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 The Daily Telegraph 
Harrods to sell �5,000 box of chocolates
Last Updated: 7:33PM BST 20/07/2008 Harrods is to sell a box of chocolates costing �5,000. Made by the renowned Lebanese chocolatier Patchi, every part of the box has been meticulously made from only... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Bottled Water
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 Hong Kong Standard 
Why get free air outdoors when you can pay for it?
I wrote a column recently about the stupidity of people who pay vast sums for bottled tap water when they have the exact same stuff free on tap in their homes. //--> Wednesday, July 16, 2008... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
A protester rallying against the Beijing Olympics shows an object allegedly thrown by Chinese demonstrators at South Korean human rights activists during the Olympic torch relay event held on Sunday, at a news conference in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 29, 2008.  Hong Kong Standard 
Olympics boycott a non-starter
After months of huffing and puffing, no one has blown China's Olympic house down. //--> James Rose Monday, July 21, 2008 ADVERTISEMENT After months of huffing and puffing, no one has blown China's... (photo: (AP Photo / Ahn Young-joon))
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Beijing smog (sl1)  The Daily Telegraph 
Olympics: Beijing's clean air claim challenged by scientists

By Richard Spencer in Beijing Last Updated: 5:05PM BST 20/07/2008 Leading scientists have challenged Beijing's claims to have defeated the city's notorious air pollution in time for the Olympics.... (photo: creative commons / )
Beijing   Environment   Olympics   Photos   Society
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 Floods - Disasters / aaeh News24
Taiwan flood death toll: 19

Taipei - Taiwanese officials say the death toll from flash floods triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi has climbed to 19. The disaster relief centre says six other people... (photo: public domain)
Disasters   Flood   Nature   Photos   Society
Tilapia Buffalo News
Elements: Tilapia cakes with cilantro
Everyone should eat more fish. Well, that's easy to say when you live next to an ocean, or can afford truly fresh fish. That's why my freezer is rarely without of a bag... (photo: Creative commons / ndrwfgg)
Environment   Food   Health   Nutrition   Photos
Andes Of Peru - Indio Market - Local Economy. (ps1) The Australian
Gap widens in two-speed economy as some speed up

A LEADING economic forecaster has warned that the gap between the resources states and the rest in our "two-speed'' economy will increase as non-commodity-based sectors... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Bank   Economy   Financial   Money   Photos
Steel wire The Philippine Star
Local prices of steel bars continue to rise - DTI
The domestic prices of steel bars are still on the uptrend as the costs of raw materials continue to rise, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said over the... (photo: GFDL / Frank Vincentz )
Business   Market   Philippines   Photos   Trade
Myanmar's junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe reviews troops as they march during Armed Forces Day ceremonies at Naypyitaw, the new capital, Thursday, March 27, 2008. Myanmar's junta chief marked Armed Forces Day on Thursday by urging soldiers to "crush" anyone attempting to destabilize the tightly controlled country. The Manila Times
Asian security talks to tackle N. Korea, Myanmar
SINGAPORE: Regional rogues North Korea and Myanmar will top the billing at Asia's main security forum this week, but the inflation crisis and disaster response have... (photo: AP Photo / )
Human Rights   Myanmar   N Korea   Nuclear   Photos
Beijng traffic International Herald Tribune
Beijing begins limiting car use and factory emissions
: With the Olympics less than three weeks away, Beijing began limiting car use and factory emissions Sunday in a drastic last-minute effort to clear its smog-choked... (photo: Creative commons / star5112)
Beijing   Industry   Photos   Pollution   Transport
 KLps1 - December06 - China - Industrial Pollution - Environment - Traffic Pollution - Emissions - Air Pollution - Rubbish - Climate Change. (ps1)  The Daily Tribune
Beijing starts car ban amid clean air drive amid clean air drive
07/21/2008 BEIJING — Beijing residents enjoyed the novelty of congestion-free streets Sunday as the city launched strict driving curbs to rein in its notorious air... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Beijing   Emissions   Olympics   Photos   Pollution
Austin American Statesman
Don't miss the city's sites on the way to the Olympics
BEIJING — It could have been a whirlwind tour of China. Two days here. One day there. Grabbing a glimpse of many regions that comprise a country that has become an... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
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