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 View of East China Sea from Yeliou, Taiwan /ntf1
Accidents   Fishing   Philippine   Photos   Taiwan   Wikipedia: Taiwan
 Journal Online 
An appeal to Taiwanese
Sat 18 May 2013
I’M calling on the Taiwanese people to remain calm and wait for the result of the Philippine government’s investigation into that unfortunate incident that killed 65-year-old fisherman Hung... (photo: GFDL )
The Burghers of Calais. A 1962 sculpture show at New York's Guggenheim Museum awakened an international art community to the breadth of Hirshhorn's holdings.
Museum   Photos   Rome   Spain   Wikipedia: Museum
 The Daily Telegraph 
The world's best museums: a guide
Sat 18 May 2013
Celebrating International Museum Day, we highlight some of the best museums around the world, with suggestions from our experts and insider guides from museum directors. The Frank Gehry-designed... (photo: Creative Commons / AgnosticPreachersKid)
Pearl sago made from palm sago  The Examiner  Sat 18 May 2013
How healthy are starchy, vegan diets rich in Chinese vegetables?
A dominance of starches and phytoliths from palms suggest that the sago-type palms were an important plant food prior to the rice in south subtropical China. In a new study, researchers explained that... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Diet   Food   Photos   Vegetables   Wikipedia: List of root vegetables
Middle class people in India watching the cultural activity  The New York Times  Fri 17 May 2013
Why Indian Elites Like to Call Themselves ‘Middle Class’
India’s Middle Class What Does the Future Hold? If you are an Indian reading this, you are very likely among the top 10 percent in the country, since you have Internet access. It is also very... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Lifestyle   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Middle class
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Japanese Money - Yen A fistful of Yen  91,000 yen worth, to be precise The Guardian Fri 17 May 2013
As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable
The Associated Press= Japanese goods are getting more affordable. For consumers worldwide — and for Japan's economy — it's welcome news. Credit Japan's drive to pump cash... (photo: Creative Commons / Joekester)
Consumers   Japan   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Japanese yen
Airbus A319-131 - British Airways The Daily Telegraph Thu 16 May 2013
British Airways' luxury travel sale begins
British Airways has announced details of its luxury travel sale, with discounts available on Club World and first-class flights, as well as luxury holidays around the... (photo: Creative Commons / Eluveitie)
Airways   Britain   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: British Airways
British Finance Minister George Osborne, right, speaks with Italian Economy Minister Vittorio Grilli, center, during a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The Daily Telegraph Thu 16 May 2013
George Osborne says economy is heading up again... and so is public sector pay
Private sector workers have endured another pay freeze this year while those employed in the public sector have continued to enjoy salary increases, official figures... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
Banks   Britain   Economy   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of the United Kingdom
Cambodian rescuers work at the site of a factory collapse in Kai Ruong village, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, May 16, 2013. The Daily Telegraph Thu 16 May 2013
At least six dead in Cambodia shoe factory ceiling collapse
A ceiling collapse at a Cambodian shoe factory has killed at least six workers, police said, with regional industrial safety in the spotlight after last month's disaster... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Cambodia   Industry   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Cambodia
In this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju clap hands as they watch a performance of the Moranbong Band to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, in an undisclosed location of North Korea. The Daily Telegraph Thu 16 May 2013
Kim Jong-un had 'secret' daughter in 2010
Kim Jong-un reportedly fathered a baby girl in 2010 with an unknown woman, more than two years before his wife gave birth to the couple's first child, it has emerged. Kim... (photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
Kim Jong Un   North Korea   Photos   Ri Sol Ju   Wikipedia: Ri Sol-ju


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