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Comprehensive News Feed for Mongolia.

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  1. Downhill HistoryRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Tucson Weekly

    ... temperatures and the fact that we came across this ancient community of skiers." In the Altai Mountains near Mongolia, Anthony and a crew traveled for five days, at one point in a horse-drawn sled. "This was like a Lewis and Clark expedition," he ...

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    Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports

  2. Mongolians Take to the Slopes at First Ski ResortRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | ABC News

    Mongolians used to harsh winters now have a new outlet for winter fun at the country's first ski resort, located on a sacred mountain just outside of the capital Ulan Bator.

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    Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports, Travel

  3. Argali - the largest wild sheepRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Animal of the day

    ... such as to the west of Uzbekistan is found the Ovis Ammon severtzovi and the Altai Argali is found to the east of Mongolia. The many habitats of Argali are the mountainous regions at elevations up to 1.300 - 1,600 meters above sea level. These ...

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News

  4. 'show me the way to hilton'Read the original story

    Yesterday | Welcome to Fred`s Log

    My best friend is currently in Mongolia, building their new public health care system.

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  5. Mongolia: Climate Change Affecting Nomadic Way of LifeRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Global Voices Online

    ... by Joshua Kucera in Eurasianet highlights some of these changes : Global warming is having a harsh effect on Mongolia's nomadic herders, who comprise about 40 percent of the country's overall 3 million inhabitants. Since 1940, the mean air ...

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News, Blog News

  6. Beijing: the end of the Trans Mongolian journey - Beijing, ChinaRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Into China and Beijing. The journey through Mongolia into China took us through the eastern fringe of the Gobi desert..a vast area of rolling patchy grassland with a few rocky outcrops visible on the horizon.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Horse Racing

  7. Diffusing Technology into Generation ZRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | SYS-CON MEDIA

    ... but also to give us a chance to interact with students from a different country or culture. At that time a child in Mongolia would have still lived under Soviet rule, not allowed to travel beyond his or her local community without specific ...

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    Related Topix: Computers, Richfield, MN, World News, Asia, Mongolia Travel, Travel

  8. The Lanna DeceptionRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | City Life Chiang Mai

    ... books they will tell you we all come from the Altai mountains!" These mountains on the hinterlands of Russia and Mongolia, according to the ministry of education, are where ALL Thais descended from. "The government did not want people to know about ...

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    Related Topix: Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Lampang, Thailand

  9. Origo stokes China hopes with coal dealRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Daily Express

    ... Sino-India and ORP have acquired a 21 per cent holding in Gobi Coal & Energy, which owns two deposits in south west Mongolia containing about 320 million tons of thermal and coking coal. The company plans to use its stake and its Chinese investment ...

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    Related Topix: Asia, World News

  10. Research and Markets: Mongolia Mining Report Q1 2009Read the original story

    Monday | BusinessWire

    Mongolia has a relatively undeveloped mining sector that holds great potential. Mongolia is rich in metals such as gold and copper, and minerals such as coal and fluorspar .

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Mining

  11. Healing in MongoliaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | The Strand

    ... film. Having witnessed the healing power of shaman doctors in Africa, Rupert lands upon the idea of traveling to Mongolia's nomadic tribes to cure Rowan. It was there, in the country's northernmost tip, that humans first rode animals (reindeer to be ...

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    Related Topix: Asia

  12. Moscow Moscow!(In the tune of 'New York New York') - Moscow,...Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Moscow , Central Russia , Russian Federation Saturday, November 14, 2009 7/11 - Arriving to Moscow.

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    Related Topix: Moscow, Russia, World News, Russia, Samarskaya Oblast', Russia, Asia

  13. Bulgaria Sumo Wrestler Kotooshu Scores Great Win in FukuokaRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 28 | Sofia News Agency

    Accompanied by sumo wrestler Kotokasuga, Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu waves from an open car at the start of a parade outside the Kokugikan sumo arena, in Tokyo.

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    Related Topix: Sumo, Martial Arts

  14. MIR Corporation Expands its Luxury Train Travel Offerings with a New Tour Aboard the Tangula ExpressRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | USPRWire

    ... Route: Tour to Russia between Moscow and Vladivostok Trans-Siberian Railroad Mongolian Route: Tour to Russia and Mongolia between Moscow and UlaanBaatar The Silk Road by Private Train: Silk Road Tour between Moscow and Beijing via Central Asia. The ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Travel, Russia Travel, Greenwood (Seattle, WA), Queen Anne (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

  15. Thursday's Trading Day: TSX takes sharp drop after Dubai postpones debt repaymentsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Vancouver Sun

    ... "within a year or two." The company has mines in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, as well as Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Quebec media company Cogeco jumped $1.86, or 7.4 per cent, to $27, and its Cogeco Cable subsidiary added $1.66, or five per ...

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    Related Topix: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, World News, United Arab Emirates, North America, Canada, Middle East

  16. Thomas Balmesa Documentary Babies Movie TrailerRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | /film

    ... introduction: Ponijao, who lives with her family near Opuwo, Namibia; Bayarjargal, who resides with his family in Mongolia, near Bayanchandmani; Mari, who lives with her family in Tokyo, Japan; and Hattie, who resides with her family in the United ...

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    Related Topix: Tov, Mongolia, Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, World News, Japan, Kanto, Japan, Tokyo, Japan

  17. Light, PleaseRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 26 | Iceland Review

    ... Abu Dhabi, San Diego in California, Belize in Central America, Caracas in Venezuela and Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. I've never been there but for many years Mongolia has been on my list of places to visit. There is something exotic about ...

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    Related Topix: Reykjavik, Iceland, World News, Iceland, Arctic Region, Life, Food, Vegetables, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, Asia

  18. Survivor counting blessingsRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Decatur Daily

    Linda Duran said she is counting her blessings for Thanksgiving. She has been recuperating the past week from colon-cancer surgery here at the home of a daughter, Karen Winchester.

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  19. Thanksgiving meals will be minus the main dish for many U.S. Embassy staffRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Stars and Stripes

    Every year before Thanksgiving, U.S. Embassy staff in Mongolia do something few Americans have to do.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Mongolia Travel, Travel, World News, Asia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Travel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, US Military, US Air Force, US Army, Osan Air Base

  20. Thanksgiving meals will be minus the main dish for many U.S. Embassy staff members in Mongolia

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Stars and Stripes

    PYEONGTAEK, South Korea a ' Every year before Thanksgiving, U.S. Embassy staff in Mongolia do something few Americans have to do.

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    Related Topix: Mongolia Travel, Travel, Life, Holidays, World News, Thanksgiving, Asia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Travel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia