 Domestication of pigs thousands of years ago surprisingly widespread
Mean-tempered, big-tusked wild boars were transformed thousands of years ago into floppy-eared domestic pigs not once or twice, but repeatedly in many parts of the world ... (photo: Farm Sanctuary) Salt Lake Tribune
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 Tsunami survivors and families suing tsunami warning center
HONOLULU (AP) - The federal agency that operates the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is being sued by Indian Ocean tsunami survivors and relatives of victims. | The suit a... (photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) The Star
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 Vietnam working to increase exports
| HANOI (Asia Pulse) -- To gain a competitive edge in the international market, Vietnam has established specialized zones for agriculture and is working to increase the q... (photo: WN) Tehran Times
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 Indonesian President to visit Australia
| Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will make an historic visit to Australia at the end of this month to discuss the $1 billion tsunami aid package. | The Pre... (photo: WN) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 Prince William takes polo tumble
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Britain's Prince William fell from his horse on Saturday while playing against his brother Prince Harry during a tsunami charity polo match i... (photo: WN) CNN
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 Susilo pledges to ease tension
BY MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR | SEPANG: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudyohono gave his personal pledge to control the situation in his country in the light of tensions wi... (photo: Getty Images) The Star
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 US warns of terror threat at Jakarta mall
| The US embassy in Indonesia has warned of a possible bomb attack in the next three days targeted at US citizens at a Jakarta shopping mall called the World Trade Centre... (photo: Getty Images) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 Study: Tsunami may deter up to $3 billion in tourism
SINGAPORE -- The Asia-Pacific region could lose as much as $3 billion in tourism revenue this year because of concerns over the Dec. 26 tsunami, an official for Visa Inte... (photo: USAF) Indianapolis Star
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 Debt freeze may increase burden: Indonesia
| A debt-freeze offer from the world's rich creditor nations would not help Indonesia much but the country will still review the offer, a senior government official says.... (photo: U.S. Navy ) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 Dollar catching Asian flu
By Alan Boyd | SYDNEY - They may be telling a different story to money markets, but Asian central banks have been quietly switching their dollar holdings to regional curr... (photo: Getty Images) Asia Times
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 World's 'forgotten' crises cry out for attention
By Ruth Gidley | LONDON (Reuters) - All emergencies are not created equal. | A tsunami of biblical proportions roars out of the Indian Ocean, kills up to 300,000 an... (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Swissinfo English
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 Asia-Pacific area may lose $3B in tourism
SINGAPORE - The Asia-Pacific region could lose as much as $3 billion in tourism revenue this year because of concerns over the Dec. 26 tsunami, an official for Visa Inter... (photo: WFP/Antonello Nusca ) The State
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 Japan lags behind in women's economic advancement: poll
SINGAPORE (Kyodo) Japan failed to make the top 10 in a ranking of the educational and economic attainments of women relative to men in 13 Asia-Pacific economies. | A rece... (photo: WN) Japan Times
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 Govt fighting graft relentlessly GMA
CEBU CITY While corruption may be "endemic" in the Philippines, the administration is relentlessly fighting this deep-rooted problem, President Arroyo sa... (photo: Malacanang) The Philippine Star
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 Prosecutors challenge leniency of Bashir sentence
| By Indonesian correspondent Tim Palmer | Prosecutors in Indonesia have appealed against the leniency of the sentence imposed on Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. | Bashir... (photo: WN) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 Tigers count the cost of easing fuel subsidies
By Bill Guerin | Tiny but wealthy Singapore does not subsidize fuel costs, unlike neighboring Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Though it's the region's oil trading hub, ... (photo: WN) Asia Times
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 Pact for tsunami alerts
One of the world's nuclear monitoring agencies has agreed to share sensitive seismic data with nongovernmental organizations to advance efforts to construct an early-warn... (photo: McGrath/Getty Images) International Herald Tribune
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 Tsunami warnings by 2006
| Paris - Experts from the United Nations and Indian Ocean countries agreed to set up a tsunami warning system to prevent a repeat of the catastrophe that struck on Decem... (photo: Dimas Ardian/Getty Images) News24 SA
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 36 nations face severe food crisis, says FAO
| LAGOS (All Africa) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has stated that no fewer than 36 countries are at the threshold of a devastating food crisis and need ... (photo: WFP) Tehran Times
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 BADMINTON/ALL ENGLAND: Gade looking for European fightback
BIRMINGHAM (England), Mar 9: Peter Gade believes he is fighting for the future of European badminton, as well as to avenge last year’s final defeat to Lin Dan, when the A... (photo: WN) NSTP
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Mercy: Volunteers still needed in Aceh
