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Michael Winship

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:29:21 -0700
The weather’s getting warmer in Afghanistan and the war there is heating up again. That means – as it has meant every year for more than a decade – that the pace will quicken at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
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Iraq plans to relaunch Iraqi Airways as a major carrier

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:25:31 -0700
Iraqi Airways is waiting for the delivery of 40 Boeing aircraft. Above, Boeing 737 fuselage sections on the assembly floor at Spirit AeroSystems in the US. Daniel Acker / Bloomberg News
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The world’s ‘New Tigers’ lie ready to pounce

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:13:12 -0700
As the big headliners for economic growth lose their appeal, the search for new stars has begun.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit as China slams new sanctions

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:25:51 -0700
BEIJING (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit China in June for a security summit and discuss his country's disputed nuclear programme with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday, criticizing new sanctions aimed at Iran. Ahmadinejad will be attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting hosted by Beijing in June, China's Vice ...
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SGS Wins Inspection Contract For Gas Power Plant Project In Iraq

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:36:15 -0700
SGS has been entrusted by LANCO Group to provide independent inspection of equipment and material at vendor locations in Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East as well as to manage on-site quality control for the construction of its new gas power plant in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq. The AKAZ power plant boasts a capacity of 2x125 MW and is estimated to require three years to complete.
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Laos as a Regional Link

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:13:45 -0700
Long one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has moved in recent years to capitalize on the region’s robust economic growth and increased integration by recasting itself as a “corridor country” able to facilitate cross-border trade across its land-locked territory.
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Asia's new peril

Wed, 02 May 2012 22:50:05 -0700
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) As Europe dithers and the US nervously watches its unemployment rate, a China-led Asian rise is accepted as the new reality. Less noted is the anomaly of an Asia ...
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