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Tigers Vanish in Nepal
"Officials are alarmed by a plunging tiger population in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, a refuge that once boasted among the highest densities of this endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. There... Police rescue 15 'sex slaves' in crackdown on trafficking in Scotland
After a 15-month investigation a massive sting has resulted in the arrest of 35 people on sex trafficking charges in Scotland, identifying 15 women from Southeast Asia who were duped into coming to the UK and then forced into prostitution."FIFTEEN "sex slaves" from south-east... Withdrawn: Govt. to Canadians...
" Update: I apologize for this document and withdraw it. The research needed for this post was not done properly and the resulting material should not have been posted. The media and internet sources that provided... Geisha numbers grow as internet and TV coverage explodes
The lure of the 'floating world' as presented on the TV and internet sees more Japanese girls than ever striving to attain the 'ultimate patience' rquired of a good geisha."Geisha houses are reporting an influx of... I'm Trading The One-Red-Paper-Clip House
Originally from Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada, Kyle MacDonald has planted more than one hundred thousand trees, delivered more than one thousand pizzas, and eaten one scorpion. He has also traded one red paper... Restaurants and hotels are charging customers around four times the purchase ...
I will be accused of damaging the Irish Tourist Industry by including this information on an international web site but I suspect that many tourists have noticed that they are being robbed when they visit the... Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst
Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on... Badung, Denpasar's Big Sister
"Badung Regency, south coast of Bali When the other rival kingdoms in south Bali were defeated by the Dutch in 1900, Badung Kingdom gained an expansive links trade. But it was last only for six years as Badung was finally invaded in 1906 through a massive battle known as... Paper-clip trader back in action
Two years ago, Kyle MacDonald traded a small red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, swaped the fish-shaped pen for a doornob, and kept on trading until he had a house in a small Saskatchewan town. He kept a blog ... Oil at record near $140 a barrel
"US light crude rose to $139.89 a barrel, surpassing the previous high of $139.12 on 6 June. The price later fell 25 cents to $134.61 at the end of New York trade. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it would boost... Floods cause corn prices to hit record high
Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest. "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit... China and Japan 'Agree' to Gas Deal
After an historic diplomatic summit between China and Japan in May, the two countries are reportedly close to making a formal agreement to develop gas fields in the East China Sea that have long been disputed. Although the "known reserves" are a "modest 180 million barrels"...SKorea minister heads for US beef talks, more protests planned
It is difficult to cull the reality behind the protests in SKorea from afar but it seems as if the people are continuing to put up a solid front. Today the SKorea's trade minister left for talks in Washington....Oil imports increase US trade gap
Soaring fuel prices have now started hitting even American economy badly. According to a latest report for the first time in last 13 months, US trade deficit have gone up to $60.9bn in April ."The rising cost...Kenya's Safaricom soars on debut
In the unsaturated mobile phone market of Kenya, the IPO launch of the mobile phone firm Safaricom saw great success."The stock rose as high as 8 Kenyan shillings ($0.13; £0.06) from a sale price of 5 shillings in...
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