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Jun 17, 2010

Candidates Be Ready With $2000: Electoral Commission | Politics | Solomon Islands News

The Chief Electoral Officer said that the proclamation date, which will be done by the Governor General, marks the start of the official legal election timetable.

Miss Melanesia Australia 2010 a Roaring Success | Entertainment | Solomon Islands News

Viv Wickham from Solomon Airlines had the honour of presenting Miss Mopio-Jane her winning crown.

UK in Fiji - the British High Commission in Suva

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This morning in new music - June 17, 2010

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June 17, 2010 Ciaran Thompson. Tweet. The Walkmen have announced the release date for their forthcoming album Lisbon. Following 2008′s You & Me and recorded in ...

LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net.

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Dancing With The Stars Live | Voxy.co.nz

For the first time, New Zealand fans of the phenomenally popular television series, 'Dancing with the Stars' will now have the chance to see their favourite show come to life with New Zealand's first-ever stage extravaganza, Dancing with the Stars Live, hosted by Jason Gunn and Candy Lane.

A 50-year-old woman is recovering following a successful heart transplant operation

Source： China Times

A 50-year-old woman is recovering following a successful heart transplant operation that saw the donor organ raced in a record seven minutes through Xueshan Tunnel June 13.

Taipei City ranks 12th in Asia

Source： Taiwan Today
Taipei City ranks 12th in Asia and 85th worldwide in terms of cost of living, according to the 2010 Location Ratings Survey released by ECA International Corp. June 14.
Taipei fell one spot in Asia from No. 11 in 2009, and nine places globally from No. 76 in the rating by ECA, which specializes in providing data related to the international assignment of employees. Taiwan’s second largest city, Kaohsiung, moved up three places to No. 15 in Asia, although it dropped from No. 109 to No. 122 in the world.

Taiwan Today

By Meg Chang

Taiwan’s economy is expected to grow by 5.88 percent in 2010 on the back of rising exports and stronger domestic demand, according to the Taiwan Research Institute June 14.
“Strong demand from emerging markets like mainland China and India is giving Taiwan’s exports added momentum,” said Wu Tsai-yi, president of the Taipei-based think tank.
The TRI’s latest forecast sees an increase in cross-strait trade activities following the signing of the economic cooperation framework agreement. This is expected to spur Taiwan’s export growth to new highs.
The TRI predicts a robust annual growth rate of 16.77 percent in exports for 2010, compared with last year’s decline of 9.11 percent.

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EU chief warns 'democracy could disappear' in Greece, Spain and Portugal | Mail Online

Crisis point: Demonstrators protest cuts announced by the Government in Malaga last week in an echo of the Greek crisis

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French press review 16 June 2010

Sources: BP agrees to $20B fund for spill victims - Yahoo! News

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Organizers of Dutch minidress model scheme arrested - Dirty Tackle - World Soccer Blog - Yahoo! Sports

The story of ITV pundit Robbie Earle getting fired for passing his tickets for Monday's Netherlands vs. Denmark match to a Dutch beer company Bavaria has gotten even stranger. Two women have been arrested by Johannesburg police for their alleged role in sending a group of over 30 women in orange minidresses to advertise on behalf of the brewer.

Sources: BP agrees to $20B fund for spill victims - Yahoo! News

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Pope issues fresh apology for paedophile priest scandals - Telegraph

Pope Benedict said the Church would do 'everything we can to weigh the authenticity' of men entering the priesthood Photo: AP

By Nick Squires in Rome

The Pope begged forgiveness for the "abuse of the little ones" addressing 15,000 priests from around the world in St Peter's Square.

Silvio Berlusconi leaves Spanish counterpart red-faced - Telegraph

Israel approves inquiry into Gaza flotilla raid - The Globe and Mail

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a financial conference in Tel Aviv June 9, 2010. Mr. Netanyahu said he was willing to testify in an inquiry Israel intends to hold into its deadly raid on a convoy of aid ships bound for the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.

