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Butts and Faces Help Chimps Identify Friends
Oct 3 2008, Grace

Chimpanzees may not forget a familiar face — or a behind, a new study says.
In a recent experiment, captive primates were able to identify photos of their acquaintances’ rears and match them with the right faces.

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5 Filipino troops killed in communist attack
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Communist rebels ambushed an army vehicle with a land mine blast and gunfire, killing five soldiers and wounding two others, the military said Wednesday, after the...
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Philippines stock index tumbles 4.7 percent
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Philippine shares tumbled Tuesday, dragged down by foreign selling following Wall Street’s plunge overnight after a leading economic think tank declared the U.S....
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Philippine economy slows to 4.6 pct in 3rd quarter
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The Philippine’s economy grew a sluggish 4.6 percent in the third quarter, slumping from 7.1 percent last year, after being “damaged but not quite...
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Philippine stock index jumps 6 percent
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Philippine shares jumped Tuesday, led by banks as investors cheered the U.S. government’s bailout of troubled banking giant Citigroup.
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Philippine leader heads to summit
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo departed Saturday for Los Angeles from Osaka, where her plane made an emergency landing in Japan the previous day after her...
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made popular Nov 22 2008
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Philippine leader's plane makes emergency landing
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s plane made an emergency landing in Japan on Friday after her husband fell ill on board, airport police said.
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Philippine landslide kills 6, at least 1 missing
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A mother and her three children were among the six people killed after a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain buried houses in a southern Philippine gold mining...
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made popular Nov 21 2008
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Philippine stock index tumbles 4.1 percent
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Philippine shares tumbled for the second straight session Friday as a broad sell-off by foreign investors dragged down local heavyweights.
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Landslide in Philippines kills 5, some missing
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Officials in the southern Philippines say a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain has buried houses, killing at least five people including children and leaving...
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Asian nations brace for economic crisis
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Asian countries led by economic powerhouses China and Japan want an expanded regional emergency fund in place next year to better shield the region from the impact of...
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US says American troops attacked in Philippines
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The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says American troops traveling in a Philippine army convoy came under fire earlier this week from suspected Muslim militants, but...
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Philippine stock index slides 3.5 pct on US losses
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Philippine shares slid Thursday in step with regional and U.S. markets as the country’s central bank pondered whether to cut interest rates to boost the economy.
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Philippine Airlines reports $114M loss in 1st half
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The national carrier Philippine Airlines said Wednesday an unprecedented surge in fuel prices left it with a loss of $113.8 million during the fiscal first-half.
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Philippine stock index tumbles 3.4 percent
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WTO probes Thai barriers to foreign cigarettes
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The World Trade Organization opened an investigation Monday into Thai import charges on foreign cigarettes, acting on a complaint from the Philippines.
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Filipino workers remittances rise despite crisis
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The millions of Filipino workers abroad sent home $12.3 billion in the first nine months of this year, a 17.1 increase despite a global slowdown that economists warned...
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Crusading Filipino broadcaster shot dead
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A gunman on a motorcycle killed a hard-hitting Filipino radio commentator Monday in the seventh deadly attack on reporters in the Philippines this year, police said.
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Philippines will not lift ban on workers in Iraq
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The Philippines has no immediate plan to lift a ban on its citizens working in Iraq, the labor secretary said Saturday after a plea from an Iraqi diplomat for more...
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Philippine Tarsier: the world’s smallest primate
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Save primates, save environment
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Every one of the world’s 235 primate species is listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, except for humans. Thankfully! Did you know...
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