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Closing ceremony of Grand Trade Festival - Peshawar

Women take keen interest in fabrics at a stall on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Grand Trade Festival, which is organized by the Women...

by Owais Aslam Ali in Pakistan on 08/02/2012

Politics

Calderon closing XVI Annual Latin American CEO Conference Santander

Calderon Hinojosa arrived to Cancun for the closure of the XVI Latin American Annual Conference of the Santander Group's CEO, involving more...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Mexico on 12/01/2012

Politics

Felipe Calderon started 'The Good End' discount program - Cancun

President of Mexico Felipe Calderon Hinojosa with his wife, Margarita Zavala de Calderon visited the Plaza Kukulcan where they toured businesses...

by Hugo Ortuño Suárez in Mexico on 18/11/2011

BREAKING NEWS

08/02/2012 - Closing ceremony of Grand Trade Festival - Peshawar - Pakistan - Women take keen interest in fabrics at...
12/01/2012 - Calderon closing XVI Annual Latin American CEO Conference Santander - Mexico - Calderon Hinojosa arrived to Cancun for...
18/11/2011 - Felipe Calderon started 'The Good End' discount program - Cancun - Mexico - President of Mexico Felipe Calderon...
24/12/2010 - Christmas Eve Shopping in South Korea - South Korea - South Korean consumers shop for last...
07/07/2010 - Shopping fever in Marseilles - France - The summer sales started today in...
19/04/2010 - Filipinos line up on no-extension tax deadline day - Philippines - The Philippine government recently held...
28/01/2010 - Hunger Strike in Mauritius - Mauritius - DMTX.The General Secretary of the...
06/01/2010 - Winter sales open in France - France - The traditional winter sales season...
27/11/2009 - Black Friday, biggest shopping day of the year - United States - On the biggest shopping day of the year...
09/09/2009 - Bananas, apples, oranges, peaches and grapes for a fair Price, Madrid - Spain - Fruit at a fair Price was today’s, 9...

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Dung at the front of primary health center - punjab

Our World

Dung at the front of primary health center - punjab

Dung at the front of primary health center village Kallar Khera in Punjab.
by Pritpal Tanwer, on 14th of May 2012
Dhaka temperature reaches 35.2 degree Celsius

Environment

Dhaka temperature reaches 35.2 degree Celsius

The capital Dhaka's temperature hits a record 35.2 degree Celsius.
by firoz ahmed, on 10th of May 2012
Air pollution now costs Tk 124 billion a year in Dhaka city

Environment

Air pollution now costs Tk 124 billion a year in Dhaka ...

Air pollution entails a massive cost amounting to Taka 134 billion a year, in the capital alone, in terms of lost human health and life, an economic evaluation of the contamination show...
by firoz ahmed, on 10th of May 2012
Bush fires engulf Mt Arunachala again in Tiruvannamalai

Environment

Bush fires engulf Mt Arunachala again in Tiruvannamalai

Barely a fortnight after a major forest fire on Mt Arunachala, another outbreak consumes the northern slopes of Mt Arunachala. It took two dozen volunteers about ten hours to finally pu...
by Dev Gogoi, on 8th of May 2012
Garbage after May Day rally hits Jakarta streets

Environment

Garbage after May Day rally hits Jakarta streets

After thousands took part in labour demonstrations from Indonesia Hotel Circle to Jakarta Palace, tonnes of garbage gave huge work to the cleaning services.
by donal husni, on 1st of May 2012
Joint union and group labour day protests - Manila

Our World

Joint union and group labour day protests - Manila

Thousands of working class citizens spilled onto the streets to mark Labour day. Among their demands, they want increased pay and the reduction of labour contracts.
by Ezra Acayan, on 1st of May 2012
Opening of the first fair of organic products in Buenos Aires

Society

Opening of the first fair of organic products in Buenos...

