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Archives for October, 2011

Storm Jova drenches western Mexico

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120598339&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Jova lost its hurricane status Wednesday but remained a deadly threat as a huge storm system, dumping torrential rain across much of Mexico's Pacific coast and triggering flooding and power cuts….

Asia powers PC rebound in computer gaming industry

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120597718&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK It looks like many other industrial buildings in Singapore with its squat form and grey exterior….

Murky future for giant Philippine crocodiles

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120576634&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Deep inside the Philippines' largest marshland, tribespeople who once revered crocodiles as mystical creatures say they now feel terrorised by them….

China’s Tencent launches English microblog site

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120522139&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Chinese Internet giant Tencent has launched an English version of its Twitter-like microblogging service in a push to tap the overseas market, the official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday….

Australia condemns Iranian actress lashing sentence

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120495052&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Canberra urged Iran to respect the human rights of its citizens Tuesday after an actress in the country was sentenced to 90 lashes for appearing in an Australian film with her head uncovered and shaven….

Three Iranian ministers target of EU sanctions: diplomats

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120469289&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Three Iranian government ministers are on a list of 29 people targeted by new European Union sanctions, diplomatic sources told AFP on Monday….

Police shoot protester dead at Indonesia mine: union

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120418707&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Indonesian police shot and killed one protester and wounded another as they clashed with striking workers on Monday at a mine run by US company Freeport McMoran, a union official said….

Flying in Africa still pricey despite busier skies

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120385734&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK It has never been easier to fly to Ouagadougou, Juba or Maputo but Africa's increasingly busy skies are still among the most expensive in the world….

Poland braces for election pitched as key for economy

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120349632&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Poland braced Saturday for a general election in which centrist Prime Minister Donald Tusk aims to win an unprecedented second term, staking his claim as a safe pair of hands in tough economic times….

Three women share Nobel Peace Prize

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=120340107&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, compatriot "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday in a nod to women's empowerment….