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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdNorth Korea vowed to wage a "merciless, sacred war" against the United States on Thursday, days before the launch of annual joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises that have incensed Pyongyang."Nuclear weapons are not a monopoly of the...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from International Business TimesAt least 86 Indian fishermen were arrested and had their boats seized by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly violating territorial waters and poaching laws, naval officials said. 10 fishing boats were also seized by Sri Lankan authorities,...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificUnder President Xi Jinping, the government is forcefully narrowing its tolerance of grass-roots organizations, especially those that deal with politically contentious issues.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaAfghanistan achieved an historic victory Thursday as it beat Scotland to win its first ever cricket World Cup match.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificAn estimated 53,000 South Koreans have been indicted under the law since the authorities began keeping count in 1985.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaChinese computer maker Lenovo becomes the victim of a cyber-attack following a warning by the US government about software called Superfish.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaThe photo that led to a student being beaten in India
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaTo his legions of fans, Bikram Choudhury has an almost other-world quality. The yoga guru inspires as he promises to heal body and mind.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificAfghan refugees say they are being forced to return to their homeland after a terrorist attack on a school in Pakistan fueled a new wave of resentment against them.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaChina imposes a one-year ban on the import of ivory, amid criticism that demand among Chinese consumers is fuelling poaching in Africa.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaTillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara score hundreds as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 92 runs in their World Cup game in Melbourne.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaWhen Prince William steps onto the tarmac at Beijing's airport on Sunday -- the first visit to China by a senior member of the British Royal Family in three decades -- he might be expecting a dose of culture shock.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaPraise for federal government's decision to increase states' share in tax revenues.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from International Business TimesAttacks on religions around the world declined in 2013 after climbing to a six-year high the year before, according to a Pew Research Center report released Thursday that examined social and government attitudes toward religion. However,...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from RFA Home
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Revelation comes after four other Montagnards are deported back to Vietnam’s Central Highlands. -
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from RFA Home
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaThe film stars abducted by North Korea and forced to make movies
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificA Chinese official said the moratorium would allow the government to evaluate if a ban helps protect African elephants.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from International Business TimesHalal butchers and specialty food stores line the streets in the quiet neighborhood of Kensington, Brooklyn, where Uzbek immigrant Abdurasul Juraboev worked before his arrest Wednesday on charges of plotting to pledge allegiance to the I...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaHong Kong's young protesters have vowed to return in force in the Year of the Sheep.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaAfghan refugees 'driven out' after Pakistan massacre
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from International Business TimesChina imposed a year-long ban on importing ivory on Thursday, amid criticism over the country’s growing demand, which has contributed to increase in poaching of African elephants. The ban would be applicable on carved ivory items acquire...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaA suicide attack on a Turkish embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, Kabul, kills at least one, local officials say.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaCoping with a deadly swine flu outbreak
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwan registered a record high annual current account surplus and financial account net outflow for full year 2014, following a similar performance in the fourth quarter, the Central Bank of the Repu...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwan said Thursday that it will deploy military aircraft to warn any passenger planes that cross the halfway line in the Taiwan Strait in violation of civil aviation regulations. The warning was ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdPresident Park Geun-hye appointed Lee Byung-kee, head of the National Intelligence Service, as the new Blue House chief of staff, inviting criticism for yet another revolving door appointment. Known as a close associate of Park who was p...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdTheater “Gone with the Wind”: After a Seoul run, the Korean rendition of the French musical “Gone with the Wind” will tour major cities including Busan, starting March 17 at Busan Citizen’s Hall. Based on Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdThis velvety smooth sweet red bean porridge is a great snack or dessert on a cold winter day. To make the porridge, the beans are cooked down until very soft. Then, the cooks traditionally mash the beans through a strainer to remove the ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdImagine Dragons deliver middling ‘Smoke + Mirrors’Imagine Dragons“Smoke + Mirrors”(Interscope)Imagine Dragons’ second studio album, “Smoke + Mirrors,” is certainly one of the more technically ambitious releases of this young year. It’s a...