Star-studded memorial service pays farewell to pop star Michael Jackson
July 7, 2009 10:35 pm· Comments Off
LOS ANGELES, July 8 — A star-studded public memorial service paid a farewell tribute to late pop star Michael Jackson here Tuesday as thousands of randomly selected fans joined family, friends and entertainment stars to say goodbye to the King of Pop.
Israel-Lebanon cessation of hostilities remain fragile: UN report
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UNITED NATIONS, July 8 — The cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon continues to hold but remains fragile owing to a number of unresolved issues, Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said in a new report made public Tuesday, calling for greater efforts to seek a permanent ceasefire between the two neighbors.
Convicted Thai ex-PM 'overnights' in Malaysia
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BANGKOK, July 8 -– Convicted, ousted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra recently stayed overnight for one night in Malaysia to refuel his private jet before continuing his journey to Fiji, according to Noppadol Pattama, a former legal adviser to Thaksin, on Tuesday.
Traffic curfew slapped in Xinjiang in wake of protests by Han Chinese
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URUMQI, China, July 8 — China's Xinjiang regional government slapped a traffic curfew in the capital Urumqi on Tuesday night after tens of thousands of Han Chinese took to the streets, some of them destroying ethnic Uyghur-owned businesses, in protest at Sunday's bloody riots that killed 156 people and left more than 1,000 injured.
U.S. ambassador condemns statement of Honduras' interim foreign minister
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TEGUCIGALPA, July 8 — U.S. ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens on Tuesday condemned the disrespectful comments made by Honduran interim Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez Colindres about U.S. President Barack Obama.
Spend 30 Sen And Travel Up To 80km On Powered Bicycle
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By Fatimah Azman
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The recent Buy Malaysia Campaign Mega Expo showcased a myriad of locally made products but the star attraction were the battery powered bicycles and other powered mobility products like buggies, wheelchairs and trishaws.
Gold gains slightly as dollar bounces
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CHICAGO, July 8 — Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended higher in an up-and-down session on Tuesday as the dollar pared its loss. Silver and platinum both went down.
G8 summit to pledge $ 10B to $ 15B to relieve world hunger
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ROME, July 8 — World leaders are expected to pledge 10 to 15 billion U.S. dollars to help feed the poorest people in the developing countries at a summit this week, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday.
Wall Street continues decline amid earnings concerns
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NEW YORK, July 8 — Wall Street continued decline Tuesday as investors worried corporate earnings will fail to boost market sentiment.
Highland Prime to develop Laguna 342-ha property into ecologically-friendly community
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MANILA, July 8 — Property and residential developer Highland Prime, Inc. (HPI) announced it has acquired a 342-hectare property in Canlubang, Laguna which it intends to develop into an ecologically-friendly community.