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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh perform evening prayers at an Indonesian Navy base where they are being held Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009, after having been rescued at sea, on Sabang Island off the Coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The men were found drifting in a boat on Jan. 7, and a Thai court has convicted the barefoot, disheveled migrants of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they could face persecution or death if sent back to My
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Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees
| BOSTON — Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more humanitarian aid, according to an int... (photo: AP / Binsar Bakkara)
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 The Star 
Farmers contracted to plant red rice to make infant cereal
| zora@thestar.com.my | TRADITIONAL farmers in Sarawak are now part of global food giant, Nestle, in feeding the Asean region via the company's contract farming scheme. | Under the scheme, more than 5... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
McDonald's Restaurant  The New York Times 
McDonald's Key Sales Figure Rises in February
| Filed at 11:15 a.m. ET | OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) -- Strong overseas growth for McDonald's Corp. in February outweighed U.S. sales that barely nudged upward as the world's largest fast-food chain posted... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Economy   Mcdonald   Photos   Profits   Restaurants  
Main sea beach of New Digha.  The Daily Beast 
Take Action!
| Has Women in the World inspired you to help empower women and girls throughout the world? To end child marriage, sex slavery, genital mutilation, and mass rape? Here’s our list of NGOs feature... (photo: GFDL / gangulybiswarup)
Empowerment   Equality   Human Rights   Photos   Women  
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Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia in his office after taking charge as the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, in New Delhi on June 01, 2009. Samachaar
No immediate plans to import rice, says Scindia
New Delhi: The government Monday said it can import rice only if there is a shortfall in procurement from farmers but it has no immediate plans to import. | "The gov... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   Food   India   Photos   Politics  
Imported rice deliverd to local rice retailers IRINnews
PHILIPPINES: Food security warnings over El Niño
web | MANILA, 8 March 2010 (IRIN) - Warnings have been raised over food security in the Philippines as the El Niño phenomenon wreaks havoc across vast agricultural areas... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Agriculture   Food   Manila   Philippines   Photos  
Wheat - Food Grain - India The Times Of India
Wheat, rice stocks swell; exports possible
NEW DELHI: India's wheat and rice stocks more than doubled as at March 1, government sources said on Monday, indicating the country's ability to free some stocks for expo... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Delhi   Food   India   Market   Photos  
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Prem Kumar Dhumal meeting the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2010-11 of the State, in New Delhi on March 08, 2010. The Siasat Daily
Food inflation will ease in 2 months, says Montek
| New Delhi, March 08: India's food and aggregate inflation would trend down over the next two months, Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia said ... (photo: PIB of India)
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The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia addressing at the inauguration of the Conference of Power Ministers, in New Delhi on November 16, 2006. Deccan Chronicle
Inflation to fall in 2 months: Montek
Inflation to fall in 2 months: Montek | The deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Monday said that food inflation would fall in the next ... (photo: PIB of India)
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Snow removal Newstrack India
Snow clearance work begins on Manali Leh highway
| Manali, Mar 8 (ANI): Snow cleaning work on the Manali-Leh highway began on Sunday. The highway has been closed since December due to heavy snowfall.   | The Border... (photo: Creative Commons / Alfried h. Germany)
Environment   Kashmir   Photos   Weather   Winter  
A truck overload with tonnes of imported rice - Philippines Narinjara
Bangladesh to Import 25,000 Tons of Rice from Burma
| Dhaka : Bangladesh will import 25,000 metric tons of sunned rice from Burma in order to meet domestic demands for the staple, according to a report published by Banglad... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Bangladesh   Food   Photos   Rice   Trade  
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- Aditya Birla Minacs acquires UK’s Compass BPO
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees
- Burmese refugees in Bangladesh suffer a shortage of food, ca
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh perform evening prayers at an Indonesian Navy base where they are being held Wednesday Jan. 28, 2009, after having been rescued at sea, on Sabang Island off the Coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The men were found drifting in a boat on Jan. 7, and a Thai court has convicted the barefoot, disheveled migrants of illegally entering the country, raising the prospect they could be deported despite fears they could face persecution or death if sent back to My
Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugees
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Nutrition Health
- AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Record Revenues for 2009
- ‘Bill against cow slaughter will affect farmers’
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- More than donuts at Mister Donut Trinoma
Ricefield - Food - Agriculture
Need for second food revolution stressed
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- Russians face backlash in India's Goa
- Fun and frolic highlights of Lakme India Fashion Week
- 'Missing girls' increasing in East Asia: UNDP
- ‘Glaucoma is third major cause of blindness’
Indian girls play with soap baloon  at South 24 Parganas  in Eastern India ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
'Missing girls' increasing in East Asia: UNDP
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Hunger Fast Food
- Pakistan in Cauldron of Internal Crises
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ends Hunger Strike
- Sri Lanka's opposition leader ends hunger strike
Sri Lankan military chief Gen. Sarath Fonseka waves to soldiers as he leaves the military headquarters after his retirement in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.
General Sarath Fonseka on hunger strike after being refused a telephone
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- Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
- Karnataka leader Rajasekharan calls for "Miss a Meal&qu
- Eat dinner at The Deck By The River restaurant, Bangkok, Tha
- Tune Hotels.com to open 15 hotels across greater London, UK
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
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Vegetarianism Agriculture
- Using his noodle (and dumpling!)
- Where to drink the best fruit smoothies in Bangkok, Thailand
- Macrobiotic diet isn’t a fad
- What ails us? The answer is in our plate
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Macrobiotic diet isn’t a fad
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- Using his noodle (and dumpling!)
- Politicians in bed with India's 'pimp gurus'
- Marjah, the city that never was
- Safe but at Maya’s mercy
An Afghan boy looks back as U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrol in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010.
Marjah, the city that never was
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