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdAt Panisse, a new sandwich-centric shop in Seoul’s Seorae Village that opened a little over three months ago, the bread takes center stage. Slightly blistered on top, craggly and still warm from its stint in the oven, the flatbread acts ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe average age of the employed in South Korea surpassed 44, marking a new high, a state-run statistics agency said Friday.According to Statistics Korea’s data on the country’s economically active population, the average age of people wo...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Global TimesAnother H7N9 human case has been reported in south China's Guangdong Province, raising its total infections to 63 this year, local health authorities said on Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChina's manufacturing activity improved slightly in February thanks to increased output and new orders, according to HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) released on Wednesday. The H...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalJockey Hiroki Goto, whose victory total of 1,447 is 16th in Japanese horse racing history, was found dead in an apparent suicide in his home in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, police said Friday. The fire department responded to an emergency ca...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaichung mayor Lin Chia-lung on Thursday referred the Taiwan Tower project to the Agency Against Corruption for investigation. Lin said that the project, initiated by his predecessor Jason Hu, invo...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdBank lending rates for new loans in South Korea again trended lower in January after briefly ticking up a month earlier, central bank data showed Friday. The average rate for new loans to households, companies and other organizations ca...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
Two more members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet have been tied to questionable political donations. -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe average regular nominal wage in Taiwan for 2014 stood at NT$38,208 (US$1,200), a record high and up 1.81% from a year earlier, according to government statistics released Thursday. Citing the ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsLess than 24 hours after rubbing shoulders at a New Year's event, hostilities between the chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Eric Chu, KMT legislative speaker Wang Jin-pyng and Taiwanese presiden...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Standard - Breaking NewsA prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh's capi...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea's state-run power company Korea Electric Power Corp. seeks to further reduce its debt ratio to a double-digit figure this year on increased earnings while also working to boost its own profit to over 2 trillion won ($1.82 bil...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
NAGOYA--Scientists have developed a robot that resembles a polar bear but can gently carry elderly people or help them stand upright. -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
KAWASAKI--Three teenagers were arrested Feb. 27 on suspicion of murdering a 13-year-old boy whose stabbed, naked body was found along the Tamagawa river. -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest mobile provider, gave an assurance Thursday that its customers' privacy remains secure, despite the alleged hacking of SIM card encryption keys based on Gemalto tech...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from rthk.hk - Instant NewsLeague of Social Democrats lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung has called on the chief executive CY Leung to come clean about the UGL scandal in which Mr Leung was paid millions by an Australian company. Mr Leung - popularly known as Long Hair - sa...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Macauhub EnglishThe Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) has approved projects in the areas of vocational training and health for Guinea-Bissau, the Director of Cooperation of the CPLP Executive Secretariat said Thursday in Lisbon. “I...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsExchanges of fire between Burmese government forces and Kokang rebels in Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang First Special Region in the north of Myanmar's Shan State, directly across the border from C...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdHana Financial Group is seeking ways to provide more contributions to society as its “Happy Box” program is drawing a positive response.The banking group carries out the “Happy Box” event as a periodic act of community sharing. Items lik...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdHong Kong cuisine at Sheraton Incheon HotelSheraton Incheon Hotel’s traditional Chinese restaurant YUE is presenting authentic Hong Kong cuisine from March 13 to 22. Two chefs have been invited from Jockey Club, one of the most prestigio...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Macauhub EnglishThe natural gas processing plant of the Angola LNG company is expected to resume production by the end of the year, once the installation of new equipment, said Wednesday in Luanda the Sonangol director for Refining, Natural Gas, Power G...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalThree male teenagers were arrested Friday on suspicion of stabbing to death a 13-year-old boy in Kawasaki last week, investigative sources said. The eldest of the three, an 18-year-old resident believed to be the main suspect, told inves...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalA care worker was arrested Friday for allegedly using a knife to inflict several cuts on a 100-year-old woman at a nursing home in the city of Toyama, police said. Satomi Kamata, 22, of Toyama, is suspected of attacking the resident of S...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Macauhub EnglishAngola will borrow US$216 million from the Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa, to be used to finance the project to repair two national roads, according to a presidential order. The order of 20 February justifies the borrowing with the ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsOn Chinese New Year's Eve which fell this year on Feb 18, Alipay Wallet issued a total of 240 million red envelopes worth total of four billion yuan (US$638 million), WeChat issued 500 million yuan (U...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
