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Legendary tandem of Efren Reyes and 'Django' Bustamante lead Team Asia in 9-ball championsip win 
The Examiner
The Examiner
Thirst for bear bile grows in Asia; 19 bears rescued in Vietnam after being milked ...
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
TAN UYEN, (AP) — The three tractor-trailer containers sat in a row, divided with metal partitions into 19 tiny, sweltering cells. Massive claws and furry black noses poked between the iron bars: 19 rare Asiatic...
The Man from the Pru is bullish on Asia
The Times
The Times
When Tidjane Thiam arrived at Prudential as finance chief two years ago, most of his colleagues thought he was mad. "I kept saying words like 'Armageddon', and warning that everything was going to go wrong," said the...
![Ranchi About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: राँची)(রাঁচি inbengali) is the capital city of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Jharkhand accounts for 40% of mineral resources of India. Alone Ranchi accounts for 50% mineral production of the state, nearing about 18% of nation's mineral production. For this reason Ranchi is also called the Manchester of the East. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement[1] for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Orissa, Western West Bengal and the present eastern Chhattisgarh. Jharkhand State was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas. The name Ranchi comes from the name of a local bird which was considered pious by the locals. Before that up to 1927, this place (Ranchi) was known as Rachi. The area was an agricultural locality and Doranda ('duran' 'दुरङ' means song/sing & 'da ah' 'दअः' is water - Mundari words), in between Hinoo & Harmoo River was a better known place for its military base and garrison. The present Purani Ranchi was originally known as the village Archi. Ranchi is a prominent political, commercial, industrial, and educational hub of eastern India.](http://cdn4.wn.com/vp/i/e6/bea49d267b4bc8.jpg){kind=small}
