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Spanish humanitarian organisation Manos Unidas was on Wednesday awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias Concord prize for “helping millions of people worldwide” to improve their living conditions. The Catholic non-governmental organisation “fights against under-development, illness, oppression, lack of education and hunger,” the jury said. “In its 50 years of history, Manos Unidas has done significant […]

CHINA has lent more money to developing nations than the World Bank in the past two years, the Financial Times said on Tuesday, underlining Beijing’s ambitions to increase its global influence. China lent at least US$110 billion (S$142 billion) to governments and firms in other developing countries in 2009 and 2010, surpassing the US$100.3 billion […]

VOLKSWAGEN has scored a back-to-back win in Australia’s longest running motoring award, with its Polo range taking out Wheels magazine’s car of the year. The fifth-generation VW Polo eclipsed 47 versions of the 22 finalists represented 16 different manufacturers in road tests covering 15,000km. It is the first time in a quarter of a century […]

The first living service member to receive the Medal of Honor for action during any war since Vietnam described the experience Wednesday as bittersweet. “It is such a huge, huge honor,” said Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, 25, of Hiawatha, Iowa. “It’s emotional, and all of this is great. But it does bring back a […]

THE aviation industry is set to be a major player in the job market in the next two decades, with more than a million vacancies to be created for pilots and aircraft maintenance crew. About four in 10 of the positions will be based in the Asia-Pacific, said aircraft-maker Boeing, which released its 20-year manpower […]

Corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2010 fell 13.9% from a year earlier to 13,321 for the second consecutive year of drop, slipping below the 14,000 line for the first time in four years, but the amount of debts left by the failed firms rose due to a series of failures of big firms, such as […]

MINNEAPOLIS – BOEING and a space tourism company announced a deal on Wednesday to sell tickets on rocket rides to the International Space Station. Now Boeing just has to build a spaceship. Space Adventures Ltd. has already been selling seats aboard the Russian-built Soyuz spaceship. Its last passenger was Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, […]

Chinese express gratitude to Singaporeans during provincial leader’s visit EVEN children cradling piggy banks queued outside the Chinese Embassy in Tanglin Road two years ago, eager to donate to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan. About 40,000 people flocked to the embassy, most with cash in hand, said the Chinese Ambassador to Singapore, […]

MARJAH, Afghanistan — Capt. Stan Lee patrols his corner of Helmand Province with a loaded rifle like every other Marine. But he has never had to use it. Here in one of the most combative areas of southern Afghanistan, Lee has another weapon — U.S. dollars. Lee, a member of Camp Pendleton’s 3rd Civil Affairs […]

Scientists have developed a new test which can diagnose tuberculosis in one hour, potentially helping to curb the spread of the disease, a British health agency said in a study Wednesday. The “ultra-rapid” test is far quicker than traditional methods, which can take up to eight weeks and mean that patients, who are often from […]