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Apple fans snatch up new iPad in Asia
Fox News
The customary storefront crowds gathered as Apple's latest iPad went on sale starting in Asia on Friday.AP Photo / Wong Maye-E March 16, 2012: Apple fans put on free promotional t-shirts with purchase of the newly launched iPad device Friday in ...
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Apple's New IPad Makes Asia Debut to Widen Google Lead
Bloomberg Australia-NZ
You need to enable Javascript to play media on Bloomberg.com Play Fans Line Up Around World for Apple's New IPad Apple Inc. (AAPL) started selling its new iPad today, betting on a sharper screen and faster chip to extend its lead over Google Inc. and ...
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Bloomberg Australia-NZ
Mysterious Chinese fossils may be new human species
CBS News
Mysterious population in Asia The Red Deer Cave people lived in China at the end of the ice age. "They survived the final and one of the worst cold episodes, known as the Last Glacial Maximum, which ended around 20000 years ago," Curnoe said.
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CBS News
SAFC Hitech® Opens New Taiwan Facility to Enhance Global Capacity for High ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LOUIS, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- SAFC Hitech®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group, today underlined its commitment to the Asia-Pacific electronics markets with the opening of its new multi-million US dollar facility in Kaohsiung, ...
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Asian Fans Snap Up New Apple iPad
WCVB-TV
HONG KONG -- Apple-mania gripped Asia on Friday as the company's latest iPad went on sale, drawing hordes of die-hard fans to shops selling the highly anticipated tablet. Gadget fans lined up in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore so they could be among the...
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Possible new human species unearthed in China
Christian Science Monitor
Scientists in China have found what may be a new species of human. Fossils show a group of people with similarities to and differences from modern humans. By Charles Choi, LiveScience / March 14, 2012 The Toumai skull, seen in this undated photo, ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Asia Cup: Pak hold edge as Angelo ruled out
India Today
Yesterday he bowled a bit; he will be bowling today as well. And after his bowling session we will take a call on him tomorrow," Mahela said. Sri Lanka have several handicaps. They were the last team to arrive here after losing in the finals of the ...
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India Today
PayPal to expand in Asia after mobile app launch
New Straits Times
HONG KONG: PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said today the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones. Australia and Hong Kong were the first...
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HSBC says it's not exiting any markets in Asia
MarketWatch
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — HSBC Holdings PLC, which has shed around 20 noncore businesses as part of a bank-wide portfolio review launched last May, said on Tuesday it wasn't exiting any markets in Asia.
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Fossils Could Point To New Human Species
RedOrbit
The find is significant, as the fossils — dating back to 14500 to 11500 years ago — represent the youngest of their kind ever found in mainland EastAsia, and the most recent human remains found anywhere in the world that do not closely resemble ...
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RedOrbit
Today on Sky Sports.com
SkySports
Check out the latest from the written press with all the gossip and speculation fromtoday's newspapers. Sky Sports customers can get exclusive 2-for-1 tickets for the Gillette Soccer Saturday live tour. Sky Sports Scout is where we scour the globe ...
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Asia stock markets down amid profit-taking
BusinessWeek
Trading in Asia is likely to be in ranges today without much direction," analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong said in an email. Benchmark oil for April delivery was up 42 cents to $105.53 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ...
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'Red Deer Cave people' may be new species of human
The Guardian
"While finely balanced, I think the evidence is slightly weighted towards the Red Deer Cave people representing a new evolutionary line. First, their skulls are anatomically unique. They look very different to all modern humans, whether alive today or ...
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The Guardian
Asia stock markets mostly down amid profit-taking
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Benchmarks in Taiwan, Singapore and New Zealand fell. Mainland Chinese shares were mixed. Thailand and the Philippines rose. Hong Kong stocks sagged a day after the Bank of Communications, China's fifth-largest lender, announced it will issue shares to ...
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CLSA: Southeast Asia To Get Even Richer
Wall Street Journal (blog)
In its latest report on the region, CLSA found that the number of high net-worth individuals – people with over US$1 million in investable assets, excluding their homes – is set to rise so fast as Southeast Asia's economy grows that their spending ...
