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Corn Imports by China Seen Increasing Sevenfold on Demand
Corn imports by China, the world’s second-largest consumer, may surge sevenfold to a record 28 million metric tons by 2015-2016 as local production fails to keep pace with increased demand, according to INTL FCStone Inc.
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2 hours 38 minutes ago
Shell's Cove Bid Starts Race for East African Gas Fields: Energy
Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s $1.6 billion bid for Cove Energy Plc starts a race to develop natural-gas fields off Mozambique’s Indian Ocean coast that may hold more gas than Norway’s entire reserves.
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on Wed Feb 22 8:21 PM
BBC News - What can political donors learn from history?
What can political money men learn from history?
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on Wed Feb 22 2:26 PM
Book Review: American Egyptologist - WSJ.com
"American Egyptologist" tells the story of James Henry Breasted, an archaeologist who wrote groundbreaking books and developed a talent for courting wealthy donors.
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on Wed Feb 22 2:20 PM
VIETNAM Vietnamese Catholics' duty to pray and protect life this Lent
The future of mission in Vietnam is the protection of the human being from conception. And an invitation to promote initiatives for the weaker sections of the population, including teh poor and children. Cardinal of Ho Chi Minh City: preparation...
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on Wed Feb 22 1:30 PM
Cardinal denies he offered to mediate in row
Cardinal Mar George Alencherry has clarified that he did not offer to mediate between Italy and India in the firing case involving Italian merchant ship.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Mar Alencherry, elevated as a cardinal by Vatican on...
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on Wed Feb 22 6:52 AM
INDONESIA Overcrowding and embezzlement set off riot in Bali prison
Brawl among inmates broke out at dawn, followed by arson. Police and soldiers move in to restore calm. Some prisoners are wounded by gunshots; a section of the facility is damaged. Built for 300 people, it currently holds more than a thousand...
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on Wed Feb 22 2:00 AM
John Fairfax obituary: Adventurer dies at 74
The buccaneer, smuggler and professional gambler credited a pirate with teaching him the navigational skills he needed for the journeys.After adventurer John Fairfax became the first person in recorded history to row solo across the Atlantic...
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on Tue Feb 21 2:15 PM
daily fashion, party, and model news
“It’s rare that students get to present their designs in a venue like this, never mind getting to travel to Italy and work with creative directors of a large fashion company right on their turf,” Central Saint Martins professor...
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