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Palace urged to bare details of public-private partnership in budget

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:07 +0000

The proposed budget for 2011 should show the details of the lump sum allocation for the public-private partnership (PPP) projects so that it would not be vulnerable to corruption, a lawmaker said.
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Quake among New Zealand’s worst

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:06 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH – The 7.0 magnitude earthquake which struck near the New Zealand city of Christchurch early Saturday is among the strongest to hit the earthquake-prone country since records began.
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Six jail terms in Portugal child abuse trial

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:06 +0000

LISBON—A Portuguese court sentenced six men to jail on Friday for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home and procuring boys to be raped at orgies, at the end of a marathon abuse trial.
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Bosnian police find girl who tossed puppies into river

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:05 +0000

SARAJEVO—Bosnian police on Friday said they had tracked down a Bosnian girl who sparked worldwide outrage when she was seen on video throwing half a dozen puppies into a river.
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Texting on the rise among US adults—Pew survey

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:05 +0000

WASHINGTON—More American adults are texting but they are not tapping out nearly as many messages per day on their cellphones as teenagers, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
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Google updates privacy policy

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:05 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO—Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm’s chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square.
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Don’t forget HK Filipinos, gov’t asked

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:04 +0000

A Hong Kong-based ecumenical mission aiding distressed migrant workers has called on the government to take seriously reports of termination and mistreatment of Filipino workers in the Chinese territory stemming from the Aug. 23 bloody hostage crisis.
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Spending cuts before 2011 could hurt recovery—IMF, ILO

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:04 +0000

GENEVA—The IMF and the UN labor agency are urging advanced economies not to cut government spending before 2011, warning that a move to tighten fiscal policies could hurt the global recovery.
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Fight promoter Arum’s son still missing in mountains

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:03 +0000

SEATTLE – Searchers using dog teams and helicopters continued to look for John Arum, son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, on Friday, almost a week after he went missing in North Cascades National Park.
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Chavez settles with Ayala village association

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:20:03 +0000

Former Solicitor General Frank Chavez and the Ayala Alabang Village Association have reached an amicable settlement, agreeing to withdraw charges and counter-charges arising from the construction of a retaining wall in the back of the lawyer’s house.
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