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New IPad Debuts, May Widen Apple Lead on Google
BusinessWeek
By Shunichi Ozasa, David Fickling and Edmond Lococo on March 16, 2012 Apple Inc. (AAPL) started selling its new iPad today, betting on a sharper screen and faster chip to extend its lead over Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) in the growing market...
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Giraffe death latest in zoo's atrocities
Boston Globe
Set up nearly a century ago in one of the most biologically diverse corners of the planet, it once boasted the most impressive collection in SoutheastAsia. But today the Surabaya Zoo is a nightmare, plagued by uncontrolled breeding, a lack of funding ...
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Boston Globe
Tendulkar Breaks 100-Century Barrier in International Cricket
BusinessWeek
He now has 51 centuries in elite five-day Tests and 49 in one-dayers, including his firsttoday against Bangladesh. He reached 114 before falling to Mashrafe Mortaza. It's thelatest record for Tendulkar, 38, in a career that began at 16.
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India Today Conclave 2012: Aroon Purie's welcome address
India Today
Our theme today is: An Asian Century: Securing the Global Promise. In its scope, it is a continuation, or the logical extension, of last year's theme: The Changing Balance of Power. With the American economy still stuttering and the Eurozone in deep ...
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India Today
The Latest News in the Law School Lawsuits
Above the Law
Strauss is an attorney suing 14 law schools across the country on behalf of jobless graduates, including three in New York City: Hofstra, Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School. Strauss will argue in Manhattan Supreme Court today against New York ...
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Above the Law
Gadget lovers line up for Apple's new iPad
Albany Times Union
Apple started selling its new iPad today, betting on a sharper screen and faster chip to extend its lead over Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. in the growing market for tablet computers. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg (Ian Waldie, ...
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PayPal Enables Millions of Small Businesses Across Asia Pacific
Virtual Press Office (press release)
We're excited to empower any Asian to be an entrepreneur -- the possibilities are limitless with a smartphone and PayPal Here." PayPal also released the latest version of its PayPal Mobile app for iPhone today, a consumer app that complements PayPal ...
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Sydney Apple Fans First to Buy New iPad
Wall Street Journal
By ANDREW CRITCHLOW SYDNEY—A line of eager fans stretched around the block outside Apple Inc.'s flagship store on George Street in Sydney on Friday, waiting to be the first in the Asian-Pacific region to get their hands on the new iPad.
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Wall Street Journal
Galaxy Entertainment Group Reports Record Breaking 2011 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Not only has Asia's newest and most exciting integrated resort been a game changer for Macau, but it has also elevated GEG to a whole new level of profitability and cash generation. This bodes well for the Group's prospects this year and beyond as we ...
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East Asian varsities move up in reputation rankings
New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: WHEN it comes to education, East Asian universities are moving up in prestige. This is revealed in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings published today. The annual reputation rankings, which complement the ...
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New Straits Times
WORLD FOREX: Euro, Yen Steady As US Treasury Yields Stabilize
Wall Street Journal
The yen took advantage of the dollar's consolidation to retrace some of its recentlosses, after the greenback carved out a new 11-month high above JPY84 in Asianhours. The Swiss franc nudged higher in early European trading after the Swiss National ...
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Asia stocks rise ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
Kansas City Star
A monthly 1.1 percent increase in US retail sales in February added to therecent evidence over the world's largest economy, as did an upward revision to January's data. "There is much to like in today's report if only because the revisions to ...
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Kansas City Star
Standard Chartered, Kinnucan, Apple, SocGen in Court News
Bloomberg
Standard Chartered Plc (STAN), the UK bank whose earnings from China doubled lastyear, said its private-bank relationship manager Wu Yidian Eden has been detained by police in the Asian nation. “We are unable to comment on the reason for her detention...
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Aussie iPad Rush Too Late For Apple Shares
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Andrew Critchlow and Enda Curran Apple Inc.'s shares aren't listed in Asia, which is a shame for investors given the hot reception its latest iPad device received when it went on sale for the first time in Sydney. Shares in Apple closed down 0.7% at ...
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Cloud lurks behind today's outsourcing landscape
ZDNet (blog)
Those are some of the findings of Morrison & Foerster's latest survey of global sourcing across North America, Asia and Europe. The law firm gathered observations from its partners involved in managing outsourcing contracts in these regions.
