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A fisherman rows his boat in the sea near a fish market in Hambantota ...
Feb 26th, 2012
(Reuters) - A fisherman rows his boat in the sea near a fish market in Hambantota about 240km (149 miles) south of Colombo February 26, 2012. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte (SRI LANKA - Tags: SOCIETY) -
By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the trunk of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at the show's 100th edition this year, for charity. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which runs Chelsea in the grounds of the Christopher Wren-built... [Full Article]
SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) - An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of people into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MASINLOC, Philippines (AP) - Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing ... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]