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Everest weekend death toll reaches 4

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:46:06 +0000

Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world’s highest mountain.

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Youth joblessness near crisis peak: ILO

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:45:59 +0000

Youth joblessness is almost back at its peak following the outbreak of the global economic crisis and is unlikely to ease until at least 2016, the International Labour Organization warned Tuesday.

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Trains collide in south India, killing 15

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:45:59 +0000

A passenger train rammed into a freight train before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 15 people in a fiery wreck, officials said.

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Chen revives debate on US influence in China

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:45:55 +0000

The United States has achieved a rare human rights breakthrough with China by negotiating the departure of dissident Chen Guangcheng, but few are ready to predict that the case will set a precedent.

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World’s tallest tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, opens

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:45:52 +0000

The world’s tallest tower and Tokyo’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public.

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Nato endorses Afghan timetable

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:35:45 +0000

Nato leaders endorse plans to hand combat command in Afghanistan to local forces by mid-2013 and withdraw fighting troops by 2014.

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China businesswoman gets reprieve

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:35:43 +0000

A businesswoman who received the death penalty for fraud is given a two-year reprieve, suggesting the sentence will be commuted to life in jail.

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Chinese fakes ‘used in US planes’

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:35:41 +0000

Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.

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Qantas splits business divisions

admin — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:35:38 +0000

Qantas says it will split its international and domestic operations into two separate divisions to help restructure its business.

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Tsunami Saipan to raise funds for Rezne

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:55:33 +0000

Tsunami Swimming Center Saipan will be raising funds to help defray the cost of sending 2010 NMASA Athlete of the Year Rezne Wong to the 2012 Oceania Swimming Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia.