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Breaking News Sun, 5 Sep 2010
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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)
Bricks and other rubble are scattered outside stores in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.
Earthquake   Emergency   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: Christchurch Earthquake - 4th September 2010  
 NZ Herald 
City awakes to billion-dollar aftershock
5:30 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | Looting, homeless families and thousands of lives thrown into disarray: Kiwis are coming to terms with the devastation of one of their prou... (photo: AP / NZPA, David Wethey)
Traffic along Manila Road, Philippines  Inquirer 
Manila's traffic jams bad for workers' health, productivity – study
| 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 finally overwhelming him. | ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Commuters   Manila   Photos   Traffic   Wikipedia: Traffic  
Corn - Crop  Inquirer 
High corn prices seen due to tight global supply of grains
| MANILA, Philippines -- Feed wheat scarcity and China's increasing demand for grains will pull up corn prices in the Philippines, according to corn industry stakeholders. | This will give local corn ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Corn   Grains   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Maize (color)  
Top Stories
Suzuki Car Breitbart
Suzuki to build new auto plant in India
| Japan's top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembl... | Japan's top minicar maker Suzuki Motor Corp. is to build a new auto assembly plant near... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Auto   Company   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Suzuki  
Charice Pempengco performs during the David Foster And Friends concert at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida: 01.11.09 The Examiner
A Preview of Charice vs Lea Michele in 'Glee' Season 2
| The 2nd season of &Lusaka;Glee' episode 1 aptly titled 'Audition' will have Charice Pempengco playing the role of Sunshine, a foreign exchange student who will ulti... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)
Charice   Photos   Preview   Season   Student  
People riding a banana boat in Boracay beach, Philippines Inquirer
Some Boracay hotels, resorts offering up to 50% discounts
| ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Budget-conscious tourists can avail of lower accommodation rates on Boracay Island as the country's resorts adjust to the backlash arising fr... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Hotels   Philippines   Photos   Tourists   Wikipedia: Boracay  
Residents in Gayhurst Road clear a street around the Avon River in Avonside, Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the city on Saturday but only two serious injuries were reported. ** NEW ZEALAND OUT ** The Star
NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line
| CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP): The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ri... (photo: AP / NZPA, David Alexander)
Christchurch   New Zealand   Photos   Quake   Wikipedia:newzealand earthquake  
Filipino Commuters in Metro Rail Transit (MRT), Philippines Inquirer
Solon bats for continued subsidy of MRT riders
| MANILA, Philippines — House Deputy Majority Leader Roman Romulo on Sunday cautioned the Department of Finance (DoF) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ag... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Economy   Government   Philippines   Photos   Transportation  
Japanese Yen - Currency The Times Of India
Japanese FM warns on yen, suggests joint steps difficult
TOKYO: Japanese finance minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday Tokyo would take decisive steps to stem the yen’s rise when needed, while suggesting that coordinated c... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Currencies   Economy   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Japanese yen  
  Nigerian peacekeepers with the United Nations and African Union mission to Darfur, known as UNAMID, display their newly-painted "blue helmets" after they transferred from the AU to the U.N. in Dureij Darfur Sudan, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008. The UNAMID mission started in January to try to end five years of fighting in the remote western Sudanese regio Al Jazeera
UN: Dozens dead in Sudan clashes
| Violent clashes in Sudan's Darfur region have left more than 40 people dead this week, according to international peacekeepers. | The joint United Nations-African ... (photo: AP / Alfred de Montesquiou)
Darfur   Photos   UN   Violence   Wikipedia: War in Darfur  
Politics Business
- Fed up voters sick of delays
- Coalition's hopes for power sink
- Three amigos 'still a strong group'
- Mrs Rudd, Therese Rein joins ALP election fight
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard  speaks at a press conference in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. A Greens lawmaker agreed Wednesday to help the center-left Labor Party form a minority Australian government in a climate-focused alliance while other kingmaker legislators said they are close to deciding whether to back Labor or a conservative coalition.
Fed up voters sick of delays
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- Virgin calls in revamp expert and even its name could change
- Hang on a momemt, that's Paul Hogan at Sydney Airport
- Dental to put the bite on budget deal
- High corn prices seen due to tight global supply of grains
Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 (G-VGAL) takes off from Manchester Airport, England.
Virgin calls in revamp expert and even its name could change
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Environment Travel
- Finnish matsutake mushrooms highly sought after in Japan
- Southern Australia hit by worst floods in 10 years
- NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line
- Body found in NSW Belanglo State Forest 'was buried 10
Cow - Livestock - Animal
Environment
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- Home away from home
- Christchurch Earthquake - General Update
- Thrillseekers to get chance to fly jetpack for $320
- Running: One step at a time ends in a miracle
 Qatar Airways - Qatar Airways Airbus A340-600HGW /aaeh
Qatar Airways prepares for major Indian expansion
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Health Sport
- Wild weather leads to one wet weekend across three states
- Plane crash victim was on lifetime trip
- New Zealand city braces for more destruction after quake
- Suicide attack at Iraqi army complex kills eight
In this photo released on Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 by the (North) Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, has a light moment with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, as they watch propaganda spectacles known as "mass games" at a stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.
Kim cosies up to China
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- Hay listed to restore Sydney's cred
- Pakistani cricketers dined with 'corrupt' agent
- Think out of the box, stay in the game
- Rangers' Hamilton sidelined with bruised ribs
Paraguay head coach Gerardo Martino  waits prior to the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, July 3, 2010.
Gerardo Martino Announces Paraguay Team To Take On Japan
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