8,047 new-flu group infections reported in week, highest since late July
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POLICE WARN WOMAN FOR SMACKING DAUGHTER WITH WOODEN SPOON
By Neville D'Cruz
We will get ETS agreement, says Turnbull
The chance of a green light for emissions trading seems to have lifted, with
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull confident he can seal the deal.
S. Korea hints at rice aid to North after family reunion talks
(ATTN: MODIFIES lead, UPDATES with more quotes, remarks by former N.K. Red Cross
chief, growing call for aid, poor harvests in N. Korea, expert's view)
By Kim Hyun
Korean Catholics to increase effort in organ donations
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea announced
Thursday it will set up a network aimed at increasing organ donations, a movement
Umbrella union to go on general strike in December
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The country's largest labor union declared Thursday it
will go on a general strike from December to protest labor law revisions becoming
S. Korean Red Cross aid to North Korea hits zero
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Humanitarian aid to North Korea by South Korea's Red
Cross dropped to nil this year after a rapid decline in 2008, mirroring strained
SOME 52 CULTURAL SITES IN PADANG DAMAGED : OFFICIAL
Padang, Oct 15 (ANTARA) - Some 52 cultural sites in West Sumatra's provincial capital of Padang are damaged due to the magnitude-7.6 earthquake which hit the area last September 30.
Schools to miss out on solar panels
Thousands of schools that want to go green have been told the federal government has
no money to help them.
GOVT MAY ADOPT LOCAL CONSUMPTION STRATEGY IN BUDGET 2010, SAYS MIA
By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah