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Afghanistan eye World Twenty20 after Asia Cup snub - Pakistan Today
By hussain
News Comments (1690460http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fafghanistan-eye-world-twenty20-after-asia-cup-snub%2FAfghanistan+eye+World+Twenty20+after+Asia+Cup+snub2012- ...With the qualifiers once again being played in the UAE, Afghanistan skipper Nawroz Mangal believes that the recentPakistan-England T20 series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi has provided an indication of how sides should approach the event.
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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews out of Asia Cup | Pakistan Today ...
By anjum
News Comments (1698280http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F15%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fsri-lanka%25e2%2580%2599s-angelo-mathews-out-of-asia-cup%2FSri+Lanka%E2%80%99s+Angelo+Mathews+out+of +Asia+Cup2012-03-14+19%3A14%3A58anjumhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk% ... Its been quite a while since you floated your last abusive sequal on You Tube, which speaks volumes about your command in Lahorie "Slang".
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Afghanistan eye World Twenty20 after Asia Cup snub - Pakistan Today
By anjum
News Comments (1691280http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pakistantoday.com.pk%2F2012%2F03%2F13%2Fnews%2Fsports%2Fafghanistan-eye-world-twenty20-after-asia-cup-snub-2%2FAfghanistan+eye+World+Twenty20+after+Asia+Cup+snub ... But such has been the team's remarkable progress in recent years -- from a ramshackle unit developing a love of the sport in refugee camps on Pakistan's wild frontier to attaining one-day status -- that they believe they deserve more respect.
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Meditation, shrink, gadget prime Asian stars | Pakistan Today ...
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China News - Inside China Today
China News Live Feed. Latest China News from Inside China Today ... The Hospitality Design Group Heads To Hong Kong For HD Asia ... … place at the Grand ...
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Daily Digest: Today's Asia travel news at a glance – March 16 ...
For these stories and more read today's Asia travel news round-up. ... Melbourne Tourism's latest campaign received over one million YouTube hits for its video ...
www.travelwireasia.com/.../daily-digest-today’s-asia-travel-ne...
Asia Cup 2012: Pakistan to take on Bangladesh today | Latest ...
Latest Pakistan News, Urdu Columns, Urdu News. Pakistan's Largest Urdu ... p7 04Asia Cup 2012: Pakistan to take on Bangladesh today. DHAKA: The tough ...
www.columnpk.com/asia-cup-2012-pakistan-to-take-on-bangl...
Asia cup 2012- India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming – Latest News ...
Hot news Today. Cricket, Sports · Asia cup 2012- India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming.... India playing their second match in Asia cup against Bangladesh today.
www.hottrendsindia.com/.../asia-cup-2012-india-vs-banglades...
Pakistan vs Bangladesh Ist Asia cup match today | Latest & Breaking ...
Pkpress.net publish latest and top breaking news from Pakistan and across the ... from the Asian countries cup in the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.
pkpress.net/.../pakistan-vs-bangladesh-ist-asia-cup-match-toda...
Latest : Asia Cup News, Current breaking news, Live News Today ...
This latest Asia Cup news section contains current Asia Cup news, today Asia Cup breaking news, current news Asia Cup, live Asia Cup news, today top ...
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Asia Cup today « latest in news
Mirpur. On current form, Thursday's fixture in Mirpur between Sri Lankaand Pakistan holds promise for a keenly contested match. / 03/14/2012 / Leave a ...
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Asia Cup Points Table | latest Hot News
Todays match against Sri Lanka was can be called as all-round development. ... Here is the latest Asia Cup 2012 points table, indicating team position and 11th ...
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2012 March 03 | Latest Asia News - Baku Today
March 3, 2012; Business News · 4 views. Oil company British Petroleum announced the conclusion of pre-trial deals in the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, ...
www.bakutoday.net/2012/03/03
India, Sri Lanka to meet in Asia Cup today | SamaaTV | Latest News
DHAKA: If the recently concluded CB Series is anything to go by, then the second match of the Asia Cup between India and Sri Lanka should keep the ...
www.hamariweb.com/.../india-sri-lanka-to-meet-in-asia-cup-to...
Top News Today | Customers pre-ordering latest iPad will have to ...
(Reuters) - People pre-ordering Apple Inc's new iPad to avoid the release-day crowds at the company's retail stores will have to wait longer to get their hands on ...
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