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21 Asia Pacific
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SYDNEY: Ministers from 21 Asia Pacific economies launched Wednesday
talks in Sydney expected to be dominated by North Korea’s nuclear
program, climate change and efforts to revive global trade talks.
The 40 foreign and trade
ministers were whisked into a harbor front Sydney convention center
which has been turned into a fortress, with a 2 meter (7-foot) high
steel and concrete wall designed to keep protesters at bay and block
potential car or truck bombings.
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Putin visits Asia,
UAE to tackle energy and weapons
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MOSCOW: Russian President
Vladimir Putin visits Indonesia on Thursday to discuss deals on
natural resources and weapons at the start of a three-country tour
with a high-powered team of energy,...
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Half-price Big Mac
to fight global warming
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TOKYO: A Japanese government
website crashed Wednesday as people raced to take up an offer of a
half-price McDonald’s hamburger in exchange for pledging to fight
global warming.
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Bush blasts
Myanmar junta for ‘tyrannical’ crackdown
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SYDNEY: US President George W.
Bush accused Myanmar’s military rulers Wednesday of
“tyrannical” behavior in cracking down on street protests, in
his strongest comments yet since rallies rocked the regime.
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Hopes for miracle
on anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death
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KOLKATA, India: Hundreds of
visitors started gathering at the tomb of Mother Teresa in eastern
India on Wednesday to pay tribute on the tenth anniversary of her
death, with many hoping for the nun’s sainthood.
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Bush ‘may’
discuss cyber-attacks with China’s Hu
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SYDNEY: US President George W.
Bush said Wednesday he may bring up the issue of suspected Chinese
cyber-attacks on the US defense department when he meets with
China’s President Hu Jintao later this week.
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Northern Bay of
Bengal faces tsunami risk—study
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PARIS: The northern tip of the
Bay of Bengal, home to tens of millions of people, faces a potential
double whammy from an earthquake and tsunami, a scientist warned on
Wednesday.
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