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Magsaysay awardees vow to help improve lives The 2008 Ramon Magsaysay awardees who were formally presented to the media yesterday vowed to continue working to improve lives across Asia. The awardees - Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca, Prakash and... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) The Philippine Star Asian Awards Life Philippines Photos |
Stocks jump on better-than-expected GDP, jobs data A decline in oil prices also appeared to add force to the rally in stocks. But trading volume was again light heading toward the Labor Day weekend, a condition that can skew price moves. The Commerce... (photo: GPW Warsaw) The Press Democrat Jobs New York Photos Prices Trading |
Curfew relaxed in Kashmir SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) Authorities tentatively relaxed a four-day curfew in Indian Kashmir yesterday to allow people to buy essentials as residents ran short of food during massive protests against... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Bahrain Tribune Curfew Kashmir Photos Protests Violence |
More rain threatens marooned villages Patna: Indian army troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from floods in eastern India, but more bad weather raised fears that rivers would to continue to overflow, officials said yesterday.... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Gulf News Floods India Photos Rain Villages |
Grow For The Poor 29 Aug 2008, 0018 hrs IST The latest World Bank figures show that India has brought down the number of people living below the poverty line of $1 a day,... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The Times of India Bank India Photos Poverty Taxes |