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Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
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 Asia Times 
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
By Peter J Brown The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh arrives, at Andrews Air Force Air Port, in Washington on November 22, 2009.
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India hopeful of reprocessing accord with US soon
New Delhi:  Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington next month, India and the US have held another round of talks to resolve their differences over an  accord  on... (photo: PIB of India)
Climate Change - Global Warming - Environment  Malaya 
'Organic Agriculture Act will mitigate climate change'
A FARMERS’ group yesterday urged President Arroyo to immediately sign the Organic Agriculture Act of 2009, saying this would help mitigate the effects of climate change. At yesterday’s press... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Woman sleeping  The Daily Mail 
How to... Look like you've had eight hours sleep on only four
In an ideal world, we'd get our eight hours of beauty sleep every night and wake looking and feeling refreshed, revived and raring to go. But, sometimes, life gets in the way. A crying baby, insomnia... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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President Barack Obama talks as first lady Michelle Obama, third from left, sits nearby, after a conversation with a small group of African American seniors and their grandchildren on the legacy of the civil rights movement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. The Hindu
Obama calls for global fuel bank
Narayan Lakshman... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
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climate change - global warming - weather National Post
Environment: $100-million for renewable energy, silence on climate change
By Mike De Souza, Canwest News ServiceMarch 4, 2010 5:29 PM The government also announced $20-million worth of tax incentives over three years, starting in 2012-13 to... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Vitaly I. Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, briefs correspondents, following Security Council consultations on the conflict in Georgia. The Star
China, Russia urge Iran to accept nuclear fuel plan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China urged Iran on Thursday to accept a U.N. nuclear fuel proposal aimed at easing concerns about its atomic program, while U.S.,... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
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**FILE** This undated image shows the 17,000-ton container ship Maersk Alabama, when it was operating under the name Maersk Alva, which has been hijacked by Somalia pirates with 20 crew members aboard, Wednesday April 8, 2009, while sailing from Salalah in Oman to the Kenyan port of Mombassa via Djibouti. The Guardian
Maersk targets "modest" 2010 profit after 2009 loss
* Group 2009 net loss bigger than expected at 5.49 bln DKK * Container shipping loss 10 bln, oil business makes profit * Sees "modest" 2010 group profit, Maersk Line... (photo: AP / Polfoto, file)
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The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and External Affairs, Shri Anand Sharma addressing at the inauguration of the ?India ? The Big Picture? Conference, organised by the CII, during the 39th International Film Festival (IFFI-2008) in Panaji, Goa on November 22, 2008. Newstrack India
Anand Sharma slams opposition for playing politics on price rise issue
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Thursday slammed the opposition for playing petty politics on the issue of price... (photo: PIB of India)
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