Two high-ranking observers from Canada, Northern Ireland added to inquiry into the events of May 31

Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt

Cairo dismisses US trafficking report as inaccurate

Peaceful election aids Albania's EU membership ambitions - Telegraph

Albanian Prime Minister and leader of Democratic Party Sali Berisha: Peaceful election aids Albania's EU membership ambitions

Albanian Prime Minister and leader of Democratic Party Sali Berisha Photo: EPA

Three exit polls – conducted by Kosovo-based Gani Bobi, American Zogby International and Italy's IPR Marketing – give Mr Berisha the edge in forming a government. Official results are expected on Monday.

Albania calls on India to return Mother Teresa's remains - Telegraph

Mother Teresa: Nobel Peace Prize: ten famous winners

Macedonia and Albania have for many years disputed the nationality of Mother Teresa Photo: REUTERS

The Catholic nun spent most of her life in India and is buried there.

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Greek downgrade sparks eurozone anger

EU Commissioner: Bulgaria Must Tread Budget Deficit Carefully: EU Commissioner: Bulgaria Must Tread Budget Deficit Carefully - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria’s EU Commissioner, Kristalina Geogieva, warns the cabinet to refrain from hasty statements about the country’s budget situation. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria’s EU Commissioner, Kristalina Geogieva, says she is relatively comfortable regarding statements of her colleague Olli Rehn about worries related to the country’s budget deficit.

Greece credit rating cut to junk by Moody's - Greece - NZ Herald News

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GREECE: Strikes will affect public transport, Jun 16, 2010

On 16 June there is a 24 hour strike on the Athens Metro. Other means of public transport will operate as normal. A protest rally by civil service and private sector trade unions will take place at 1900 in Klafthmonos Square, central Athens.

At least 35 dead in south China flooding | World News | Breaking World News | Ipswich Queensland Times

Flash floods claim 10 lives in France | World News | Breaking World News | Gladstone Observer

Today.Az - Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan will visit U.S. - UPDATE

George Papandreou Finds Balm for Greece Deficit News | nytimes

Brown to meet with Obama tomorrow - Political Intelligence - A national political and campaign blog from The Boston Globe - Boston.com

By Matt Viser, Globe Staff

WASHINGTON – Senator Scott Brown tomorrow is planning to meet with President Obama in the oval office, his first formal meeting with the president since the Massachusetts Republican won his surprising election in January.

OBAMA vows to make 'reckless' BP pay for oil disaster, but also calls for an ...Jun 16, 2010

President Barack Obama is photographed after delivering a televised address from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday June 15, 2010.

photo: AP / Alex Brandon

Obama vows to make 'reckless' BP pay for oil disaster, but also calls for an ...

Israel: UN to take seized flotilla goods to Gaza

Wheelchairs and hospital beds, taken off the Gaza-bound flotilla of ships intercepted in a deadly Israeli navy raid last week, are seen at the Tzrifin military base in central Israel, Monday, June 7, 2010.

photo: AP / Ariel Schalit

Israel: UN to take seized flotilla goods to Gaza
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JERUSALEM-The United Nations will take to Gaza tons of aid supplies languishing in an Israeli port for two weeks since they were seized in a bloody sea confrontation, the Israeli military said Tuesday. Robert Serry, the U.N. special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, told the U.N. Security Council in New York that Israel agreed to...

After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leaders - Worldnews.com

BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, center, walks with Nicholas Colvin, staff assistant in the White House Counsel's office, right, as BP CEO Tony Hayward follows at left as they arrive at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 16, 2010, for a meeting President Barack Obama.

photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

After blasting BP, Obama now faces its leaders
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BEN FELLER Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil company's leaders. It will be on his turf and, he vowed to an angry nation, on his terms. "We will make BP pay for the damage their company has caused," Obama declared in his first Oval Office...

Two Darfur rebel leaders to appear at Hague court - Worldnews.com

In this photo made available Monday Oct. 1, 2007, by African Mission in Sudan, a seriously injured African Union (AMIS) soldier is carried from Haskanita military camp, in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, to a waiting helicopter Sunday Sept. 30, 2007, to be evacuated for medical treatment.

photo: AP / AMIS PHOTO by STUART PRICE

Two Darfur rebel leaders to appear at Hague court
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Two Sudanese rebel leaders suspected of war crimes in Darfur will appear on Thursday at the International Criminal Court to face questions over the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus are suspected of committing murder, intentionally...