HONOLULU--To reconnect with their hometown in western Japan, descendants of Japanese who emigrated here more than a century ago have come together. -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from Macauhub EnglishPrices rose in Macau rose by 4.75 percent in January year-on-year due to the increase in house rental costs, the cost of clothing and meals bought outside the home, reported the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau. The small year...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe new head of the South Korean Navy pledged Friday to build a strong and trustworthy naval force to regain public confidence after a series of scandals that revealed lax discipline. Adm. Chung Ho-seop took the helm of the 70,000-stro...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdShinsegae Group, South Korea's largest retail company, said Friday it has retracted its proposal to buy a controlling stake in a formerly debt-ridden local builder that could also have given it ownership of the country's No. 2 air carrie...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Global TimesSomali pirates have released four crew from Thailand after four years in captivity in central Somalia, authorities said on Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsJapanese military expert Kazuhiko Inoue said that Japan's self defense force is capable of taking on China's People's Liberation Army even without the assistance of the United States, Tokyo's Sapio Ma...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsAn alleged terror threat by the extremist group Islamic State against Taipei, posted on Twitter, has been noted and is being taken seriously by the United States, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled against a group of Chongqing bombing survivors who sued the Japanese government and asked for apology and compensation. Prior to the ruling, representati...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChina Airlines (CAL), Taiwan's largest carrier, announced Thursday that it will hire 400 new flight attendants later this year. The airline said it is now accepting applications to fill positions f...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe Chinese splurged this Spring Festival with the number of UnionPay overseas transactions rising nearly 50% year-on-year, the operator revealed Wednesday. The total volume of transactions at hom...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwanese authorities have eased the restrictions on how taxes affect individuals who are trying to fly out of the country, benefiting over 4,000 people, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it will not merge with Samsung Medison Co., its healthcare arm, five months after the handset maker said it was "considering" doing so. "Our company has no plan to merge with S...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalTwo Cabinet ministers admitted Friday that the Liberal Democratic Party chapters they respectively headed accepted a total of ¥2 million in donations in 2013 from a company that was scheduled to receive government subsides, giving m...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdIf the mark of a good con artist is that he or she makes you think you know exactly what’s going on ― when of course you haven’t a clue ― that’s also the mark of a good con-artist movie, isn’t it? To make you feel like you totally get wh...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwan's smartphone maker HTC is set to release its first VR (Virtual Reality) headset for US$300 before the end of the first quarter this year, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper Commercia...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe renminbi continued its downward trend on Feb. 25, the first trading day of the Year of the Goat, approaching the 2% daily trading band, Shanghai Securities News reports. The central parit...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 from The Korea HealdHong Sung-dam, a high-profile South Korean satirical painter, has likened the role of an artist to a rabbit in a submarine. Rabbits are sensitive to a lack of oxygen and were often taken aboard submarines. If the boat’s rabbit had diffic...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Macauhub EnglishAustralian mining company Triton Minerals has hired several consultants specialised in graphite mining projects to accelerate the development of its concession in northern Mozambique, the company said in a statement sent to Macauhub. Aft...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalCutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members Friday condemned the many incidents of acid attacks and demanded stringent punishment for their perpetrators, saying they inflict inexpressible pain on the body and minds of victims.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : WorldWe have sifted through many reports to put together a list of probable key features in Samsung Galaxy S6.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalMore than 500 Indonesians have joined the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Iraq and Syria while the authorities have not taken any precautionary measures, according to the country`s largest Muslim body, media reported o...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalMore than 25,000 Egyptians have returned from neighbouring Libya since the Islamic State group posted a video earlier this month of the beheadings of Christian compatriots, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NewsUNHRC chief says Syria refugee crisis nears 'dangerous turning point' and calls for massive international support. Read More...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NewsFrench President Francois Hollande on Friday visited a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world's strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. Read More...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalChief Election Commissioner H S Brahma Friday said voting by internet could be a possibility in the future and the first step in this direction is the EC's plan to make electoral rolls "totally error free".
