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 The Manila Times
Surging food prices bite across Asia
| From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring prices of food are breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the specters of hunger and unrest, experts warn. | A billi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Asia BIo Fuel Food Inflation Photos |
 The Australian
'Mother of all hangovers' looms after boom, Rudd warns
| KEVIN Rudd last night warned Australia faces "waking up with the mother of all hangovers" in its failure to address "a multitude of economic weaknesses" hidden by the mining boom. | In a speech that... (photo: Creative COmmons)
Australia Business Economy Market Photos |
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 The Australian
Markets to play it safe ahead of budget
| AUSTRALIAN share traders are expected to remain cautious ahead of tomorrow night's federal budget and the mid-week release of quarterly wage data. | Despite another siz... (photo: AP / Mark Baker)
Australia Economy Finance Market Photos |
 The Australian
Chinese firms eye Aussie farmland
| CHINA'S fast-growing farm corporations may be the next wave of Chinese investors in Australia, joining their already influential mining comrades. | China's Agriculture ... (photo: WN)
Agricultural Australia China Economy Photos |
 The Australian
Beijing's behemoths want more iron action
| THE first ship to load iron ore produced by Fortescue Metals Group will dock on Thursday at Port Hedland in Western Australia. It will leave with 170,000 tonnes of ore,... (photo: AP Photo / Andy Wong)
Australia Business China Metal Photos |
 The Australian
Beware protection garbed in green
| FOR all of us who like our plasma TVs, Blackberries, overseas holidays and fine wines, here's a sobering prognosis: next decade Australians will experience the slowest ... (photo: Public Domain)
Business Economy Market Photos Society |
 The Australian
Climate change will boost farm output
| AUSTRALIAN agricultural output will double over the next 40 years, with climate change predicted to increase, rather than hinder, the level of production. | A recent sp... (photo: AFFA Photo)
Agriculture Australia Climate Global Warming Photos |
 The Australian
System transfers funds to radicals
| AN "underground" banking system - investigated by the US for allegedly transmitting funds for terrorist operations - is suspected of being used in Australia to channel ... (photo: WN)
Africa Australia Money Photos Terrorism |
 The Australian
Cadbury launches TV campaign
| CADBURY might be synonymous with chocolate, according to a recent advertising pitch, but now the confectionery company wants to remind consumers that chocolate itself w... (photo: Creative Commons)
Advertising Business Company Food Photos |
 The Australian
Refugees flee disaster zone
| DESPERATE survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Burma's Irrawaddy Delta yesterday in search of food, water and medicine as aid workers warned that up to 1.5 million... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Aid Burma Disasters Photos Refugee Slideshow |
