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ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day opens with young people from 22 nations, to give Asia a ...
The youth are 'agents of true change and transformation before their respective church communities, families and friends...' hope for the Church's evangelization and for the future of Asia.
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Some lawmakers send few minorities to US academies
As U.S. military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.
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White tiger killed by lions at Czech zoo
The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trap door, Liberec Zoo spokesman Ivan Langr said.
Sony Ericsson Closes NC, Other Sites as HQ Moves
The joint venture between Sweden's LM Ericsson and Japan's Sony Corp. will consolidate product development operations by closing sites in Research Triangle Park; Seattle; Miami; San Diego; Kista, Sweden; and Chennai, India, spokeswoman Stacy Doster said.
The Local - Sweden's News in English
Swedish man charged for blackmailing sex buyer
A businessman from southern Sweden who attempted to pay for sex from two 18-year-old women instead found himself caught up in a blackmail scheme.
Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys
After years of little progress, three new trials suggest that the latest generation of blood thinners may outperform the old standbys warfarin and clopidogrel .
The Local - Sweden's News in English
Young woman with swine flu dies in Sweden
A 20-year woman from Norrkoping in eastern Sweden has died after contracting the swine flu virus.
Swedish museums return Maori remains to New Zealand at ceremony in Goteborg
Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate remains taken from burial grounds.
Wireless Phones Alter Levels of Brain Chemical
Wireless phones have a biological effect on the brain, but it's too early to say whether this poses any health risks, a Swedish medical researcher reports.
Eco Homes: Energy positive house in Sweden will sell excess electricity to the grid
Eco Factor: Energy positive house incorporates energy saving and generating technologies.
The Local - Sweden's News in English
Deadly skin cancer on the rise in Sweden: study
The number of Swedes diagnosed with one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer every year has increased by 50 percent over the last decade, a new study shows.
No wedding wows for Sweden's immigrants
A town in southern Sweden will allow only one "immigrant wedding" per month to be celebrated in its community center, a local politician said.
The Local - Sweden's News in English
Sweden to test 'culture by prescription'
Doctors in south-western Sweden will soon be able to prescribe cultural activities such as choir lessons or ceramics classes as part of a taxpayer-funded initiative to help reduce prolonged absences from work due to illness.
Cultural Factors Help Limit Recession's Impact
RALEIGH, N.C. - Until this summer, Loc Tran, 59, was a technician at Nortel, a global communications company that has facilities at Research Triangle Park here.
Term of Swede convicted of US murders reduced
A Swedish woman who was sentenced to life for a double murder in California will be released in 2011, a Swedish court ruled Monday.
It Explains Sweden But Not the Rest of the World
A study at Orebro University in Sweden indicates that mobile phones and other cordless telephones have a biological effect on the brain.
Sweden returns looted skulls to Hawaii
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - With a solemn ceremony in Stockholm's antiquities museum, Sweden on Saturday marked the return of 22 skulls looted from a native Hawaiian community mainly in the 17th century.
Arson Suspected In Swedish School Fire
Police and fire officials said they suspect an arsonist may have started the fire that destroyed a school in Gothenburg, Sweden, early Saturday.
Sexual risk-taking in the general population of Sweden
Sexual risk-taking in the general population of Sweden Claes Herlitz Dalarna Research Institute, Myntgatan 2, SE-791 51 Falun, Sweden.
Swedish museum returns human skulls to Hawaii
Sweden is returning 23 skulls taken from the native Hawaiian community at a solemn ceremony at Stockholm's Museum of National Antiquities.
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