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Bangkok

Hong Kong issues red travel alert for Bangkok

Travel AgentChannel News Asia - Mar 16, 2010
HONG KONG : Hong Kong has issued a red travel alert for Bangkok, and a suspension of ...

China hits back at US lawmakers on currency

The GuardianAFP - Mar 16, 2010
BEIJING — China on Tuesday dismissed calls from US lawmakers for Beijing to be labelled a currency manipulator, saying the value of the yuan was not to ...

Boston

Boston Scientific Downgraded To Sell By Goldman

ReutersWall Street Journal - Mar 16, 2010
Boston Scientific Corp.'s new round of troubles led Goldman Sachs on Tuesday to downgrade the medical-device maker while adjusting the rating ...

Cape Town

Colin Cooper's not amused over Ma'a Nonu

The AgeStuff.co.nz - Mar 16, 2010
... case to answer after being cited for a reckless tackle on Stormers first-five Peter Grant during the Hurricanes' 37-13 loss in Cape Town on Sunday. ...

Chicago

Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks preview

TSNDallas Morning News - Mar 17, 2010
Rose scored a game-high 34 points on 15-for-22 shooting in the Mavericks' 122-116 win at Chicago on March 6. They have had the last three days off after ...

Dubai

Dubai Index Rises as Suwaidi Says Emirate May Not Need More Aid

ArabianBusiness.comBusinessWeek - Mar 16, 2010
By Zahra Hankir March 16 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai shares rose a second time this week as the United Arab Emirates' central bank governor said the sheikhdom may ...

Dublin

Activist's service draws admirers

WHDH-TVBoston Globe - Mar 15, 2010
DUBLIN, NH—Hundreds of admirers of activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock turned outfor her memorial service in New Hampshire. About 250 people turned out at the ...

Edinburgh

Fines threat over Edinburgh tram deadline

BBC NewsBBC News - Mar 16, 2010
Developers have set a new deadline of June 2012 for the firm building Edinburgh's tram line before penalties of up to £1m a month are imposed. ...

Florence

Scuffle mars Florence's loss in state title game | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03 ...

Independent Press - NJ.comPhiladelphia Inquirer - Mar 15, 2010
TOMS RIVER, NJ - It was an ugly ending and certainly not the way Florence wanted to conclude its basketball season. ...

Kyoto

Diego's late goal gives Kyoto draw with Kashima

Goal.comeTaiwan News - Mar 14, 2010
AP Brazilian Diego scored a late equalizer as Kyoto Sanga salvaged a 1-1 home draw against defending champion Kashima Antlers in the J-League on Sunday. ...

Las Vegas

Nevada Las Vegas provides LA fans with a rooting interest

Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times - Mar 16, 2010
So if San Diego State and UC Santa Barbara seem too far-fetched, consider cheering for the Runnin' Rebels of Nevada Las Vegas. Their campus lies about four ...

Melbourne

Greenhill To Buy Australia's Caliburn Partnership
Wall Street Journal - Mar 16, 2010
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Boutique investment bank Greenhill & Co. (GHL) said it agreed to buy independent Australian financial advisory ...

Montreal

Montreal march against police violence ends with 100 arrests

CBC.caGlobe and Mail - Mar 16, 2010
Montreal police arrested dozens of protesters who launched beer bottles at riot cops and tossed firecrackers at officers' horses during the city's annual ...

Moscow

Vote Weakens Putin's Party

Indian ExpressWall Street Journal - Mar 16, 2010
MOSCOW—Voters protesting rising utility bills and transportation costs gave opposition parties a boost in Russia's regional elections, ...

New Orleans

Hurricanes create a Census challenge in New Orleans

ABC NewsUSA Today - Mar 16, 2010
NEW ORLEANS — First, storms battered the Gulf Coast. Now Census workers are taking the Gulf Coast by storm. ...

New York City

NYC hoping to get money back to scammed cab riders

New York TimesThe Associated Press - Mar 15, 2010
NEW YORK — Thousands of people ripped off in a widespread scam by New York City taxi drivers who illegally doubled the rate of their rides could get some ...

San Francisco

Thousands enjoy San Francisco's 'Sunday Streets'

TopNews New ZealandSan Jose Mercury News - Mar 15, 2010
AP SAN FRANCISCO—Thousands of bicyclists and pedestrians enjoyed San Francisco's first "Sunday Streets" event of the year, and residents can look forward to ...

Seattle

NOTES

Washington PostSan Francisco Chronicle - Mar 16, 2010
AP The anticipated spring pitching matchup of Seattle's Cliff Lee and Arizona's Dan Haren ended abruptly when Lee was tossed from the game for throwing at ...

Seoul

South Korea: Into position

Times LIVEFinancial Times - Mar 16, 2010
“Korea's insular characteristics and inferiority complex are now disappearing very rapidly,” says Kim Ki-hwan of Seoul Financial Forum, a think tank. ...

Shanghai

Stock index rebounds but trading declines

Financial PostShanghai Daily - Mar 16, 2010
SHANGHAI'S key stock index and banks rebounded from Monday's decline but coal producers ended yesterday weak. ...

Singapore

Singapore's January Retail Sales Increase More Than Forecast
BusinessWeek - Mar 15, 2010
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore's retail sales rose for the first time in 16 months in January as motor-vehicle purchases climbed and ...

Stockholm

Swedish Peace Group: Dangerous Global Arms Race Brewing

Spiegel OnlineThe Chosun Ilbo - Mar 16, 2010
A report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released Monday says global arms sales grew 22 percent between 2005 and 2009 compared to ...

Sydney

Seven Forced to Amend WesTrac Bid Documents, Sydney Herald Says
Bloomberg - Mar 15, 2010
Simon Francis, a spokesman for Sydney-based Seven, didn't immediately return a voicemail seeking comment on the newspaper report.

Tokyo

Japan's Stocks Fall Before BOJ Outcome; Exporters Drop on Yen

RTE.ieBloomberg - Mar 16, 2010
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 0.3 percent to 10721.71 at the 3 pm close in Tokyo, after rising as much as 0.2 percent. The broader Topix index lost 0.1 ...

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