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Society
Sri Lanka gets ‘first ever eBook store’
This Jan. 26, 2012 photo, shows a webpage on Amazon.com featuring Kindle e-book readers on a computer screen in Miami. <File Photo: AP/Newsis> COLOMBO (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka has opened its first eBook store BookHUB providing a different reading experience to book lovers, an official statement said here on Tuesday.…
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Society
Sri Lanka to shut down some embassies in Europe
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa listens to a question during a meeting with foreign correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. <Photo DB=AP/Newsis> COLOMBO (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan government has decided to shut down some of its embassies in Europe, the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said on…
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Proactive measures needed against disasters
In the closing months of 2011, flash floods caused by the wayward Pacific typhoon, Washi, swept some 1,500 people to their deaths overnight and left at least 2,000 missing in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Typhoons strike Mindanao very rarely, every 40 years or so. But when it hit…
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West Asia
Major news in Israel on March 27 2012
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: Jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti calls for new revolt
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West Asia
Major news in Qatar on March 27 2012
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: Annan ‘studying’ Syria response to peace plan
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on March 27 2012
Top news in <Jakarta Posts>: Red Cross weighs decision to build hotel in Haiti
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South East Asia
Major news in Thailand on March 27 2012
Top news in <Bangkok Post>: True-CAT 3G deal found ‘tainted’
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World
Major news in Russia on March 27 2012
Top news in <Moscow Times>: Pundits Divided on Success of ‘Reset’
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on March 27 2012: Visa overstayers rally to maintain privileges
Top news in <Japan Times>: Visa overstayers rally to maintain privileges after immigration revision
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East Asia
Major news in China on March 27 2012
Top news in <CNTV>: Price of vintage Pu´er tea roars
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