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Monday News Roundup w/links
Monday, August 11th, 2008
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| Over 75,000 French Polynesians Heading Back To School |
| Urwin dies at his home in Samoa |
| Feds indict CNMI officials: Lieutenant governor, commerce secretary charged |
| Villagomez, 3 others indicted |
| Murder in Guatemala ends couple’s retirement dreams |
| Vancouver won’t get into budget battle with Beijing VANCOUVER WON’T TRY TO MATCH BEIJING’S OPENING |
| More options available to help stop snoring |
| Peru high court deems Puno regional president’s intention to legalize coca unconstitutional |
| Travel: Mayan ruins still stunning |
Ted Stevens indicted on corruption charges: Sen. Ted Stevens
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
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Ted Stevens indicted on corruption charges: Sen. Ted Stevens | adn.com
U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens was indicted this morning by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on seven counts of filing false financial disclosures.
Thursday afternoon video
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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Caretakers of the tangata (people), whenua (lands), moana (seas & waterways), plants, foods of land & the sea, manu (birds), waiata me korero (songs & stories), taonga (treasures), etc of the area known as Te Hiku o te Ika a Maui (the tail of the fish of Maui in the far far north of NZ. Te Hei Mauriora
Saturday funnies! (warm, fuzzy type news–sort of)
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
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saturday morning 06/28/008
| ‘Welcome to Maricourt, Mars’ - a little bit of Canada on the Red Planet |
| Yao Ming comes back for Beijing Olympics |
| Beijing Olympic venues ready as Bird’s Nest built |
| US to take Mandela off terror list |
| $2,110,100 in an annual charity auction on eBay to share a meal with Warren Buffett |
| Coach: Beijing pollution ‘a shocker …just awful’ |
| Temple row may cause rift between countries |
| Women who dislike football are stupid: yeah it’s Pravda! |
Asia-Pacific growth to slow down - report
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
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Asia-Pacific growth to slow down - report
Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region will slow to 3.7 percent year-on-year this year from 4.9 percent last year, while inflation will become a bigger concern, a major regional think-tank has forecast.
China will continue to drive the region’s economy and grow by 9.6 percent this year, down from 11.4 percent last year, according to the report by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). It will account for more than 40 percent of Asia-Pacific economic growth.
US-China ties crucial for Pacific region - Australian PM
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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US-China ties crucial for Pacific region - Australian PM
WASHINGTON - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Monday for careful management of US-China relations, saying it was critical for the success of the “Pacific Century.”
Chile’s environment is under attack
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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HidroAysén Project a Threat to Chile’s “Pride and Soul” Says NRDC Attorney
At right, Robert Kennedy Jr. addresses reporters during a press conference with
Victor Formantel of EcoSystemas
Photo by Benjamin Witte, Santiago TimesInfluential U.S. environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday wrapped up a week-long visit to Chile with a strong plea to protect Patagonia’s pristine rivers from pending hydroelectric projects.
“I’ve been to every country in Latin America and on every continent in the world. And there’s no place as pretty as Chilean Patagonia. That’s why I come here. If that part of Chile was in the United States it would be a national park. No question,” Kennedy told reporters shortly before meeting with President Michelle Bachelet.
The Japan Economy: poised on knife edge
Monday, March 24th, 2008
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Economy poised on knife edge | Business | The Guardian
Masaaki Shirakawa, the Bank of Japan’s acting governor, has warned that the country’s economy faces an uncertain future. It comes at the end of a week in which the Nikkei share index sank to its lowest level for almost three years.”To deal appropriately with the turmoil in international financial markets is the most important task,” Shirakawa said after his appointment on Thursday.
Pacific Magazine:great mag –check it out!
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
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Pacific Magazine Daily News
Wednesday: February 13, 2008
Aussies back in the pack!
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
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ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Message to the world: Labor Senator Penny Wong (File photo)
Australia ‘back on the map’ with Kyoto decision 
Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says Australia’s decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol puts the nation back on the map in the fight against climate change.
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