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 Time to fire a second salvo to defend palm oil
| I WAS baffled to read The Star report on Sept 1 about an anti-palm oil activist group tainting Malaysia's name at the Australian zoos. | It is sad that the freedom of speech and expression in Austra... (photo: WN / patricia) The Star
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 UAE gold sales plunge 15% in Ramadan
| Dubai : Retail gold demand volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi dipped by around 15 per cent in August on the year, as Ramadan led consumers to focus more on food purchases, traders said yester... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Gulf News
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 Chenin chameleon
If challenged to name the classic grape varieties for white wine, who but the most dedicated wine nerd would include chenin blanc in their selection? | //--> Diogenes | F... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Hong Kong Standard
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 Apple TV unveils a cheaper box
5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies and television s... (photo: Creative Commons ) NZ Herald
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 French minister admits role in L'Oreal heiress saga
| PARIS (Reuters) - French Labour Minister Eric Woerth, the man spearheading a controversial pension reform, admitted on Thursday he had intervened in favour of the wealt... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Star
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 U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August
| Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast) The New York Times
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 Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption
| BERGL, AUSTRIA — In 1996, Josef Zotter’s bakery business in Graz, Austria, was floundering. Facing bankruptcy, he decided to close shop and go back to his r... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The New York Times
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 Bringing Light to India's Rural Areas
| BANGALORE, INDIA — As dusk falls, the sound of children singing fills the air at the SOS Tibetan Children’s Village in Bylakuppe, five hours’ drive fr... (photo: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh, File) The New York Times
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 Apple takes on Google, Microsoft with web TV
San Francisco, Sep 3, (Reuters): Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> | Apple Inc unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its web to TV device on Wednesday, stepping up a batt... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Deccan Herald
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 Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
| MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay) The Star
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