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Australian billionaire Clive Palmer speaks during a news conference about his intention to build the Titanic II in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Palmer is planning to build the ship in China and it is scheduled to sail in 2016 It's my money and none of the voters' business, says Clive Palmer
MINING tycoon Clive Palmer has lashed out at questions about the state of his private companies, declaring it to be none of voters' business, as he runs for the prime min... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig) The Australian
Business   Finance   Mining   Photos   Wikipedia: Clive Palmer (businessman)  
File - In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels, who signed a peace agreement with the Philippine government in 1996, man a checkpoint at a remote village on the volatile island of Jolo, Sulu province in southern Philippines. Philippine Mis-Offensives?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | mis-of-fen-sive, v-n. failure to reach or attain specific political or military aims and objectives through the use of di... (photo: AP / Nickee Butlangan) WorldNews.com
Defence   Philippines   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Abu Sayyaf  
A US Predator unmanned drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport as Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke at a meeting with tribal leaders in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, Sunday June 13, 2010. FBI admits to using surveillance drones in US
The Federal Bureau of Investigation uses drones for surveillance over the US soil, but does so very rarely, the FBI director has told Senate Judiciary Committee. | R... (photo: AP / Massoud Hossaini, Pool) Al Jazeera
FBI   Judiciary   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Federal Bureau of Investigation  
 Coca-Cola, coke, softdrinks, beverages, production. tp1 Top-level changes at Coca Cola
Coca Cola, on Wednesday, announced key changes in its organisational structure, including promoting India and West Asia CEO and President Atul Singh as Deputy President o... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) The Hindu
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Coca-Cola  
With impact of climate change, green economic devt urgent With impact of climate change, green economic dev’t urgent
WITH the Philippines ranking third in the world as having the highest risk of vulnerability to climate change, the need to promote green economic development has become e... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Sun Star
Climate   NAture   Philippines   Photos  
An Boeing 747-400F of Emirates Airlines landing at Frankfurt Airport Emirates voted ''world''s best airline''
Sydney, June 19: | UAE based Emirates airline, has been voted as the ''world''s best airline'' pushing last year''s winner Qatar to the second position and also winning t... (photo: Creative Commons / Wo st 01) The Siasat Daily
Airline   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Emirates (airline)  
Singapore dollar - currency- finance - singapore economy - business                    Singapore stocks end 0.49 pct lower
SINGAPORE, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Singapore shares closed 0.49 percent lower on Wednesday, as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. | Inves... (photo: WN / maryjane) Xinhua
Economy   Market   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Singapore Exchange  
Almonds - nuts - dry fruits 14 Foods That Fight Inflammation
ABCNEWS.com | Inflammation is part of the body's immune response; without it, we can't heal. But when it's out of control—as in rheumatoid arthritis—it can damage the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) ABC News
Disease   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Inflammation  
Philippine Peso -  Bank Notes  -  Money Philippine stocks close marginally down, focus on U.S. Fed meeting
MANILA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine stock market closed marginally lower Wednesday as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on Thursday. | The bellwe... (photo: WN / Trigedia) Xinhua
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Ayala Corporation  
Singapore's Downtown Core on 7 October 2006, when it was affected by forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia. Smog is a regular problem in Southeast Asia caused by land and forest fires in Indonesia, especially Sumatra and Kalimantan, although the less political term haze is preferred in describing the problem. Singapore pollution soars as haze from Indonesia hits air quality
Air quality sinks to 15-year low as smoke plumes from Sumatran fires drift to neighbouring countries, prompting health alert | An office worker in Singapore walks to work... (photo: Creative Commons / Sengkang) The Guardian
Environment   Photos   Pollution   Singapore   Wikipedia: Air pollution  
Gold jewellery-India. Gold slips for third day on stocks rally, concern about stimulus package
SINGAPORE — Gold fell for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, hovering near the lowest level in four weeks, as a rally in stocks and investor caution over the Fed... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Business Day
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A 2011 Honda City car Asian markets tense before Fed’s announcement, but Nikkei outperforms
SYDNEY — Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia, which anxiously waited for clar... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Business Day
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, appears with Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Sunday, June 16, 2013. WikiLeaks' Assange fears US, says will stay in embassy
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault ... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein) The Star
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York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia. Holding 20,000 peoplemore than any other stadium in TasmaniaYork Park has been known as Aurora Stadium under a six-year naming rights agreement signed with Aurora Energy in 2004. Primarily used for Australian rules football, its record attendance of 20,971 was set in June 2006, when Hawthorn Football Club played Richmond Football Club in an Australian Football League (AFL) match. Australia celebrates another trip to World Cup
SYDNEY: Hundreds of fans greeted members of Australia's national football team at downtown Sydney's Circular Quay on Wednesday after the Socceroos qualified for next year... (photo: Creative Commons / Magnus Manske) The Times Of India
Australia   Football   Photos   Sydney   Wikipedia: Australian national football team (disambiguation)    
The great mosque of Medan, Indonesia Indonesia to act against 'loud' mosques
There are complaints in Indonesia that its mosques are too loud. | So now the the country's National Mosque Council is working to upgrade the sound systems on more than 2... (photo: Creative Commons / Daniel Berthold) Al Jazeera
Indonesia   Mosque   Muslims   Photos   Wikipedia: Indonesia  
G-8 summit, in Hokkaido, Japan- am1 G-8 summit turns focus to clampdown on tax-dodging
Leaders from eight of the world's wealthiest countries spent the final hours of their summit Tuesday focusing how to make sure that multinational companies can no longer ... (photo: PIB / Photo Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India.) STL Today
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People wait to cross a street in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, April 2, 2012. Japan's Nikkei seen rising 51 percent in 2013: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei will rise 51 percent in 2013 on expectations of higher company earnings, driven by a weaker yen after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) Reuters
Japan   Nikkei 225   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Tourists visit a look-out point while the Singapore city skyline is seen partially covered in haze in the background, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Singapore. Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide satellite data to en... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E) The Star
Environment   Photos   Pollution   Singapore   Wikipedia: Singapore  
Iraqi security forces secure the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Iraq worshippers killed in mosque blast
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, killing at least seven worshippers, police said. | More than 20 people were wounded in Tu... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Al Jazeera
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Italy's Andrea Pirlo celebrates scoring the opening goal during the soccer Confederations Cup group A match between Mexico and Italy at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Japan must stop Pirlo, says Hasebe
The Wolfsburg midfielder has singled out the influential playmaker as the Azzurri's key man and remains optimistic about his side's chances of making it to the semi-final... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana) Goal
Italy   Japan   Photos   Sports   Wikipedia: Andrea Pirlo