What to expect from the next first lady
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When Barack Obama spoke to the crowds at Chicago's Grant Park after he had learnt he was to become America's next president, he talked of the debt he owed his wife.
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Michelle Obama
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:36 - by BigNICK
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Impossible task for UN in DR Congo
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Creating a robust force from the disparate elements of the UN contingent is not proving easy
By David Loyn
International development correspondent,... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:34 - by BigNICK
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Palin stokes 2012 run speculation
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Defeated Republican running mate Sarah Palin has said that a woman would be good for the party's ticket in 2012.
Attending the Republican Governors Association in Florida, she did not say if that female nominee might be her.
But the Alaska governor told reporters she would be happy to do whatever she was asked to progress the... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:31 - by BigNICK
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Obama takes lead in virtual world
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A new online video game has been developed in honour of US President-elect, Barack Obama.
Super Obama World has Obama running round a world modelled on Nintendo's Super Mario World.
The game takes a satirical look at US politics, with Obama collecting flags and dodging lipstick-wearing pit bulls, lobbyists and Sarah Palin.
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:30 - by BigNICK
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Car wrangle looms in US bail-out
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eaders of the US Democratic Party, which now has a majority in both houses of Congress, have confirmed they are working on a car industry rescue plan.
Democrat congressman Barney Frank said his draft bill would include a $25bn (£17bn) loan for carmakers.
He said the money would come from the $700bn (£494bn) bail-out package already... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:28 - by BigNICK
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Intel warns of falling revenues Intel micro processing chip
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Intel, the world's biggest computer chip maker, has warned that its latest revenues will miss market targets due to weaker global demand for PCs.
In the latest sign of lower consumer spending worldwide, Intel said its revenues for October to December would probably be 14% down on predictions.
It now projects fourth-quarter revenue... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:27 - by BigNICK
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Catching up with the 'internet pimps'
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Nine people from Thailand have been jailed for up to two-and-a-half-years for their part in exploiting women who were advertised in "online brothels". They are thought to have made millions of pounds from women trafficked from Asia to the UK for use in the sex trade.
Oriental Gems
More than 60 girls were advertised on the website
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:25 - by BigNICK
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Pranksters print spoof NY Times
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Pranksters print spoof NY Times
Front page of spoof paper
The spoof edition fooled many readershttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...200996_-32.jpg
A fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq war has been handed... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2008 - 05:23 - by BigNICK
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HCMC to open major high-tech labs
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Ho Chi Minh City’s national hi-tech park plans to open three new labs for the research and development of local technology on Friday.
Costing over VND190 billion (US$11.64 million) in total, the Nano Technology Lab, the Semiconductor Lab and the Precision Mechanics Automation Lab were initiated by the Center for Research and Development Saigon... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2008 - 13:15 - by nguahoang_06
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Probe called into crooked co-op
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Inspectors from central Thua Thien – Hue Province have requested police investigation of a cooperative that has allegedly defrauded members and piled up bad debts of more than a million dollars.
The Vinh Loi Trading and Services Cooperative (TSC) under the province’s Hue Town, has engaged in a number of irregularities including mismanagement of... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2008 - 13:10 - by nguahoang_06
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Brides on sale
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When the transaction is primarily commercial in nature, marriages are made in hell.
She saw marriage to a wealthy foreigner as an escape from “private misfortune,” but V had no idea what she was letting herself in for.
After living with her South Korean husband for less than a month, the Vietnamese woman in her twenties had to... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2008 - 10:51 - by nguahoang_06
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Police transfer schoolgirl kidnapper to Binh Thuan
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Ho Chi Minh City police Friday transferred an alleged kidnapper they arrested Thursday to authorities in southcentral Binh Thuan Province.
Lai Hon Trung, 51, had allegedly kidnapped fourth-grader Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh from her school in Binh Thuan north of HCMC on Monday.
He was arrested Thursday on his way to collect a VND5 million... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2008 - 10:40 - by nguahoang_06
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Fire causes Tan San Nhat airport closure
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A fire at Vietnam's biggest airport closed its domestic terminal on Monday, the airport authority said.
The blaze at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City broke out early on Monday morning inside the terminal building.
A statement released by the Southern Airport Authority said firefighters battled for two hours to bring the fire... [Read More]
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Oct 27, 2008 - 10:36 - by nguahoang_06
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NVIDIA releases Quadro CX for CS4 acceleration
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NVIDIA has just released it’s new Quadro CX graphics card. It’s been designed in conjunction with Adobe to specifically accelerate certain features of the recently announced CS4 suite. I attended an online demo yesterday and the technology involved looked very impressive.
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Oct 19, 2008 - 00:23 - by tonny_thuong
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American meltdown worsens Vietnam turmoil
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Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun
Published: Monday, October 13, 2008
Vietnam's prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung is due to give a lecture at the Australian National University in Canberra today and despite the difficulties of his topic -- the state of his country's economy -- it will probably be a relief to be away from... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2008 - 15:57 - by Hanna
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Vietnam tries 2 journalists for corruption reports
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday sought a jail sentence of up to two and a half years for a Vietnamese journalist on trial for allegedly writing inaccurate stories about one of the country's most high-profile corruption cases.
Reporter Nguyen Viet Chien, 56, was charged with "abusing freedom and democracy." Another reporter,... [Read More]
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Oct 14, 2008 - 15:53 - by Hanna
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Hanoi Pain
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Roger Mitton
Vietnam faces political turbulence as economic woes worsen
Divisions within Vietnam's ruling Communist Party have widened in the wake of the nation's continued economic downturn, threatening the nation's long term political stability.
The party's key Central Committee last week held an emergency meeting... [Read More]
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Oct 09, 2008 - 08:38 - by Hanna
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Vietnam finds tainted milk from China
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HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's health ministry has discovered the toxin at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal in 18 products and has ordered importers to recall and destroy them, officials said Friday.
Recent tests found the industrial chemical melamine in dairy products and biscuits imported from China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia,... [Read More]
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Oct 03, 2008 - 19:44 - by Hanna
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Vietnam eats, sleeps, and dreams on motorbikes
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Going with the flow: The river of motorbikes flows through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. (Patti McCracken)
The Christian Science Monitor
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Vietnam eats, sleeps, and dreams on motorbikes
Evidence of “moto” madness: A family of four on a speeding cycle sharing a bucket of fried chicken as they... [Read More]
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Oct 03, 2008 - 19:42 - by Hanna
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Senator Boxer Calls On President To Condemn Vietnam’s Treatment Of Catholics
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Senator Boxer Calls On President To Condemn Vietnam’s Treatment Of Catholics
Tác giả: Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
Washington, DC – U. S. Senator Boxer (D-CA) wrote to President Bush today, asking him to condemn the Vietnamese government’s increasingly aggressive actions against Vietnamese Catholics.
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Oct 03, 2008 - 10:21 - by Hanna
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