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Taiwan orders slaughter of 27,000 ducks, chickens
Los Angeles TimesTAIPEI, Taiwan - Health officials ordered the killing of thousands of ducks and chickens in central and southern Taiwan yesterday to control the latest outbreak of a bird flu that has swept across Asia, devastating poultry stocks and killing at least 10...Tags: Livestock Farming, Bird Flu, Death, Health Organizations, Flu
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Timber, tourism set sights on Tongass
Sun National StaffKETCHIKAN, Alaska - Giant, centuries-old spruce and hemlock line the misty waterways of the Inside Passage. Heard from a boat gliding through the deep blue waters, the whispering of the endless stands of dark green trees, the squawking of birds, the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Imperial and Royal Matters, Rivers, Holland America Line
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Fragile Uzbekistan is key to region's fate
Sun Foreign StaffTASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Corruption, repression and economic hardship have fueled such widespread discontent here that the entire country is on the brink of unraveling, and many fear that with the slightest effort the Taliban of neighboring Afghanistan...Tags: Parties and Movements, Police Arrests, Religious Conflicts, Death, Tajikistan
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Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Reuters* Myanmar president in first visit to Washington * Concern about rights abuses in ethnic conflict * Washington wants to foster ally on China's border By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between...Tags: U.S. Military, Minority Groups, Prisons, Chess Playing, Tourism and Leisure
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Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches....Tags: Electronics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Trials, Corporate Officers
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Girls track and field state notes | Knauf helps Aurora Christian to third in 1A
Special to the TribuneCHARLESTON, Ill — Taylor Knauf fell short of placing in the state pole vault the last two years, so the Aurora Christian senior determined that 12 feet, 6 inches — 6 inches better than her personal record — would be her goal. Knauf...Tags: Awards and Prizes, School Examinations, High School Sports, Track and Field
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Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say
When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...
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Four arrested for hotel blast in southern Thailand
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- Four suspects were arrested yesterday in connection with an explosion at a Narathiwat hotel in the morning that left six people injured. The bombing took place at around 11am at Asia Hotel, in Sungai Kolok district of the...Tags: Rentals, Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Thailand, Germany
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RPT-FEATURE-Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to text) * Renaissance cleric first wrote "America" on 1507 map * Resonance with current climate of "geo-enabled" devices * Google, Apple, Facebook looking at mapping apps By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) -...Tags: Mountains, Pacific Ocean, Libraries, Landforms, Library of Congress
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Short movies to make TV debut overseas
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkSHENZHEN, Guangdong (China Daily/ANN) -- Short movies from China are to make their debut on TV overseas in September, with the broadcasting and online distribution rights for about 30 shorts bought by a British company. The movies last for a total of 10...Tags: Festive Events, Amazon.com Inc., Media Industry, Germany, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Taiwan completes negotiations with Singapore on FTA, signing expected
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Taiwan and Singapore have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement and both sides are expected to officially sign the deal soon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday. Taiwan and Singapore have...Tags: Media Industry, Taiwan, Contracts, World Trade Organization, Economic Organization
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