World
New Shaolin Temple to rival Disneyland?
February 26, 2009After the article about the Shaolin Temple planning to build a branch in Hong Kong was published on February 23, it drew attention from readers nationwide. Over 50 websites in China quoted the full text.
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N Korea prepares to launch satellite
February 25, 2009Pyongyang announced on Thursday that it is preparing to fire a communication satellite into orbit, its clearest reference yet to an impending launch that the US has described as 'provocative action.' The DPRK Committee of Space...
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Pakistan extends Swat Valley truce
February 25, 2009Original source: Islamist guerillas indefinitely extended a ceasefire in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Tuesday after the army suspended operations in the region. Islamabad and pro-Taliban fighters have observed a truce in the district of North-West Frontier...
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Guadeloupe workers sustain wage protest
February 25, 2009Original source: Workers in Guadeloupe rebuilt roadblocks on Monday and vowed to maintain their 35-day-old general strike after Paris went back on a pledge to boost the lowest-paid wages. Representatives of the French government left the...
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BBC World Service journalists walk out over outsourcing
February 25, 2009Original source: Furious BBC World Service workers will strike for 24 hours on Thursday over the outsourcing of production. Staff working for the south Asia section are to take part in the strike after the breakdown...
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