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China river hunt for toxic drums

added on 2010-07-30 18:30:48 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding. ...more.

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Violence in Dhaka over wage rise

added on 2010-07-30 18:30:48 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Violence erupts in the Bangladeshi capital as thousands of garment workers protest over a government-backed wage increase that fell short of their demands. ...more.

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China river hunt for toxic drums

added on 2010-07-30 16:30:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding. ...more.

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Flash Floods and Heavy Rains Kill 275 in Pakistan

added on 2010-07-30 12:31:07 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)

Pakistan stepped up rescue efforts after flash floods and heavy rains in the northwest killed 291 people and left thousands stranded in the region�s worst storms. Communication systems collapsed. ...more.

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Dhaka workers protest over wages

added on 2010-07-30 10:30:41 (BBC News - News Front Page)

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers take to the streets of Dhaka to protest over a government-backed wage increase that fell short of their demands. ...more.

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USA Fears Loss of Sri Lanka

added on 2010-07-30 10:01:04 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)

Most Americans are not familiar with the long history of relations that Sri Lanka and the USA have together. In fact, most�and to be fair, a good deal of the world�s population�couldn�t pinpoint the country on a�map even though Sri Lanka is one of the top trade partners of the USA. So what do they do in Sri Lanka besides producing excellent tea and Cricket players? Can Sri Lanka avoid getting tangled in the competition between the world�s largest nations that will only escalate in the future? ...more.

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Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny

added on 2010-07-30 09:30:56 (Washington Post - Politics)

As part of its attempt to boost Afghanistan's economic and political development, the United States is paying thousands of Afghan contractors and subcontractors to perform much of the work that supports U.S. efforts there. But the "Afghan First" program could be achieving just the opposite of its... Afghanistan - History - Wars and Conflicts - Nineteenth Century - Anglo-Afghan War ...more.

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