Buenos Aires had its first street fair at Avenida Caseros at 400 for organic food producers are linked directly with consumers. This is an old method which is effective again.
by Walter Pagliardini, on 29th of April 2012
Cleaning the City to commemorate Surabaya Anniversary

Environment

Cleaning the City to commemorate Surabaya Anniversary

The Sanitation and Gardening Department held a mass community service clean-up of trash ahead of commemorations for the 719th anniversary of the city of Surabaya.
by Robertus Pudyanto, on 27th of April 2012
The New Blackberry Curve 9220 is launched in Surabaya

Business

The New Blackberry Curve 9220 is launched in Surabaya

Research in Motion (RIM) launch the new Blackberry Curve 9220 smartphone in Surabaya. A low price smartphone, but has powerful features that match the users in Indonesia.
by Robertus Pudyanto, on 25th of April 2012
South America's largest Garbage Dump to close - Rio de Janeiro

Environment

South America's largest Garbage Dump to close - Rio de ...

Hundreds of people pick through a mountain of trash each day in South America's biggest landfill at Jardim Gramacho. The open air dump will close in May 2012, just a few days befor...
by Carneri Santi, on 19th of April 2012
Rapid expansion leads to waste disposal problems in Thailand

Environment

Rapid expansion leads to waste disposal problems in Tha...

Rapid expansion has hindered Thailand in developing appropriate methods of disposing of waste produced by a society that is verging more towards consumer behaviour. The trash is either ...
by Arturo Rodriguez, on 25th of March 2012
Mt. Arunachala devastated by forest fire - Tiruvannamalai

Environment

Mt. Arunachala devastated by forest fire - Tiruvannamal...

Shortly after noon, in tinderbox conditions of summer, a forest fire broke out on the lower slopes of Mt. Arunachala, which swept the south-west flanks right up to the peak. Local NGOs ...
by Dev Gogoi, on 20th of April 2012
Demonstration by workers of the Renewable Energy sector

Politics

Demonstration by workers of the Renewable Energy sector

Demonstration of the workers of the Renewable Energy sector. Italy will scale back financial incentives for solar and other renewable energy that have inflated consumer power bills more...
by Stefano Montesi, on 18th of April 2012
Clean-up in Djerba

Environment

Clean-up in Djerba

Volunteers gather in Djerba to clean up the down-town area.
by nesrine cheikh ali, on 14th of April 2012
Smoke Detector Day - Hagen

Society

Smoke Detector Day - Hagen

On this Friday the 13th, Germany celebrates the seventh national smoke detector day. Local fire departments in the country open street tents and exhibits to explain to citizens the life...
by Maik Boenisch, on 13th of April 2012
Burning of garbage in Larkana

Environment

Burning of garbage in Larkana

Smoke rises from burning garbage thrown in a huge iron dust bin instead of removing it here near Chandka Hospital.
by Jamal Dawoodpoto, on 12th of April 2012
Richmond Hill fire razes multi-million dollar home

Society

Richmond Hill fire razes multi-million dollar home

A late evening fire at a home on Lake Wilcox in Richmond Hill consumes a luxurious home in the prestigious Yonge-Stouffville Road neighborhood.
by Victor Biro, on 11th of April 2012
Greeks prepare traditional Easter foods

Our World

Greeks prepare traditional Easter foods

At local farmers' markets, Greeks have rushed to buy the necessary products for traditional Greek Easter foods like lamb, kokoretsi and magiritsa.
by Konstantinos Tsakalidis, on 10th of April 2012
The environmental problems of Kosovo

Environment

The environmental problems of Kosovo

Kosovo as a young country is faced with many problems, one of the most important problem is the pollution of the environment.
by Admir Idrizi, on 10th of April 2012
Street trees adorned with community art - Bassendean

Arts & Entertainment

Street trees adorned with community art - Bassendean

Selected street trees throughout the town of Bassendean are decorated with artwork as part of the annual Trunk Art Wrap Festival. All the artwork is made of recycled domestic or industr...
by Sheldon Levis, on 8th of April 2012

Reporters