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 Canada Dot Com
Rice crisis a 'silent tsunami'
BANGKOK - When cyclone Nargis swept through the Irrawaddy Delta, it shattered both Myanmar's famed rice bowl as well as any hope Asia's rice crisis might abate anytime soon. It's not that the isolated... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Bangkok Crisis Myanmar Photos Rice |
 The Australian
Give generals the boot, it's the only way
THE United Nations this week said the refusal of Burma's Government to allow workers into the country's devastated agricultural region was unprecedented in the history of humanitarian relief. The... (photo: UN / Eric Kanalstein)
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 Toledo Blade
Auto racing, prep track, prep baseball
AUTO RACING Indianapolis 500 Partial Lineup Yesterday Qualifying Positions 1-11 Positions 12-22 Today; Positions 23-33 May 17 Indianapolis (Car numbers in parentheses;... (photo: GFDL / Wknight94)
Baseball Photos Racing Social Sport |
 The Australian
Rebels kill 11 railway workers
TRIBAL insurgents have killed 11 railway workers in India's remote northeast, police say, a day after security forces gunned down 11 rebels. Police said militants today... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Assam India Photos Railway Terrorism |
 Sydney Morning Herald
Kidney market shut as Pakistan cuts supply
A BILLION-DOLLAR kidney bazaar that thrived across Pakistan has been abruptly shut down, forcing thousands of kidney patients to look elsewhere for a donor. Lax... (photo: AP Photo / Manish Swarup)
Health Hospitals Market Pakistan Photos |
 Khaleej Times
UAE secures top rankings in tourism and business
DUBAI ' FutureBrand, an international rating agency, has given top rankings to the UAE in six different categories, to recognise nation's strengthening global standings... (photo: GFDL / ThorstenS )
Agency Business Dubai Photos Tourism |
 China Daily
Experts say no need for panic over HFMD outbreak
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-05-11 21:42 Multiple epidemic of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has drawn concerns from the public and governments in several Asian countries,... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Disease Dsasters Health Photos Society |
 Globe and Mail
FOOD Big Agri starts to wear black hats
Here's something you don't see every day: A $65-billion enterprise, one of the largest in the United States, taking the trouble to write a lengthy news release announcing... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Billion Enterprise Farm Food Photos |
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