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File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger.
Africa   Aid   Photos   US   Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development  
 BBC News 
US to announce food security plan for Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is aimed at alleviating shortages... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan)
File - Chinese soldiers look at cars confiscated from a company owned by fugitive smuggling suspect Lai Changxing, including a bullet-proofed Mercedes Benz, at an anti-smuggling exhibition in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004.
China   Corruption   Crime   Photos   Wikipedia: Lai Changxing  
 Denver Post 
China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term
| BEIJING—The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached into the highest echelons of the ... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. The town is a namesake of Arnprior, Scotland, and is known for lumber, hydro power generation, aerospace, farming and its proximity to the national capital region.  CBC 
Tourism boost leads to healthy local economy
| Tourism has been a driving force for economic growth and job creation in the National Capital Region in the last year, according to two studies looking into the health of the local economy.The Ottaw... (photo: Creative Commons / P199)
Economy   Health   Ottawa   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Ottawa  
Woman drinking soft drinks in a fast food restaurant.  Toronto Sun 
Sugar may make you stupid: Study
| Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have found a high fructose diet is not only bad for the body but also slows the brain and curbs memory and learning. | "Our findings ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Diet   Memory   Photos   Scientists   Wikipedia: Fructose  
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A bird on the tree branches in the deep forest - nature The Examiner
Biggest Week in American Birding
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Ohio Trumpeter Swans Ohio State Reformatory Biggest Week in American Birding | Biggest Week in American BirdingMay 14, 2012 In her book Si... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Bird   Ottawa   Photos   Wikipedia: American Birding Association   Wildlife  
Obesity - Man PhysOrg
Managing obesity in adults: Tips for primary care physicians
| "Even though evidence suggests that patients are considerably more likely to lose weight when they are advised to do so by their primary care physicians, most patients ... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Health   People   Photos   Society  
UN explores food security on Alberta reserve CBC
UN explores food security on Alberta reserve
| Howard Mustus was born on the Alexis First Nation 33 years ago. Growing up on the reserve, he remembers when most of his family’s food came from hunting, fishing and ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Food   Health   Photos   Security   UN   Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council  
Afghanistan war not won or lost yet Toronto Sun
Afghanistan war not won or lost yet
TORONTO -  | NATO is not losing the war in Afghanistan. | Canadians can be proud of all that has been accomplished there and feel some comfort that there are mi... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Defence   Nato   Photos   Toronto   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Bahraini soldiers stand guard near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Bahrain's Shiite opposition has rejected any dialogue with the Gulf kingdom's Sunni royal family until "tanks are off the streets" and the army stops "shooting at peaceful protesters." BBC News
US resumes some Bahrain arms sales for 'external defence'
The United States is resuming sales of some weapons to Bahrain, but says it will not supply the Gulf state with any crowd control equipment. | The US State Department say... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
Arms   Bahrain   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011present)  
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries Kathimerini
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries
| Greece is at risk of finding itself isolated in terms of air connections if carriers continue to strike the country off their itineraries at the current rate. | The mos... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Airlines   Greece   Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Greece  
Politics Business
- 'Despot' lunches with the Queen
- Galaxy poll finds no Julia Gillard Government MP would survi
- Julia and Wayne are in an economic never-never land, lament
- Abbott in a huddle with corporates as he puts policies in pl
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
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- Aussie MotoGP champion Casey Stoner trades in racing career
- Hells Angels sponsored by franchise of The Coffee Club, othe
- FACEBOOK IPO: The social network goes public
- It's a beautiful day: Bono and other investors make a k
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
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Tourism Technology
- FACEBOOK IPO: The social network goes public
- FACEBOOK IPO: The social network goes public
- Politicians have to live with travelling
- Chinese Tycoon Gets Life Sentence for Smuggling
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.Phoot by Ahmed Deeb/WN
UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000
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- Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger
- Gadget review: Enjoy pure good music on the go
- Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking law
- Wearable devices to usher in context-aware computing
Twitter - Social network
Twitter agrees to adopt Do-Not-Track privacy option
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Environment Sports
- Nude surfer Marama Kake makes waves on Sunshine Coast with e
- NASA: there are over 4700 killer asteroids threatening Earth
- Mother Earth
- Guest Column: Vehicle emissions standards are a regulatory s
Recycle - Recycling - Waste - Trash - Garbage - Empty Bottles - Plastic Bottles
Could a plastic eating fungi save world from biggest man-made environmental catastrophe?
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- In the Undoing of a C.E.O., a Puzzle
- Handicapping the Preakness: Plenty of spoilers for Bodemeist
- Collingwood escapes with a 12-point win against Geelong at M
- Not a Grand Final rematch for the vault with the Cats and Pi
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
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