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Top World News- IBNLive.comMore than 25,000 Egyptians have returned from neighbouring Libya since the Islamic State group posted a video earlier this month of the beheadings of Christian compatriots, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalThe Karnataka High Court, on Friday, directed the State government to accord permission to all existing schools which are already imparting education in English. It also directed the Stat...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : IndiaJunior NTR-Kajal Aggarwal's "Temper" has failed to cross ₹50 crore mark at the box office in second week
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThree government soldiers were killed in war-torn eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, the country`s military said Friday, after a two-day lull in which no fatalities were reported.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Hindu - InternationalRebels killed five Philippine Army soldiers and wounded six others in an ambush in a northern province, the military said on Friday. The soldiers were travelling in a convoy with police lat...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalIndian Air Force, Army and Navy have placed orders worth Rs 83,858 crore from 2011 to the last fiscal while domestic defence industries have earned Rs 69 crore by export of military hardware.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalIn a briefing to the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria, two senior relief officials of the world body have warned that as the conflict enters its fifth year, the violence and brutality continue unabated and with ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThe government on Friday introduced in the Lok Sabha the Citizenship Amendment Bill which seeks to merge the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Top India News- IBNLive.comA day after Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway budget, a disappointed Shiv Sena on Friday said barring a few announcements Maharashtra has not received any "long-term benevolence" from the Centre and that much more was expected from the...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : IndiaThe Economic Survey's take on the direction and the strategy India will need to adopt to expand its economy.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NewsAnother key step towards a new, universal climate change agreement has just been taken as the negotiating text for the agreement was officially issued by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read More...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalBritish Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday vowed to find those who commit "appalling and heinous crimes" and "put them out of action" following the naming of IS militant `Jihadi John` as Londoner Mohammed Emwazi.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NewsUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Economic Survey 2014-2015 in the Parliament today. The Economic Survey will be presented around 12 noon.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe Viet Nam Fund for supporting para-sports was launched in HCM City on Thursday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 27 — Penang Citizens Awareness Chant Group (Chant) adviser Lim Cheok Siang, also known as Jimmy Lim, told the High Court here today that he had no malice or bad intent against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng when he ca... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider :: world
North Korea vowed to wage a "merciless, sacred war" against the United States on Thursday, days before the launch of annual joint South Korea-US military exercises that have incensed Pyongyang. "Nuclear weapons are not a monopoly of the ... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider :: world
French President Francois Hollande on Friday met victims of the biggest-ever typhoon to make landfall and promised them he would secure an international agreement to limit climate change. Hollande toured the Philippine fishing town of Gu... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
LABUAN, Feb 27 — Umno’s decision not to contest in the coming Chempaka state seat by-election was made after considering the people’s welfare and unity, regardless of political ideology. Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesPornpetch Vichitcholachai, president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), said Friday that it was understandable that NLA members would want to appoint their spouses or relatives as aides or personal experts as these were the peop...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Bangkokpost.com : Top StoriesFifty-seven of the 220 National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members have appointed family members or relatives as personal aides, paid from public funds.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Highlights<strong>KUALA LUMPUR</strong>: Court proceedings in the case of an Australian woman charged with the capital crime of drug trafficking in Malaysia were pushed back by a month Friday due to delays completing a chemist report o...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27, 2015: New footage after the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 has uncovered a grim finding. According to news.com.au, investigators probing the shooting down of the aircraft have uncovered new footage, depicti...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsMidfielder Luong Xuan Truong will not join the national team taking part in the 2016
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
The Prime Minister today said that while Putrajaya will not discriminate against opposition-held states when it comes to distribution of aid and assistance, it would be better for a common party to rule for the sake of a state's developm... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local News<strong>KUALA LUMPUR</strong>: A contractor was sentenced to seven months' jail by the Sessions Court here today for using counterfeit currency notes to pay for purchase of used clothing. Judge Norsharidah Awang handed d...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
