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Breaking News Mon, 6 Sep 2010
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A man walks over a damaged road in Paiapoi, 20 kilometers (13 miles) south of Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 after the city was hit by an earthquake Saturday, Sept. 4. Christchurch  was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. At least 500 buildings, including 90 downtown properties, have been designated as destroyed in the quake near the South Island city of 400,000 people. But most other buildings sustained only minor damage.
Disaster   Earthquake   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: Canterbury earthquake  
 NZ Herald 
After the earthquake... wind and rainstorms
Updated 7:32 AM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print | Are you in Canterbury? | Nature was wreaking more havoc on shattered Cantabrians early today as savage winds battered a province only just beginn... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
Fire and Urban Search and Rescue personnel arrive at a destroyed building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, a day after the city was hit by an earthquake. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday.
Disaster   Earthquake   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Canterbury earthquake  
 The Australian 
Quake that tore down a New Zealand's history
| "THIS is the greatest disaster New Zealand has ever seen," Agriculture Minister David Carter told The Australian yesterday. | Mr Carter was visiting destroyed farmhouses near the epicentre... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
China Southern Airlines Cargo Boeing 777-F1B B-2073  Asahi News 
China Southern Rolls Out Premium Economy Class To Australia
| GUANGZHOU, China, September 3, 2010 -- China Southern Airlines, (NYSE: ZNH) (HKSE: 1055) (SHA: 600029) - www.csair.com/global - a member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People's Republic o... (photo: Creative Commons / djlpbb40)
Australia   China   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: China Southern Airlines  
Meralco Bill  Malaya 
Meralco assures lower rates in Sept
BY ALBERT CASTRO--> | The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has confirmed the power rate reduction for September. | In a statement over the weekend, the Meralco said that generation charge for this month ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electricity   Manila   Photos   Rates   Wikipedia: Meralco  
Top Stories
The senior officials of the Korean Aerospace Industries explain the products of the company to the visiting Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony as he takes a walk through the assembly line at Sacheon on September 04, 2010. The Hindu
Antony describes South Korean visit as fruitful
| Special Correspondent | NEW DELHI: Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday said the two pacts signed with South Korea as the starting point that opens up new vistas of c... (photo: PIB of India)
Defence   India   Photos   South Korea   Wikipedia: A. K. Antony  
Manila Police officers who took part in the botched rescue of Hong Kong tourists hijacked by a dismissed police officer last Aug.23, 2010, arrive to testifying in the ongoing probe Saturday Sept.4, 2010 at the Justice Department in Manila, Philippines. Inquirer
Views diverge on 'most critical moment'
| MANILA, Philippines—When exactly was the 'most critical moment' during the Aug. 23 hostage-taking incident? | Hearings last week indicated the moment came when the firs... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
Hostage   Philippines   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Manila hostage crisis  
Vehicles stalled in a traffic jam in Cavite, Philippines Inquirer
Traffic jams bad for health
| MANILA, Philippines—If your husband comes home with murder in his eyes, there's a pretty fair chance that the stress of having to plod through Manila's traffic jams is ... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Commuters   Health   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Traffic congestion  
A photo of a coral reef taken during low tide Inquirer
RP scientists note massive bleaching of coral reefs
| MANILA, Philippines—A disaster is unfolding under our waters. | For several months now, marine scientists and divers have been witnessing and recording the massive blea... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Philippines   Photos   Scientists   Temperature   Wikipedia: Coral reef  
Corn - Grains - Commodity Inquirer
Tight global grain supply to push local prices up
| MANILA, Philippines—Feed wheat scarcity and China's increasing demand for grains will pull up corn prices in the Philippines, corn industry stakeholders said. | This wi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Corn   Philippines   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Maize  
A man walks over a damaged road in Paiapoi, 20 kilometers (13 miles) south of Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 after the city was hit by an earthquake Saturday, Sept. 4. Christchurch  was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. At least 500 buildings, including 90 downtown properties, have been designated as destroyed in the quake near the South Island city of 400,000 people. But most other buildings sustained only minor damage. NZ Herald
After the earthquake... wind and rainstorms
Updated 7:32 AM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print | Are you in Canterbury? | Nature was wreaking more havoc on shattered Cantabrians early today as savage winds batter... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith)
Disaster   Earthquake   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: Canterbury earthquake  
In this Friday, June 20, 2008 file photo, a worker sorts electronic equipment for recycling at a factory for recycling electronics and electrical equipment in Mumbai, India. The Times Of India
Govt may ban import of e-waste
NEW DELHI: The government is considering banning the import of used computers and other electronic waste - coming primarily from developed nations such as US, Australia, ... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh, file)
Electronics   India   Law   Photos   Wikipedia: Electronic waste  
Politics Business
- Japan public backs PM Kan vs Ozawa by wide margin - poll
- Election campaign lingers on at the NFF Congress
- Maori Party welcomes repeal legislation
- Building Code Consultation
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing the gathering at the 48th Annual Convocation of Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), in New Delhi on February 13, 2010.
Indian President to visit Laos
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- Midland Line rail services resume this afternoon
- Earthquake Shows That Every Business Needs a BERP
- Christchurch Airport open and fully functional
- Getting Christchurch businesses online after quake
China Southern Airlines Cargo Boeing 777-F1B B-2073
China Southern Rolls Out Premium Economy Class To Australia
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Environment Travel
- Willmott Forests falls, Commonwealth and St George terminate
- Half ton of wriggling wildlife seized from slow boat to Viet
- Environmental journalism award contest for journalists
- Environmental approval granted for coal gas processor
In this Friday, June 20, 2008 file photo, a worker sorts electronic equipment for recycling at a factory for recycling electronics and electrical equipment in Mumbai, India.
Govt may ban import of e-waste
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- CCP opens 'Green Lane' for bikers, joggers
- Psychological recovery takes time
- South America: So Machu more
- Pub tribute for dead plane crew
 Qatar Airways - Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600HGW /aaeh
Qatar Airways prepares for major Indian expansion
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Health Sport
- DAP's newsletter The Rocket is back
- Businessman shot dead in Batu Gajah
- Anson Wong jailed 6 mths, fined RM190,000 for illegal snake
- Japan public backs PM Kan vs Ozawa by wide margin - poll
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing the gathering at the 48th Annual Convocation of Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), in New Delhi on February 13, 2010.
Indian President to visit Laos
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- Tasmania sign ten Doeschate for Big Bash
- Cooper set to extend with ARU
- Deaths in attack on Pakistan police
- Australia survives stern examination
Mongolian ceremonial horsemen march past a display of the Mongolian flag during the Naadam opening ceremony in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 11, 2006.
Discontent fuels Mongolia's far-right groups
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