshiba roll out iPad rivals
Fri 3 Sep 2010
By Simon Sturdee 10:45 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print BERLIN - Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up yesterday, as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that... (photo: Public Domain / Evan-amos)
A native dance seen in the exhibit hall of Intramuros , Manila City , they performed by dance troupe of South Cotabato Province, Philippines , February 1 , 2009.
Dubai   Islam   Photos   Ramadan   Wikipedia: Islam		  Khaleej Times 
Over 13,000 embraced Islam in Dubai
Thu 2 Sep 2010
The emirate of Dubai is seeing waves of conversion to Islam over the last 14 years, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, according to a top official here. Huda Al Kaabi, head of the New... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing to the Buddhist followers in the newly build monastery called Dhakpo Shebdupling, Kais, H.P, India, 17th August 2010.  Deccan Herald  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Stick to non-violence, says Dalai Lama
Kushalnagar, September 2, DHNS: Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> Tibetan spiritual head Dalai Lama has called upon Tibetans to stick to the path of non-violence during their war against Chinese... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Anarchy   Celebration   Dalai   Photos   Violence
Children - Bag - Learning  Deccan Herald  Thu 2 Sep 2010
Amartya Sen’s vision of learning
By Anil Sinha Friday, September 03, 2010 --> It is a different world of learning; totally different from what we are acquainted with. We have almost accepted the kind of schools existing next door. We... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy)
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Parents and students at a public elementary school in Cavite, Philippines Inquirer Thu 2 Sep 2010
What Went Before: Food-for-School Program
MANILA, Philippines—The administration of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo launched a Food-for-School Program (FSP) in early November 2004 as part of its response... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Nutrition   Philippines   Photos   Schools   Wikipedia: Malnutrition
Lotto Outlet - PCSO - Gaming Inquirer Thu 2 Sep 2010
Believe it or not: PCSO incurs P1-B loss
MANILA, Philippines—While it gives away millions of pesos in lottery prizes, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has been losing heavily for the past several... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Loss   PCSO   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Prize
Arabian sea - ocean Deccan Herald Thu 2 Sep 2010
Oceanic crowd witness ‘Vittla Pindi’ in Udupi
Udupi, September 2, DHNS: Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> The temple town became witness for the magnificent cultural extravaganza immersed in the gist of spiritualism... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Nature   Oceanic   People   Photos   wikipedia:Oceanic
Rice - Commodity Deccan Herald Thu 2 Sep 2010
Rising temperature may bring down rice production
Kalyan Ray, New Delhi, Sep 2, DHNS: Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> Rice production in vast tracts of India may decline in the coming years because of a steady rise in... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Delhi   Photos   Production   Temperature   Wikipedia: Rice
Filipino poor family - Poverty Inquirer Thu 2 Sep 2010
1M poor families to get gov't cash aid
MANILA, Philippines—With the Asian Development Bank (ADB) providing a loan of $400 million, up to 1 million Filipino families among the country's poorest households will... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Incentives   Philippines   Photos   Poverty   Wikipedia: Asian Development Bank
This undated image taken from Al-Arabiya TV Wednesday, July 14, 2010 shows failed Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad holding a Quran. Al-Arabiya broadcast excerpts showing Shahzad saying he planned a "revenge attack" against the U.S. that he hoped would touch the hearts of Muslims. Shahzad appears in the clips sitting on the ground in a black turban and military fatigues, with a gun next to him. NZ Herald Thu 2 Sep 2010
US puts Pakistan Taleban on official terrorist register
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print WASHINGTON - United States officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taleban yesterday, placing the group... (photo: AP / Al-Arabiya via AP Television Network)
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan


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Specialist of Bank of America Donald W. Himpele works his post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange just before the closing bell Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 Stocks pause after a big rally CNN
The building of the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) is lit-up to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. After falling to its lowest in nearly three years on Monday amid fears that the worst of the financial crisis is not yet over, India’s benchmark Sensex index registered a sharp 547-point rise Tuesday raising enthusiasm among investors, according to a news agency. Sensex quiet in afternoon trade, Asian cues strong Deccan Herald
Passers-by are reflected on an electronic market board of a private securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average ended Monday morning session, up 203.20 points to 8,120 Asia stocks gain on brighter US manufacturing data Breitbart
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Traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles General Motors as they wait for it to open Wall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data The New York Times
Members of a Hong Kong police forensic team examine the tourist bus used in the hostage-hijacking on Aug. 23 by an ex-policeman at the auditorium at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, suburban Manila, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. H.K. legislature calls for justice in Philippines hostage crisis+ Breitbart
A Philippine National Police officer places flowers at the site where eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in a nearly 12-hour bus hostage standoff on Aug. 23, 2010, involving a dismissed police officer, at Manila's Rizal Park in the Philippines, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. Coffin mix-up after Philippine hostage crisis Khaleej Times
A Philippine Airlines (PAL) aircraft is serviced at the Davao International Airport in Davao City, Philippines as seen on this July 25, 2009 file photo. PAL loses P15M on trip cancellations after hostage crisis Inquirer
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AG2 Ana Ivanovic playing on Day 5 of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida March 30, 2008 Ivanovic back on form at US Open tennis Zeenews
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