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Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 Cathay Pacific launches cargo services from RGIA
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad is growing fast as an air cargo hub in the South Central region of the country with a third international airli... (photo: Public Domain / Arpingstone) The Hindu
Airlines   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Cathay Pacific  
A cup of tea - common Indian drink We simply love our 'chai'
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetWe simply love our 'chai' (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) | Even as talks are on to make tea as India's national drink, the humble 'chai' has c... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times Of India
China   India   Love   Photos   Wikipedia: Tea  
The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
| Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to l... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) Al Jazeera
Economy   Eurozone   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis  
Parliament Building of Mongolia Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments
By JAMES T. AREDDY | Mongolia's parliament approved a new investment law Thursday that caps future foreign participation in certain strategic industries, reflecting a gro... (photo: Creative Commons / Sapphire) Wall Street Journal
Investment   Mining   Mongolia   Parliament   Photos   Wikipedia: Mongolia  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Why I won't be going to the London Olympics
| Iran's president stays away but other controversial national leaders will attend, causing a headache for David Cameron President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad applauded Iran's at... (photo: AP / Franklin Reyes) The Guardian
Iran   London   Olympics   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Summer Olympics  
Copper -Metal -India(sk1) Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains
| LONDON (Reuters) - Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Reuters
Business   Industry   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Copper  
 HK dollar - HKD - Hong Kong Dollar - HK money - currency - 100 Hong Kong bills - wnhires - (rt1) HK stocks end 0.31 pct lower
| HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 58.90 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 19,200.93 on Thursday. | The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 19,... (photo: WN) Xinhua
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: HSBC  
Green tea - ingradients are mint, ginger, lemon grass, tulsi and other - healthy tea Tea review: Organic anji bai cha from ok-best-beauty
| Despite its contradictory name, anji bai cha is made with the green tea process, and should be treated as a green tea. It was given the name, anji bai cha, meaning “a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner
Beauty   China   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Green tea  
2010 Mazda CX-7 (US) World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fea... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer) Atlanta Journal
Bangkok   Economy   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Mazda  
In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN) The Daily Telegraph
North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of North Korea  
Jollibee branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City - PHilippines Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
Economy   Investments   Market   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Philippines  
Cable car rides on mountains-Tourism. Cable car rides across the world
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetCable cars in Malaysia | The best view of a city are from up above. Here are destinations where you can take the best cable car rides, says Isma... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Cable car   World  
Pilot whales Whales can adjust their hearing
For many whales and dolphins, the world is shaped by sound; they hunt and navigate by listening for echoes. | Navigating in this way requires super-sensitive hearing. And... (photo: Creative Commons / ahisgett) BBC News
Photos   Scientists   Sense   Whales   Wikipedia: Whale  
Sharp Electronics - TV - Television - Technology - LCD Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains aft... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Springfield News-Sun
Bangkok   Economy   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation  
Chinese Vice Premier LI Keqiang, right, and LIu Yunshan, left, Director of Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department, clap while Zhou Yongkang, center, member of Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Commitee, is introduced during a conference to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Chinese Communist Youth League at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, May 4, 2012. Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China   Communism   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang  
INDIA-POTTER-COOK-FOOD Frequent cooking will help you live longer
| In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) PhysOrg
Cooking   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Cooking  
Hyundai - Carmaker - Vehicle World stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
| BANGKOK - (AP) -- World stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Newsday
Bangkok   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Hyundai Motor Company  
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan receiving blesses during the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan. China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
| ISOLDA MORILLO | Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Guardian
China   Photos   Protests   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
06-08 Hyundai Accent Asia stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
| Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's d... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR) WPXI
Economy   Greece   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Hyundai Motor Company  
Gold bangle-jewellery-metal-India. Gold hits 4-1/2 month low on Greek turmoil
Tweet | SINGAPORE: Gold extended losses on Wednesday and slipped to its weakest since December after Greece's failure to form a government prompted investors to cut their... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times Of India
Business   Economy   Gold   Photos   Wikipedia: Gold  
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