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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Eggplant - Vegetable - Food
Food   India   Pesticides   Photos   Vegetable  
 The Times 
India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists' warnings
| India will decide tomorrow whether to approve its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. It is a move that supporters argue will help to avert a global food crisis but which critics say is being... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
A vehicle drives up a snow covered road towards Gulmarg, 55km (34 miles) west of Srinagar February 8, 2010. At least 17 Indian soldiers were killed when an avalanche smashed into a military training camp near the country's disputed border with Pakistan on Monday, security officials said.
India   Photos   Snow   Temperature   Weather  
 Zeenews 
Snow in higher reaches lowers temperature in north India
New Delhi: Heavy snowfall in the higher reaches lowered the temperature in parts of north India today even as the Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third day and intermittent rai... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Philippines Sen. Richard Gordon, also the head of the Philippine National Red Cross, speaks to members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines on Wednesday March 18, 2009.  Inquirer 
Gordon: Youth offenders' law a mistake
| MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Richard Gordon promised to review the Youth Offenders' Law if he becomes president, noting that criminals use children as their legmen to evade prosecution. | 'The law was a... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Law   Philippines   Photos   Senator   Youth  
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.  Asia Times 
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
| By Willy Lam | While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expecte... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Attacks   Beijing   Cyber   Photos   Washington  
Top Stories
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan. Asia Times
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Bombing   Business   Karachi   Pakistan   Photos  
A pedicab driver with his wife The Daily Tribune
MMDA reimposes pedicab ban on major roads
| 02/09/2010 | Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Oscar Inocentes yesterday ordered the re-implementation of a 1990 Metro Manila Council (MMC) ordi... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Drivers   Manila   Pedicab   Photos   Vehicles  
PNB - Philippines National Bank PGH - Manila The Daily Tribune
PNB profit doubles to P2.2B last year
| 02/09/2010 | Philippine National Bank (PNB) closed last year with an unaudited net income of P2.2 billion, doubling its previous year’s record of P1.1 billion, the bank... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Financial   Philippines   Photos   Pnb   Profit  
Manila Electric Company ( MERALCO ) plant along Edsa , Quezon City , Philippines , March 7 , 2009 The Daily Tribune
MPIC, Piltel to form Meralco holding firm
| 02/09/2010 | Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd. units Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel) plan to put up a new holding company ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Business   Electric   Meralco   Philippines   Photos  
Government Service Insurance System  -  GSIS  -   Pension Fund  -  Philippines The Daily Tribune
GSIS’ assumed burden
| Man at the Market | 02/09/2010 | Factually, contributions deducted from the monthly pay of every government employee, official or rank and file alike, are not enough to... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Benefits   Employee   Insurance   Philippines   Photos  
Morgan Stanley Building The New York Times
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
| SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some... (photo: creative commons/ mreid0183)
Bank   China   Photos   Shanghai   US  
Politics Business
- Sri Lankan general who stood for power arrested
- Fonseka arrest could be poll issue
- Political twist to Ping's arrest?
- 68 Ampatuans, 15 Mangudadatus dominate Maguindanao elections
Former president Joseph Estrada  who had his birthday celebration  was given a birthday program by children of    Settlement House ( Association De Damas De Filipinas ) , an orphanage for children of unwed mothers located in Paco ,  Manila  City , Philippines ,  April 18 , 2009.
Estrada a no-show; handlers say PDI 'biased'
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- CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 1-ECB's Trichet to leave Aus
- Resorts World Singapore casino to open this week
- Sime Darby will consider good tie-ups
- China mounts fight on fake invoice crackdown
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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Health Farming
- Would-be Palparan killer one of 43 nabbed in Morong raid: AF
- Make AH1N1 vaccine more available, says expert
- CordLife released cord blood to treat cerebral palsy, a medi
- Seeing How Far $100, and a Bit of Creative Generosity, Can G
PSA-style poster for critical awareness around fast-tracked H1N1 pandemic vaccines
Make AH1N1 vaccine more available, says expert
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- N. Korea threatens South amid push for talks
- Robbers abduct two seaweed farm workers
- China pavilion at Expo finishes with a bang
- India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists
Eggplant - Vegetable - Food
India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists' warnings
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Women & Society Technology & Industry
- Maths urged to help in rebuilding Sri Lankan temples
- Disability couldn't deter Zara from doing PhD!
- Seeing How Far $100, and a Bit of Creative Generosity, Can G
- Expand corporate social responsibility, firms urged
Softdrinks
Soft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
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- Xi urges further study of scientific development theory
- Chinese investors turn to Dubai
- India's new delicacy: a 45-day-old tomato
- Australia tightens visa rules
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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Fashion & Entertainment Sports
- Kris Allen wows Malaysian fans
- Candidates up close and personal behind the stage
- Cult of the Living Doll in Tokyo
- Videos insult of Malay Indian community under probe
Singer Peter Andre, left, kisses Katie Price
The honeymoon's over: Alex Reid arrives in India with Delhi belly as he starts shooting ...
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- Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani sets sights on buying Liver
- Blood clot shatters Gary Cahill's dream of joining Engla
- Fans boo cancellation of soccer broadcasts
- Chinese art of reveling in another's pain
Robin Soderling of Sweden
Good start by Soderling
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