"Political and economic dynamics might have changed beyond recognition in the past half-century, but geographical reality appears to be something even Nepal's nuclear-powered neighbors are unable to gloss over. One remains...
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Vietnam's target of welcoming 300,000 international cruise passengers this year, as once seen in the golden year of 2002, has been far beyond reach as actual arrivals will likely fall 30% year on year to only 150,000, an official said." The sharp fall is attributed to...
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"Jon Favreau, future White House director of speechwriting, has so far been at a loss for words over Facebook pictures of him at a recent party. Pictures of Favreau, 27, at a recent party appeared on Facebook Friday. In one of the photos, Favreau, who...
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"Interview with K. Guruparan, a well known Sri Lankan Youth Activist. Guru is a student at the Faculty of Law University of Colombo and the Founder of the Sri Lankan Youth Parliament based at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies. He is also associated with Beyond...
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"THE not-so-new rulers in Islamabad are at pains to stress that what they seek above all from the international community is investment, not simply assistance. While this sentiment is admirable on face value, it goes without saying that the begging bowl will be Pakistan’s...
created by pakalert | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 100 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...
created by pakalert | 1 year ago 264 views | 18 recommendations | 10 comments
Newly elected 44th President of the USA Senator Barack Obama inherits a difficult and very challenging job. He will have to confront many immediate and pressing challenges America is facing. Economic meltdown is...
created by Sanjay Jha | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 172 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....
Future to the back; "3D" interactive virtual version of the Forbidden City now open, download it and "walk" around in it. "IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the...
There has been increasing alarm over the past week over the hateful rhetoric being used by attendees at McCain/Palin rallies. Attendees have been heard to scream out "terrorist!" and "kill him!" at Sarah...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 157 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Geraldo Rivera lost two vintage 1954 Jaguars he kept the garage, to a fire at his North Shore home. "He said the garage, which is attached to his house, was owned by a resident who lives across the street". (bite...
opinion by RoryKearney | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 475 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Following yesterday's announcement that the UK will start investing in banks to shore up consumer and bank confidence, the US appears to be set to do the same thing. Part of the motivation behind this is, rather...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 70 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten is the man who recommended Sourav Ganguly’s ouster, that’s according to media reports quoting one of the five selectors who made the decision to leave Ganguly out of the Irani Trophy. According to one of the selectors, post Sourav’s...
"Angry relatives of Madrid crash victims asked yesterday why the aircraft was allowed to fly two hours after it aborted a take-off because of a technical fault. A total of 153 people died on Wednesday when the Spanair aircraft bound for the Canary Islands failed to take off,...
Here is one of those issues which just does not register in your mind at first. We are always talking about "what" leeches into our ground water, but for me the concept of expired prescription drugs never came...
created by World_Groove | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1815 views | 26 recommendations | 40 comments