Posted by Mai on 9th August 2008
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Russian ship spotted near Japan’s Okinawa — report
Agence France-Presse
First Posted 21:40:00 08/08/2008
TOKYO—A Russian navy intelligence ship has been in the Pacific off Japan’s southern Okinawa island, possibly to monitor radio wave data from US forces, Japan’s Kyodo News reported Friday.
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Posted by Mai on 9th August 2008
Manila Bulletin Online
President Hu Jintao opens XXIX Olympiad
Historic moment for the world, says China leader
By DAVE JAMES
BEIJING (AFP) — The XXIX Olympic Games, costing an estimated $ 40 billion and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life Friday with a spectacular start to the opening ceremony.
President Hu Jintao officially declared the Games open at the ‘’Bird’s Nest’’ stadium at 11:04 p.m. local time (1504GMT) in front of 90,000 spectators and a worldwide television audience of up to four billion.
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Posted by Mai on 4th August 2008
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9 climbers die on K2 Himalayan peak — tour operators
Agence France-Presse
First Posted 03:38:00 08/04/2008
SLAMABAD — At least nine mountaineers died near the summit of K2 in the Himalayas when a huge chunk of ice sheared off the mountain and hit them, and several more climbers were missing, Pakistani tour operators said Sunday.
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Posted by Mai on 8th July 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Soaring food, fuel prices
threaten world economy – G8
TOYAKO, Japan: Leaders of the Group of Eight powers warned Tuesday that soaring oil and food prices pose a “serious challenge†to world economic growth, calling for boosted crude production capacity.
“The world economy is now facing uncertainty and downside risks persist,†the G8 said in a joint statement.
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Posted by Mai on 7th July 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Planes trim weight as fuel soars
TOKYO: Next time you take to the skies you may find there are fewer pages in your in-flight magazine, your fork is slimmer and your plate feels different. Blame it on soaring oil prices.
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Posted by Mai on 26th June 2008
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Army of Asian workers
races to finish oil oasis
KHURAIS, Saudi Arabia: Deep in the Saudi desert, 28,000 Asian workers are racing to get a giant oil processing complex ready to help King Abdullah keep a vow to meet world demand for crude.
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