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Breaking News Thu, 28 Aug 2008
 Large earth moving Caterpillar equipment is seen at the Altorfer Caterpillar dealership and authorized service center in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Caterpillar Inc.'s second-quarter profit jumped 34 percent as stronger international sales outpaced higher raw material and freight costs for the maker of backhoes and other heavy equipment. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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Caterpillar looks for record sales on China demand
| BEIJING (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market,... (photo: AP / Seth Perlman)
Tajikistan Russia Security Bloc
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Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia
| Jon Boyle | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and prompted tal... (photo: AP /RIA-Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev)
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Sony's Chubachi warns stagflation threatens Asia
| SINGAPORE (AP) - Sony Corp. President Ryoji Chubachi warned Thursday that stagflation - slowing economic growth and quickening inflation - in the U.S., Europe and Japan is beginning to undermine con... (photo: WN / James)
Electronics   Market   Photos   Singapore   Sony  
Dell (sl1)  Business Report 
Dell unveils new PCs in bid to tap emerging markets
| By Joe McDonald | Beijing - Dell yesterday unveiled four low-cost computer models designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outs... (photo: creative commons / )
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, seen with Kremlin Aide Sergei Prikhodko, left, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Head of the Presidential Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, left background, before an informal meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The Star
Russia's Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia
| Jon Boyle | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over Georgia, which has inflamed relations ... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
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Dell aims new models at emerging markets
| BEIJING (AP) - Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models for China, India and other emerging economies Wednesday in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth... (photo: WN/Theresa)
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  Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Wall Street Journal
The Prachanda Path
KATMANDU, Nepal -- It may have been just a coincidence that a week after he was sworn in, Nepal's new Maoist prime minister was in Beijing Sunday for his first foreign vi... (photo: AP / Binod Joshi)
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Jollibee Inquirer
Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October
| MANILA, Philippines--Fast-food group Jollibee Foods Corp. said it had signed an agreement to complete its acquisition of Beijing congee chain Hongzhuangyuan for $55.5 m... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Tibetan protests as Beijing closes 2008 Olympics Asia Times
Past presents problems for Tibet
| By Karine Gagne, Francois Pesant and Denis Burke | Sporadic negotiations between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, ove... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
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Business Politics
- Iraq, China ink three-billion-dollar oil deal
- China's tallest building opens
- China's CNPC seals $3bn Iraq deal
- Write-down limits profit growth at Bank of China
 Large earth moving Caterpillar equipment is seen at the Altorfer Caterpillar dealership and authorized service center in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Caterpillar Inc.'s second-quarter profit jumped 34 percent as stronger international sales outpaced higher raw material and freight costs for the maker of backhoes and other heavy equipment. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
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- Two Chinese policemen killed, 7 injured in Xinjiang
- Stock futures mixed ahead of GDP, jobs data
- 2 Chinese policemen killed, 7 injured in Xinjiang
- South Ossetia claims Georgian spy plane shot down
Tajikistan Russia Security Bloc
Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia
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Health Science
- 9 killed as violence spreads along Pakistan border
- Traffic at military hospital tells tale of Taliban toll
- Malaysia's Anwar stages Parliament walkout protest
- Death toll in India flood rises to 87
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Death toll in India flood rises to 87
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- Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star
- Letters: Defining Britishness
- Mystery 'iPhone Girl' generates internet intrigue
- Scotiabank commodity price index hits new high in July, like
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Modern mariners' attempt to save birds
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Farming Education
- China govt misused billions of dollars: audit
- Sinofert says potash import talks to finish end-08
- US, China set to clash on farm tax
- China's hand in Africa
Oranges
Chinese disease stalks orange groves of Florida
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- EU considers sanctions on Russia
- China admits mismanaged funds
- Olympic band students return from China
- Where next for post-Games China?
China hopes to attract more US college students
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Entertainment Sports
- In brief: Cher Catwoman rumours scratched
- Ex-child star in drug bust
- Too small to sit on piano stool, but 'Little Mozart'
- Filmmaker Explores Historic
AG2  Avril Lavigne performing during her "Best Damn Tour" at the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach, Florida on April 20, 2008
Avril all set to paint KL pink
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- Give us something new in 2012 - not Beijing Lite
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- Lessons From Beijing 2008
- Around the world... and back again
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