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Severe quake off PNG coast HONG KONG (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 A severe earthquake estimated at 6.8 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of eastern Papua New Guinea Sunday, the Hong Kong observatory said. Dubai opens film fest with suicide bombers' movie DUBAI (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 Dubai's international film festival opened Sunday with a constellation of Hollywood, Bollywood and Arab stars attending the Middle East premiere of a Palestinian movie about suicide bombers. Wikipedia becomes Internet force, faces crisis WASHINGTON (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that is the product of collaboration of its users, has become a major force on the Internet, but faces a crisis after a false biography raised questions about its credibility. |
Tourists trickle back to New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 In the heart of New Orleans famed tourist district, the signs of a city ready to welcome back tourists are abundant. US sends more supplies as Pakistani quake survivors face winter ISLAMABAD (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Sunday said it had brought in additional plastic sheeting sufficient to winterize the shelters of an additional 17,500 families in quake-hit areas of Pakistan. Thailand to send tsunami skeleton samples to Bosnia for DNA testing BANGKOK (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 DNA samples from the skeleton of a woman found in southern Thailand and believed killed by last December's tsunami will be sent to Bosnia for testing, authorities said on Sunday. |
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Miss Iceland starts her reign as Miss World 2005 SANYA, China (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 Iceland's Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir began her year-long reign as Miss World 2005 on Sunday after beating 101 other girls in a global pageant staged in this sleepy resort town. Ireland doubling aid to Pakistan quake victims DUBLIN (AFP) Dec 10, 2005 Ireland is doubling its relief package for the victims of the October earthquake in Pakistan to 10 million eurosmillion dollars), the government said Saturday. Southern Indian state braces for cyclone, evacuates coastline CHENNAI, India (AFP) Dec 10, 2005 India's southern state of Tamil Nadu evacuated people from coastal areas Saturday as it braced for a cyclone expected to slam into its shores later in the day. |
Japan to speed trade talks with Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Dec 10, 2005 Japan said Saturday it had agreed to accelerate negotiations on separate free-trade pacts with Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines in meetings held ahead of the inaugural East Asia Summit. Skeleton of tsunami victim found in Thailand PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) Dec 10, 2005 The skeleton of a woman believed killed in the tsunami has been discovered in southern Thailand, nearly one year after the catastrophe killed some 5,400 people here, authorities said Saturday. ICRC increases budget for 2006 amid violence, quake relief GENEVA (AFP) Dec 09, 2005 Armed conflicts worldwide and the relief effort following the earthquake in Pakistan are forcing the International Committee of the Red Cross to raise its funding needs for next year by nearly 10 percent, the agency said Friday. |
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