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Bonds, shares slump as Fed signals end to stimulus
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Bonds, shares and commodities fell sharply around the world on Thursday and the dollar rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve explicitly signaled an end to easy money and data showed China's economy slowing down. The sell-off began...Tags: Alcoa Incorporated, Science and Technology, Stamford, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Mining
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Australia eyes Buddha and baccarat to lure Chinese tourists
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn't high on the travel agenda of most Chinese tourists. But the local mayor and a Chinese businessman have big...Tags: China, Casino and Gambling, Amusement and Theme Parks, Beijing (China), Theme Park Vacations
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Factbox: Power projects in the Philippines
ReutersMANILA (Reuters) - Some of the Philippines' biggest conglomerates have unveiled plans to push into power generation over the next five years, with investments seen reaching $9 billion. Concerns are growing that some of these projects will face delays,...Tags: Philippines, Plant Openings, Metal and Mineral, Coal, Companies and Corporations
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Power crisis fears unnerve industry in booming Philippines
ReutersMANILA (Reuters) - An electricity outage that blacked out large swathes of the Philippines' main island of Luzon for up to eight hours last month has highlighted worries about a potential power crisis that could undermine Asia's fastest-growing economy....Tags: Philippines, Plant Openings, Coal, Politics, Lobbying
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Asia wheat buyers fret even as US says gene-altered strain isolated
Reuters* Japan says no change in stance on U.S. wheat * S.Korea millers: no plan to lift suspension * Worries linger in China as it boosts imports * Manila to "strictly evaluate" food imports By Meeyoung Cho and Osamu Tsukimori SEOUL/TOKYO, June 17...Tags: Philippines, China, South Korea, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Arable Farming
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GLOBAL MARKETS- Japanese stocks lead rout in Asia, dollar slumps on Fed uncertainty
Reuters* MSCI Asia ex-Japan tumbles 1.9 pct to new 2013 lows * Nikkei plummets more than 5 pct to enter bear market territory * Dollar slides to 10-week lows against yen * Fed tapering uncertainty stirs liquidations by funds By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 13...Tags: Nikkei, Asia, Federal Reserve, Japan, Economy, Business and Finance
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GLOBAL MARKETS- Japanese stocks lead rout in Asia, dollar slide on Fed uncertainty
Reuters* Fed tapering uncertainty stirs liquidations by funds * Investors scramble for exits, hitting several asset markets * MSCI Asia ex-Japan tumbles more than 2 pct to 9-month trough * Nikkei dives 6.4 pct to enter bear market territory * Yen at 10-...Tags: China, Nikkei, Asia, Japan, Federal Reserve
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Film Review: 'On the Job'
VarietyPlunging the viewer headlong into the sweat and blood, cynicism and corruption of Metro Manila's mean streets, "On the Job" is a gritty, convoluted but steadily engrossing crime thriller from Filipino genre maven Erik Matti. Although this fast-paced...Tags: Action (Movie Genre), Entertainment, Movies, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, The Godfather (movie)
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Dog loses snout while saving 2 young girls
MANILA, June 9 (Reuters) - A shepherd-mix who lost her snout saving two girls returned on Sunday to her owner's home in the southern Philippines after eight months of veterinary treatment in the United States, earning a new title as "dog ambassador of...
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As Philippines booms, overseas workers eye return home
ReutersBy Karen Lema MANILA, June 2 (Reuters) - Mateo Ragonjan took a leap of faith in August last year. The executive sous-chef of a seven-star luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi packed his bags to take up a similar job back home in the Philippines. He is one of a small...Tags: Philippines, Economic Indicator, Entertainment, Poverty, Casino and Gambling
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WRAPUP 5-Roiled by mystery GMO wheat, US races to reassure buyers
Reuters* Japan cancels tender to purchase some U.S. wheat * EU preparing to test incoming shipments * Importers to seek details from U.S. government (Adds Oregon researchers in second section) By Julie Ingwersen and Charles Abbott CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, May 30...Tags: Philippines, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Politics, Oregon State University
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Roiled by mystery GMO wheat, U.S. races to reassure buyers
ReutersCHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials raced to quell global alarm on Thursday over the first-ever discovery of an unapproved strain of genetically modified wheat, working to figure out how the rogue grain escaped from a field trial a decade ago....Tags: Philippines, China, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Egypt
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