Archive for May 8th, 2008
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Indonesia should not withdraw its membership from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and lose the privilege of tapping into the coalition's abundant oil supply at low prices, an official has said.
The gover ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Indonesia, a staunch supporter of a Palestinian state, is confident that despite the worsening Israeli-Palestinian armed conflicts recently, there is light at the end ofthe tunnel, a senior official has said.
"We support Palestine ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Those using mobile phone without using hands-free devices while driving a vehicle in Thailand will break the law, face a fine, and endanger losing their driving licenses starting from Thursday.
Violators will get a grace period of t ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Six people were slightly injured in a strong earthquake which jolted a wide range of areas in eastern Japan's Kanto region early Thursday morning.
It briefly cut off power to some 4,500 households in Tsukuba City, northeast of Tokyo ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday urged Central American and Caribbean countries to take effective measures to confront the ongoing food crisis.
"The lack of access to food negatively impacts the goal of reducing child ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Colombian Ambassador to Peru Alvaro Pava said Wednesday said no meeting with Ecuador, which has broken off ties with Colombia in March, has been arranged at the upcoming regional summit.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his Co ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
The International Women Forum (IWF) staged a seminar here Wednesday, bringing together about 500influential women leaders from around the world to discuss such issues as globalization and poverty eradication.
The two-day seminar, th ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
A senior U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said the death toll in cyclone Nargis that swept Myanmar's five divisions and states may exceed 100,000, according to media reports Thursday.
"The information we are receiving indicates over 100,000 ...
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