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Asian stocks higher on hopes US will keep stimulus
Newsday
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - (AP) -- Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. | Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. Hong Kong's Hang Seng add...
A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013.
(photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Asian stocks higher on hopes US will keep stimulus
The News Tribune
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. | Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added...
USGS: Asian carp eggs can incubate in more areas
Chicago Sun-Times
Updated: June 19, 2013 11:16AM | Two species of invasive Asian carp may be able to spawn in more Great Lakes tributaries than previously thought. | That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which released a new report about the fish on Tuesda...
The jury of MIPIM Asia Awards 2013 is revealed
PR Newswire
5-6 November 2013 - Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong | PARIS, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MIPIM Asia, the property leaders' summit in Asia Pacific, reveals the composition of the jury for the 7th edition of the established MIPIM Asia Awards compet...
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WN/Patricia
Exports of Australian beef reach record high in May with soaring demand from Asia
Xinhua
CANBERRA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Exports of Australian beef and veal are the highest on record, with soaring demand from China and the Middle East pushing the monthly total in May abo...
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WN / deniseyong
Stocks slide in Asia as Japan holds policy steady
Star Telegram
AP Business Writer | TOKYO — Stock markets slid Tuesday in Asia, as Japan's central bank ended a policy meeting with no fresh stimulus or moves to curb bond market volatility...
Siberian Tiger in Hagenbecks Tierpark, Hamburg, Germany.
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Asian tigers at risk from domestic dog distemper virus
BBC News
Some of the world's rarest big cat species are facing a potentially deadly threat from a virus carried by domestic dogs, a wildlife expert has warned. | John Lewis, director o...
Asian markets tense before Fed’s announcement, but Nikkei outperforms
Business Day
SYDNEY — Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and a softer yen, outperforming the rest of Asia, which anxiously waited for clarity on the US Federal Reserve’s next policy step. | Major currencies, commodit...
Corps will not weigh climate effects in Asia of exported coal in NW terminals' review
The State
SEATTLE — The Army Corps of Engineers will not consider the climate effects of burning U.S. coal in Asia in reviews of proposed export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, an agency official testified Tuesday at a congressional hearing in Washin...
Health
Siberian Tiger in Hagenbecks Tierpark, Hamburg, Germany.
(photo: Creative Commons / Aiwok)
Asian tigers at risk from domestic dog distemper virus
BBC News
Some of the world's rarest big cat species are facing a potentially deadly threat from a virus carried by domestic dogs, a wildlife expert has warned. | John Lewis, director of Wildlife Vets International, said there was evidence that Indonesian tigers were at risk. | Canine distemper virus has evolved in recent decades from infecting only dog...



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