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Asia NewsMyanmar Faces Pressure to Allow Major Aid Effort2008-05-08 06:01 - The death toll of the devastating cyclone could reach many as 100,000 if humanitarian conditions worsen, American and French diplomats warned.<br/><br/> Kagoshima Journal: Japan Fights Crowds of Crows 2008-05-08 06:01 - Blackouts are just one of the problems caused by an explosion in Japan’s population of crows, which seems to compete with humans for space in this crowded nation.<br/><br/> An Auction of New Chinese Art Leaves Disjointed Noses in Its Wake 2008-05-08 06:01 - The sale of some 200 works by some of China’s hottest names has stirred indignation among many of the artists and their dealers and some curators.<br/><br/> Bright Lights and Big Money in India’s New Cricket League 2008-05-08 06:01 - A new cricket league is trying to spin off India’s colonial inheritance into a money-making symbol of a brash, emerging nation.<br/><br/> I.O.C. Rules Will Limit Protests by Athletes 2008-05-08 06:01 - Athletes who compete in the Beijing Olympics will not be allowed to wave flags, make gestures or alter their external appearance to make a political statement.<br/><br/> 3 Taiwan Officials Quit in Diplomatic Furor 2008-05-08 06:01 - The foreign minister of Taiwan and two other top officials resigned over a botched attempt to win diplomatic recognition from Papua New Guinea.<br/><br/> In China City, Protesters See Pollution Risk of New Plant 2008-05-08 06:01 - It was the latest in a series of rare but increasingly ambitious protests against government-backed industrial projects on environmental and health grounds.<br/><br/> The Lede: Myanmar Disaster Relief: How to Contribute 2008-05-08 06:01 - An alphabetical list of contact information and links for some agencies that plan to provide relief to the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar.<br/><br/> World Briefing | Asia: China: Virus Death Toll Climbs 2008-05-07 04:55 - The death toll from the spread of an intestinal virus rose to 26, and all of the dead were children younger than 6, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. Region Poses Challenge for Aid Delivery 2008-05-07 04:55 - The area worst affected by the cyclone that struck Myanmar on Saturday is a vast and populous delta crisscrossed by canals and inlets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 |
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