Archive for May 7th, 2008
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce a new date for by-elections under the pressure, local newspaper DAWN reported on Wednesday.
The ECP will probably make a fresh announcement within a couple of days afte ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Bill Gates, founder of the world's largest software company Microsoft Corporation, is scheduled to arrive in Jakarta on Thursday to discuss bird flu research funding with the government.
Through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The Chilean government ordered a total evacuation of residents around the Chaiten volcano on Tuesday when the volcano continued to spew lava and ash.
"The volcano is exploding so a total evacuation of the town of Chaiten has been or ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
A senior UN official said Tuesday assistance was ready to go into Myanmar to help address the needs of the people affected by Cyclone Nargis.
Rashid Khalikov, director of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The Cambodian government on Wednesday donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to cyclone-stricken Myanmar to relieve the difficulties there, said Hor Namhong, Cambodian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
"This small amo ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has expressed deep sadness at the news of huge death toll numbering in thousands and widespread devastation caused by the tropical cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the National News Agency RSS reported ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Mercy Malaysia, a volunteer relief organization in Malaysia, is sending a four-member relief team to Yangon, Myanmar to assess the situation in the wake of cyclone Nargis, local media reported on Wednesday.
Executive committee membe ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
A possible ban on the export of Malaysian price-controlled rice may be on the cards, local media reported on Wednesday.
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry ministries are discussing the matte ...
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