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 The Philippine Star 
Public urged to 'harvest' rainwater
| Now that the rainy season is here, the public is encouraged to "harvest" and make use of rainwater - either for flushing the toilet, watering plants, or even as drinking water. | The technology of c... (photo: creative commons)
 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Germany. (mb1)
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 The Australian 
Pressure to ditch Mbeki as mediator
| PRESSURE was mounting yesterday for the key role of mediating an end to the crisis inZimbabwe to be taken out ofthe hands of South African President Thabo Mbeki, whose "softly softly" approach to Ro... (photo: UN /Evan Schneider )
PLANTS - ENVIRONMENT - BIOFUEL  Seattle Times 
Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy

BRUSSELS, Belgium - | Europe and the U.S. must reconsider their biofuel policies because of rising food prices around the world, aid officials and food policy experts said Thursday. | Speaking at an i... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Shoppers - Mall  News24 
2 die in mall-robbery chase
| Verashni Pillay | Potchefstroom - Two jewellery robbers were shot dead and one seriously injured in a dramatic police chase and shoot-out early on Thursday in Potchefstroom. | Five armed men overpow... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Zimbabwean opposition party members and their relatives are seen outside the U.S. embassy in Harare, Thursday, July 3, 2008. U.S. Ambassador James McGee says about 200 people are seeking refuge at his embassy Belfast Telegraph
200 seek refuge at US embassy in Zimbabwe
About 200 opposition supporters have sought refuge at the US embassy in Zimbabwe, the US ambassador said today. | James McGee said embassy officials were working with hum... (photo: AP / )
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KLdy1 - May08 - groceries - food prices - food. (dy1) Syracuse
Experts: EU, US must reconsider biofuel policy
| BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Europe and the U.S. must reconsider their biofuel policies because of rising food prices around the world, aid officials and food policy expert... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Belgium   Biofuel   Brussels   Europe   Photos   Policy  
 Vodafone, Mobile Phones, Vodafone Mobile, technology, telecommunication. tp1 The Guardian
Vodafone buys 70% stake in Ghana mobile firm
| Vodafone has snapped up a controlling stake in Ghana's third largest mobile phone company for $900m (£452m) as it continues to hunt for growth in emerging markets. | V... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
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Gordon Brown The Guardian
Brown quizzed by senior MPs - live
Minute-by-minute coverage of the PM's appearance before the Commons liaison committee | This one's not for the faint-hearted. is giving evidence to the liaison committee ... (photo: Creative Commons / Andrew Gee)
Britain   Europe   Evidence   Photos   Politics  
 Hokkaido,Japan - Fishing Boats for Catching Squids and Octopus. (ps1) BBC News
Pirate fishing boats target Africa

| But declining catches mean he is seriously thinking of looking for something else to do. | "I have never done anything other than fishing, that's why it's hard to give ... (photo: WN / patricia)
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Zimbabwe's cricket captain Prosper Utseya(jsen2) The Times Of India
ICC deadlocked over Zimbabwe's ouster
| 3 Jul, 2008 1834hrs IST, AFP |                   DUBAI: World cricket chiefs have failed to reach a consensus on ... (photo: AP Photo / )
Cricket   Dubai   Photos   Sport   World   Zimbabwe  
Egypt Air - Flight - Travel /aaeh The Times Of India
Egypt Air to buy Boeing, Airbus planes

|                 CAIRO: State-owned airline Egypt Air plans to buy five planes from Boeing and Airbus, the state news agency... (photo: public domain )
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