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September 5th, 2008

Terrorism threatens food aid in the Phillipines

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Agence France-Presse - 9/5/2008 7:54:09 PM

soldiers_090308 Terrorism threatens food aid in the Phillipines MANILA - At least 1,000 troops have been rushed to the southern Philippines to escort food aid shipments and protect residents after a major upsurge of Muslim separatist violence, the military said Friday.

September 5th, 2008

朝日新聞社:Tainted Chinese rice to be recalled

asahi.com(朝日新聞社):Tainted Chinese rice to be recalled - English
The farm ministry has instructed wholesale distributor Mikasa Foods Co. to recall pesticide-tainted imported Chinese rice it had sold and will ask manufacturers that bought the grain to recall their food products.

September 1st, 2008

Another Pinay Worker in Dubai Arrives Home Dead

Another Pinay Worker in Dubai Arrives Home Dead | Bulatlat

Another overseas Filipino worker in Dubai came home dead last August 19. Her employer and recruitment agency claimed that Evelyn Milo, 24, committed suicide.

Evelyn Milo or Ebang to her family and friends went to Dubai in October 2005 to work as a sales clerk. She came back to the Philippines to visit her family after more than two years, on February 15, 2008. evelyn milo, mysterious deaths

After a week though, she returned to Dubai to work again. Her aunt Anita Milo Macalintal recalled what Evelyn said before she left, “Dito sa Pilipinas, mahirap lalo na pag walang trabaho.” (Life here in the Philippines is hard, especially if you do not have a job.)

August 29th, 2008

Chinese music video transcends culture.

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August 27th, 2008

Ayurvedic medicines often contaminated by toxic metals, study says

Ayurvedic medicines often contaminated by toxic metals, study says - Los Angeles Times
Ayurvedic medicines — herbal mixtures dating back thousands of years in India and increasingly popular in the West — are frequently contaminated with lead, mercury or arsenic, according to a study published today.

A fifth of the nearly 200 concoctions tested contained levels of the toxic metals that, if taken at the maximum recommended doses, would surpass California’s safety guidelines.

Dr. Robert Saper, a Boston University professor of family medicine who led the study, said the findings should spur the Food and Drug Administration to start clamping down on the largely unregulated world of pills, herbs and powders classified as dietary supplements.

August 25th, 2008

Guadalajara Reporter - US Marshals seek fugitive with ties to Lakeside/Guadalajara

Paul Herman Clouston, a fugitive from U.S. justice, is believed to have been seen in the Guadalajara/Lake Chapala areas in the past 12 months.

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Guadalajara Reporter - US Marshals seek fugitive with ties to Lakeside/Guadalajara

Paul Herman Clouston, 73, has grey hair, blue eyes, stands six feet tall, and weighs about 170 pounds. He is wanted by the U.S. Marshals for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and by the Virgina State Police for failing to register as a sex offender. He’s also wanted by the Virginia Division of Probation and Parole for alleged violations of his parole on a conviction for the armed sexual assault of a child.

August 25th, 2008

Elaine Chao shares childhood memories with netizens

Elaine Chao shares childhood memories with netizens

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US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (2L) and her father James Chao (L) receive a gift from Huang Qing (2R), China Daily deputy Editor-in-chief, and Gao Anming, Editor-in-chief of the official website of China Daily, during a visit to the China Daily headquarters in Beijing, August 25, 2008. [chinadaily.com.cn]

“President (George W.) Bush brought his father to Beijing, so I brought my father too,” she said in a lighter vein.

Elaine Chao, the first Chinese American, and also the first Asian-American woman in the US cabinet, is a popular figure in China.

August 25th, 2008

朝日新聞社:Internet scamsters fail to report 500 million yen income

asahi.com(朝日新聞社):Internet scamsters fail to report 500 million yen income - English

Japan: At least 15 individuals and businesses failed to declare more than 500 million yen, and tax authorities ordered most of the perpetrators to pay penalties in addition to taxes due because they attempted to hide their wrongdoing, sources said.