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Senior official retracts remarks over jobless people

Source: Kyodo News

Tōkyō :: Japan | about 10 hours ago | Technology News

Parliamentary Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications Tetsushi Sakamoto on Tuesday retracted his controversial remarks that questioned whether unemployed people who took shelter in a Tokyo park over the New Year period really possess the will to work. Referring to...

China says suspected bird flu patient dies

Source: GMA News

Beijing :: China | about 2 hours ago | Technology News

A woman suspected of being infected with bird flu has died in Beijing, the local health bureau said today. It would be the first bird flu death in the country in almost a year. The woman died yesterdat. Her age...

Drug death prompts warning in Qld

Source: The Sunshine Coast Daily

Brisbane :: Australia | about 5 hours ago | Technology News

Queenslanders are being warned against illicit drugs following the death of a woman and hospitalisation of three others. Police said the 28-year-old woman died on New Year's Day after taking two ecstasy tablets purchased at a Fortitude Valley nightclub on...

Oldest 'hoon' has car impounded

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Melbourne :: Australia | about 15 hours ago | Technology News

Police say the man was travelling at 170kph in a 100kph zone on Brandy Creek Road in Warragul on New Year's Day. He was following another driver, a 36-year-old, who also had his car impounded...Previously, the oldest driver to have...

British Embassy in RP new regional hub for visa processing

Source: GMA News

Manila :: Philippines | about 6 hours ago | Technology News

Starting this month, the embassy of the United Kingdom in Manila will assume the responsibility of issuing visas for Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. According to a statement from the British Embassy, the UK Border Agency has recently designated...

Senior Doctors Warn Against Health Cost Cutting

Source: Scoop

Wellington :: New Zealand | about 7 hours ago | Technology News

We are already aware of at least one DHB seeking not to replace vacant positions. Whether these positions are medical, health professional or clerical, not filling positions will effect directly or directly the effectiveness of patient care.” “Instead the government...

Museum announces Great White is female (NZPA)

Source: Xtra News

Auckland :: New Zealand | about 7 hours ago | Technology News

Museum announces Great White is female January 6, 2009, 4:52 pm It's a girl! Auckland Museum today made its proud announcement about its "long, sleek" great white shark thawing in its loading bay, awaiting dissection.

NSW Govt denies high-rise metro plan

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sydney :: Australia | about 9 hours ago | Technology News

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that apartment blocks as high as 15 storeys could be built in several areas around the rail corridor if the West Metro plan goes ahead. The State Government has created a new Sydney Metro...

Bank Negara: SMS scams tied to unauthorised withdrawals

Source: The Star

Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | about 11 hours ago | Technology News

Unauthorised bank withdrawals are mostly caused by SMS scams which inform victims they have won cash prizes, says Bank Negara Malaysia. The central bank said it received 165 complaints last year on illegal withdrawals, all of which were due to...

UN Assessment Underway In Quake-Hit Indonesia

Source: Scoop

Manokwari :: Indonesia | about 13 hours ago | Technology News

Local officials say at least five people were killed in the quakes, the first of which hit at 4:43 a.m. local time and measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, according to the Indonesian National Meteorological Geophysical and Climatology Agency. A...