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 British grocery chain hits America with Fresh ideas
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — This Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market sits a few doors from Grauman's Chinese Theatr... (photo: Public Domain / Uforik ) USA Today
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 Conservation areas to save British marine life
| Rare and valuable marine animals and plants will be offered special protection from disturbance within five years, under plans outlined today. | Measures to conserve habitats and individual species ... (photo: GFDL Photo) The Times
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 Regulatory body approves provisional jeepney fare increase
| The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) board has approved the provisionary 50-centavo fare increase that will peg the fares of public utility ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) The Manila Times
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 Shell plans 40 outlets in 2008
| KUALA LUMPUR: Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd, which currently has more than 900 petrol stations throughout the country, intends to set up about 40 this year. | Managing... (photo: WN / tamer) The Star
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 The Palestinian narrative is here to stay
| By Rami G. Khouri | Daily Star staff | Wednesday, May 14, 2008 | That both Israeli independence and the Palestinian catastrophe, or nakba, of 1948 are now acknowledged ... (photo: AP / AP) Daily Star Lebanon
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 Oil hits record high
| THE price of crude oil struck a record high $US126.98 a barrel today despite expectations of slower demand growth for crude, traders said. | New York crude beat its all... (photo: WN / aruna1) The Australian
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 N Korea to cooperate on verification
| NORTH Korea has agreed to cooperate fully on verifying its nuclear declaration, a US official said today as he displayed some of the 18,822 documents Pyongyang has give... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) The Australian
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 Oil spikes as Iran mulls output cuts
May 14, 2008 6:42 AM | Oil surged to a record peak near $US127 after OPEC producer Iran said it was studying a plan to cut output despite signs record-high prices are hur... (photo: WN) TVNZ
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 Whale meat eaters a dying breed feeding on tradition
| Nestled in a back street in the ancient Tokyo district of Asakusa stands the Yushin restaurant. | True to the three Japanese whaling ships from which it takes its name,... (photo: National Science Foundation / Rebecca Shoop) NZ Herald
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 Utility firm passes on E-VAT to consumers
By Maricel V. Cruz, Reporter | Electricity consumers in the franchise area of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are paying for value-added tax, which the utility firm is ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) The Manila Times
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 Noble action likely to fail
| THE Rudd Government's effort to bring a legal action against Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide is almost certain to fail. | Nonetheless, it ... (photo: UN/Paulo Filgueiras) The Australian
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 Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears
| By Jim Lobe | WASHINGTON - While this week's trip by President George W Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Asia Times
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 Bicycle-makers ride high on surging oil prices
Tue May 13, 2008 7:19pm ET | | By Ralph Jennings | TAIPEI (Reuters) - The row of gleaming bicycles being assembled on the factory floor of Giant Manufacturing, one of the... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Reuters
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 All-Electric Car by Nissan to Go on Sale in 2010
| Record high oil prices and sluggish sales are forcing the world's biggest automakers to turn to electricity to power their vehicles. | Nissan Motor Company is the lates... (photo: creative commons) Voa News
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 ICRISAT: Sweet sorghum balances food and fuel needs
5/13/2008 | INDIA: Sweet sorghum is once again touted as the next biofuel wonder crop amid growing concerns over rising food prices. | The use of corn to produce ethanol ... (photo: WN / deniseyong) Energy Current
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