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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.metrohk.com.hk/?cmd=detail&id=167166Residents bike through flood waters in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, hit by a tropical storm earlier this week.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:37:00 +0200metrohkzhmetrohk-bac3da98cfe1295febcbe97b2fc4192d18.78702 98.999878http://www.nownews.com/2011/08/02/11490-2732235.htm〔記者林育綾╱綜合報導〕311東日本大地震造成許多家庭流離失所，寵物跟飼主也失散或被迫分離。微軟日本(Microsoft Japan) 與富士通(Fujitsu Corp) 近日開始提供一個「寵物搜索」平台，希望幫助更多人找回牠們心愛的寵物。Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:08:00 +0200nownewszhnownews-65b0711da5dd903843c4dd78be46d2a435.6831 139.809http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/190481/20110801/fukushima-daiichi-japan-robot-seal-earthquake.htmAt the Suisyoen retirement home 30 km (19 miles) south of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, elderly Japanese earthquake survivors are finding comfort in a plush, white robot.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:30:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-33b9f1dd7f0ca7637de8fab2d9620bc6http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/190170/20110801/brent-at-6-week-high-atop-120-on-debt-progress.htmBrent crude futures hit a 6-week high on Monday, topping $120 a barrel, due to a relief rally after Washington reached a last-minute deal to escape default.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:27:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-f66f1b834c003b1bbbee331f5788290638.9051 -77.0162http://www.nownews.com/2011/07/30/11490-2731603.htm〔記者楊伶雯╱台北報導〕宏達電29日召開法人說明會，公佈2011年第2季營運成果，包括季營收、獲利、每股盈餘都創下歷史新高，執行長周永明表示，「HTC團隊竭盡心力地在每一個產品上創造出獨特的使用者經驗，很高興看到這些努力在全球銷售量上有令人滿意的表現」；宏達電預估第3季銷售量約1350萬支，年增98%；營收約1370億元，季增10%，年增80%；營業毛利率約28%+0.5%間；營業淨利率約15%+0.5%間。Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:48:00 +0200nownewszhnownews-18192665572af32a9f2f86f03ebc45d5http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/189022/20110729/seoul-torrential-rain-torrential-rain-in-south-korea-killing-41-people-natural-disaster-floods-in-so.htmSouth Korea forecasts even more rain as emergency workers are still entrenched in a battle against floods and landslides that have killed at least 41 people.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:38:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-605773e1566126852e630cc13949032937.5424 126.935http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/188858/20110728/tropical-storm-don-aims-to-strike-texas-coast.htmTropical Storm Don has triggered a storm warning along the Texas coast on Thursday evening, with the storm expected to hit within 36 hours.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:37:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-12620a1566a71a0503c2ac52e82f0a6731.4943738356216 -99.3600411817029http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/188665/20110728/lil-wayne-chris-brown-adele-perform-vma.htmLil Wayne will be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards. Adele will be making her first appearance at the event.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:04:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-61f84f31fe0641e34e98fbbcf952cad3http://chicago.ibtimes.com/articles/188607/20110728/tropical-storm-don-nears-texas-coast.htmTropical Storm Don, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was churning northwestward across the southern Gulf of Mexico toward the Texas coast.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:34:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-194761b4723475526db4df318a454a1a19.3395004253507 -99.6272668409776http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/188194/20110728/torrential-rain-kills-41-people-in-south-korea.htmSouth Korea forecasts even more rain as emergency workers are still entrenched in a battle against floods and landslides that have killed at least 41 people. The capital has been hit with the heaviest July rain on record, which triggered a mudslide in a residential area in the city's south on Wednesday and killed 16 people.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:31:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-c383de189ada7e30db82f4b2760c933837.5424 126.935http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/187734/20110727/tropical-storm-nok-ten-phillippines-flooding-luzon.htmPhotos: View Sample Tropical Storm Nok-Ten Hammers Phillipines (PHOTOS) Jul 27, 2011 11:08 AM EDT Tropical storm Nok-Ten has swept over the the Philippines, causing major flooding and killing at least 9 people. Authorities evacuated about 500,000 people from the coast of Luzon.Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:26:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-e7dfcdfadd97d9116467a82a031c228d6.517152 126.093399http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/186269/20110725/elusive-rebound-better-come-soon.htmAmerican consumers, faced with grim job prospects and the looming threat of a national debt default, are in no position to support the global economy with a new wave of spending.Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:59:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-6130dac9d3dea5dba9ee5f353a7d01f6http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/184942/20110722/new-zealand-earthquake-5-1-magnitude-earthquake-hits-christchurch.htmAn earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit New Zealand's Christchurch city on Friday morning, Xinhua reported.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:11:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-df441a4ab1385746420aff4fc169cc7b-43.5235 172.638http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/184264/20110721/yen-weakens-despite-strong-economic-performance.htmThe Japanese yen weakened against the U.S. dollar and the euro on Thursday, despite improvements in the Japanese economic performance.Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:35:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-02fd07caa758dd303e4fa477733d42c6http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/184211/20110721/adele-katy-perry-kanye-west-top-mtv-video-music-awards-11-nominations-photos.htmContemporary heavy hitters Kanye West, Adele and Katy Perry lead the nominations race for this year's most exciting awards show, the MTV Video Music Awards.Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:35:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-ca9e34f38e56b8a39e345f9e76c525echttp://www.ibtimes.com/articles/183629/20110720/cows-ate-nuclear-contaminated-feed.htmMore than 1,000 beef cattle that ate feed contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped all over Japan from Fukushima and other prefectures, Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday, adding to anxiety after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:01:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-2af6467521cd638bc49ef7d7492e52b641.48045 140.252502http://www.metrohk.com.hk/?cmd=detail&id=165924Frankfurt, Germany. The players Frankfurt, Germany. The players on Japan's women's World Cup team invoked the slow recovery from a devastating tsunami and earthquake time and again. Whatever they could do, they vowed, they would. True to their word, the gleaming World Cup trophy will ride back on....Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:53:00 +0200metrohkzhmetrohk-cb80234e308d269bf882499f3c40c74535.6831 139.80950.13 8.66817http://newyork.ibtimes.com/articles/182264/20110718/soccer-world-cup-women-japan-victory-glory-suffering-america-germany-maruyama-fukushima.htmBehind the refreshing victories in Women's World Cup, the Japanese team had gone through times of tears and struggles, as the nation was forced to cope with the devastating aftermath of triple disasters in March.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:44:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-63ad744c44d59e2291f038a1c20b26e3http://chicago.ibtimes.com/articles/181902/20110718/frilly-pink-flower-power-lifts-disaster-hit-japan.htmNamed after a frilly pink flower, Japan's World Cup-winning women's soccer team embodied the iron-willed spirit of a nation united in its battle to recover from disaster.Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0200ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-0ef11906dfa6ca012ba3b097419e639d35.6831 139.809