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Despite the economic slowdown, exports of goods and services over the last twelve months have reached $2.089 trillion; an increase of 32.64 percent when compared for the same period in 2009.

Jackie was born as Jack but wanted to live like a girl. Since Jack was ten-years-old he used to dress up like a girl.

The dogs were found in small rusty cages near a boat and were meant for slaughtering to prepare dog meat dishes in Vietnam.

Four boxes containing tiger skins, bones and skulls have been seized by Thai customs officials following a tip-off.

Insurance companies made record payouts last year, following large-scale disasters in Japan and New Zealand.

Record number of large scale ivory seizures in 2011 makes it the “worst year ever” for African wildlife.

2011 marked by series of devastating natural disasters from floods and tsunamis to earthquakes and droughts.

Chip maker Intel has slashed its predicted revenues by $1 billion for the fourth quarter of 2011, in the wake of the severe flooding in Thailand.

The UK Border Agency counterfeit team at Heathrow is making huge seizures of fake products everyday at the airport

Over 200 new species, including a monkey with a hair-style not too dissimilar to the ex-King of rock-and-roll, Elvis Presley, have been discovered in the Greater Mekong region.

A U.S. citizen has been sentenced to two and a half years in a Thai prison after translating a banned biography of the country's King online.

The estimated shipping time for some Apple iMac computers has slipped from a couple of days to between five and seven weeks, as the floods in Thailand continue to restrict hard drive supplies.

According to reports, hospitals across Britain are serving foods imported from China and Thailand instead of making patients' meals from local produce. This means that millions of pounds are wasted in the process, says a study by food campaigners, The Soil Association.

Firm action is required at the Durban climate talks to prevent increasing global hunger and poverty, Oxfam warns.

Prices of computer hard drives are increasing five per cent every day since extensive flooding in Thailand shut many factories, tightening stock levels globally.

Convicted paedophile Gary Glitter is free again to travel after his three-year ban came to an end, with no plans currently to renew it.

The financial troubles of Thomas Cook are attributed to the lower demand in the travel industry due to the global unrest.

Hard drive chip maker Marvell gave a cautious revenue forecast, as widespread flooding in Thailand continues to damage the computer industry, severely limiting production.

Tagged, one of the world’s less popular social media sites has released lists of the most sociable countries in the world.

Reports today claim that Apple will be shipping the much-anticipated 15-inch MacBook Air in March, as speculation surrounding a larger Air - or thinner Pro - continues to grow.

Flooding in Thailand has killed more than 500 people and has caused an estimated £2.5 billion of damage following three months of heavy rain. The computer industry is being affected as the majority of the world's hard drives are manufactured in the country, and these factories have been forced to close, resulting in global hard drive prices soaring.

Computer manufacturer Dell has said that its hard drive supplies are likely to be affected due to the extensive flooding in Thailand.

It is time Karl Marx's classic opening statement of the Communist Manifesto is reworded into something on the lines of: "A spectre is haunting Europe ­- the spectre of a double dip. All the powers of Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre."

Hard drive prices have skyrocketed following severe flooding in Thailand, with analysts predicting that prices could take two years to recover.

Analysts have warned that there could be a huge shortage in hard disk drives, with the possibility of stock running out entirely before December, due to the Thailand floods.

Maxwell Zachs wants to become Britain's first transgender rabbi and is set to feature in a new television show.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been convicted of selling heavy weaponry to terrorists by a U.S. jury in New York on Wednesday. Bout, a former Soviet officer who inspired 2005 movie "Lord of War" starring Nicholas Cage, was found guilty of trading arms to people he believed were Colombian rebels on the verge of attacking American soldiers.

Thailand Floods: A Third of the Country Under Water; $30 Bn Loss to Economy (PHOTOS)

Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in Bangkok ahead of an anticipated high tide of flooding this weekend.

Toyota Motor Corp has announced it will suspend production in North America on Saturday following a shortage of parts, the latest signs that the floods in Thailand have started to affect the giant automaker's global operations.