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The Waitaki River is a large river in the South Island of New Zealand, some 110 km long. It is the major river of the Mackenzie Basin
Airport   Australia   NewZealand   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: New Zealand  
 Xinhua 
New Zealand tourism industry steps up attack on higher Australian airport tax
| WELLINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand tourism operators Thursday stepped up pressure on the Australian government to scrap a planned 17-percent increase in the country's airport departure tax, ... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattinbgn)
Lewis Hamilton suffered race ending damage after he collided with his teammate Jenson Button. After Hamilton's car was cleared, the race restarted and Vettel immediately set about building his lead again, whereas teammate Webber was eighth after a steady recovery from his first-corner mishap.
Photos   Racing   Spain   Sport   Wikipedia: Lewis Hamilton  
 Sky Sports 
Hamilton to 'give it everything'
| Lewis Hamilton has pledged to "race my heart out" after his pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix was stripped on Saturday evening. | Having enjoyed what he said was one of his best-ever qualifyi... (photo: Creative Commons / Mark McArdle)
Christmas Decorations in a shopping mall, Singapore.  Jakarta Post 
Illegal tour guide menace in Singapore
| While Singapore has welcomed a record number of tourists in the last two years, a problem has also emerged: illegal tourist guides muscling in on the action. | They are sullying Singapore's image, p... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Economy   Market   Photos   Singapore   Tourism   Wikipedia: Singapore  
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012.  The Star 
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be given the rare honour of addressing both houses of Britain's parliament when she makes her first trip outside Myanmar in 24 years... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win)
Democracy   Myanmar   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi  
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Nasi Lemak is traditionally sold wrapped in banana leaves. The Star
Paper banana leaves safe
| PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has declared the paper banana leaves used in some Indian restaurants as safe to be used as wrapping material for food. | Director-gen... (photo: Creative Commons / Takeaway)
Food   Health   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Banana leaf  
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. Al Jazeera
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
| Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afg... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit  
A Palestinian vendor displays a gold jewellery at a jewellery store in the Rafah Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza Strip on September. 19, 2011. Decline in demand for gold in the Palestinian markets due to the high price of $ 50 per gram, this high price in the global gold. ( Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN) Tempo Interactive
Dollar Prevails while Gold Slumps below US$1,550
| , New York:Gold prices have plunged further to their lowest price this year due to concerns over Greece’s political deadlock, which triggered the appreciation of the US... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Commodities   Dollar   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Gold  
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou declares victory in the presidential election, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. The Guardian
China shadow looming, Taiwan's Ma set for 2nd term
| TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou is set to begin his second presidential term caught between China's desire to exert greater influence over his democratic ... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
China   Photos   Politics   Taiwan   Wikipedia: Taiwan  
Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 The Hindu
Cathay Pacific launches cargo services from RGIA
The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad is growing fast as an air cargo hub in the South Central region of the country with a third international airli... (photo: Public Domain / Arpingstone)
Airlines   Industry   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Cathay Pacific  
The marble statue of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates stands in front of the headquarters of Bank of Greece, in central Athens, on Friday, July 23, 2010. Al Jazeera
Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears
| Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to l... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Economy   Eurozone   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis  
Christmas Decorations in a shopping mall, Singapore. Xinhua
Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter
| SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slower than 3. 6 percent growth in the preceding quarte... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Economy   Growth   Photos   Singapore   Trade   Wikipedia: Singapore  
Politics Business
- The state government is secretly holding back a Sydney Water
- Thousands Mark 'Red Shirt' Crackdown In Bangkok
- Failed by system that nabs the naive
- State 'plays silly buggers' over HSU
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June
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- Stamford American The Most Advanced International School Eve
- Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies: Pentago
- ADB approves fund for Philippines' anti-poverty initiati
- Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies: Pentago
Central Plaza Ratchada Rama 3 is a shopping center located on Sathupradit Rd in Yannawa district, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thai PM pledges to tackle rising consumer prices
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Environment Travel
- Canny grain growers let nature take its course
- Manulife, Metlife submit bids for ING Asia sale: sources
- Cargo ship risk to Barrier Reef
- US drafts environmental programs for Indonesia
Facing Diamond Head, Maunalua Bay is a bay on the Southeast shore of the island of Oahu, between Diamond Head and Koko Head, and forming the shoreline of the Hawaii Kai area of Honolulu.
News and notes from Oahu
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- California in path of tsunami debris field, NOAA unprepared
- Blue Star Museums offer free admission to active duty milita
- Rail pleasure in New Zealand
- Weekend leisure: Watch the birdie
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries
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Health Sport
- The Loaded Dog
- Gerard Baden-Clay cheated on his late wife Allison
- New rules ban gender in job titles under a proposal by Stand
- Airservices Australia boss Greg Russell quit after Sunday Te
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Depression may lead to obesity says expert
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- Australia's best sporting gossip with Phil Rothfield
- Harry Kewell is a perfect signing for new Western Sydney fra
- Durham Bulls host Baseball VIP's from Japan
Indonesian soldiers hold the burnt cockpit voice recorder of a Sukhoi Superjet-100 that crashed into a mountain in West Java last week, during a press conference in Cijeruk, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
'Black box' found of Russia jet in Indonesia crash
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