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NEW DELHI (AP) -- Thousands of stargazers across Asia stayed awake overnight to catch a glimpse of what was advertised as an intense Leonid meteor shower, but the show fizzled rather than sizzled for many because of cloudy conditions.... Su's 'Redemption' wins Man Asian Literary PrizeHONG KONG (AP) -- The story of a Chinese Communist Party official who moves to a community of boat people after his revolutionary lineage is refuted has won the Man Asian Literary Prize, organizers said.... World Bank president: inflation a risk to recoverySINGAPORE (AP) -- Asian economies must handle their monetary and currency policies carefully to avoid unleashing a wave of potentially destabilizing inflation, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Friday.... Amazon expands Web-based business services to AsiaSEATTLE (AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it's going to offer Web-based services to businesses in Asia starting next year.... Most undernourished children live in South AsiaNEW DELHI (AP) -- More than half of the world's chronically undernourished children under the age of 5 live in South Asia, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.... |
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