BANGKOK, Feb 27 — The elderly parents of a former Thai princess were taken into police custody today after confessing to defaming the kingdom’s royal family, an institution protected by one of the world’s toughest lese ... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three Australian universities to share experience and expertise in several key areas in the field of oil and gas. The ... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from Malaysia TodaySalleh Said Keruak No one would deny the fact that Sabah and Sarawak are Barisan Nasional’s ‘fixed deposits’. Politicians from both sides of the political divide have openly admitted this,... READ MORE
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionPUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- The manual renewal of the foreign worker temporary permit (PLKS) through the Immigration Department's counters will be continued after Feb 28 until a more comprehensive plan for the online system is finalis...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my World News<strong>JAKARTA</strong>: An Australian journalist will be deported from Indonesia Friday after being caught covering the story of two Australian drug traffickers on death row without the correct visa, immigration authorities...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Highlights<strong>KUALA LUMPUR</strong>: The police have given the nod for the proposed March 7 rally by the #KitaLawan group to proceed, but said it should be moved to a more suitable location. The demonstration in support of jailed O...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my World News<strong>CAPE TOWN</strong>: A baby stolen from her sleeping mother's arms shortly after birth has been found by the family through an astonishing coincidence 17 years later, South African police said Friday. A 50-year-ol...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSKINIBIZ It recorded RM7.3bil losses in 4Q14, down from RM12.8bil profit in 4Q13.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK — Thailand's next constitution will allow for an unelected Prime Minister to take control in the event of a political crisis, drafters of the charter said yesterday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local News<strong>KAJANG</strong>: The Prisons Department wants the Finance Ministry to approve the establishment of a 'Correctional Foundation' to benefit inmates undergoing a holistic rehabilitation programme. Home Minister...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Highlights<strong>GEORGE TOWN</strong>: Penang ranked third as the state with the highest number of investments in the country after Johor and Sarawak. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Penang recorded a total of RM8.16 billion in inves...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 — Malaysia will study the disaster management models of disaster-prone countries, such as Philippine, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and work with the United Nations disaster management division to formulate a better di... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » WorldNEW DELHI, Feb 27, 2015: An Indian spiritual guru-turned- movie-star allegedly convinced up to 400 men to castrate themselves because it would bring them closer to God. The procedures are thought to have taken place around the year 2000....
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsA spring festival featuring varied traditional customs of three ethnic groups in northern Viet Nam is being held at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » WorldRIYADH, Feb 29, 2015: Saudi Arabia has reportedly agreed to let Israel use its airspace to attack Iran if necessary, in exchange for “some kind of progress” on the Palestinian issue, Israel’s Channel 2 TV station quoted an unnamed Europe...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three Australian universities to share experience and expertise in several key areas in the field of oil and ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSTan Hong Pin urges the dept to be alert to those who split up large projects.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my World News<strong>TAIPEI</strong>: Three Taiwanese prison officials have been removed from their positions over their handling of a jail standoff that saw six inmates take hostages before committing suicide, the Ministry of Justice sai...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NationMANILA - The Palace on Friday again reminded protesters and those calling for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III to stage their activities within the limits of the law.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK — The parents of former princess Srirasmi have been sent to await trial in jail after they confessed to charges of defaming the Thai monarchy today, reversing their earlier pleas of innocence.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider :: world
International investigators said on Friday that in order for the Islamic State to remain financially viable it would have to further expand territory it controls in Iraq and Syria and take over more resources. The Paris-based Financial A... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Highlights<strong>KUALA LUMPUR</strong>: A lorry driver's defamation suit against the New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad and a reporter over an article, which was published in Harian Metro, was dismissed with RM10,000 costs by the...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Irrawaddy » Burma
The United Wa State Army deny government allegations that they support the Kokang rebels and say Naypyidaw is suggesting Chinese involvement to play nationalist politics. The post Govt Wrong to Suggest Wa, China Involvement in Kokang Con... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSThe proposal is subject to the approval of shareholders at the forthcoming AGM.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local News<strong>KUALA LUMPUR</strong>: A security guard was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with molesting a 28-year-old woman. Mohd Sukeri Mohameed, 36, claimed trial to committing the offence at the Sri Rampai LRT...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSJoprec presents its feedback to the DOE on the project’s DEIA report.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionPUTRAJAYA, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- Extremist ideologies among militants who frequently use 'jihad' as an excuse to legalise their violent acts are the result of ignorance about religion and obsession with their leaders.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 27 — Four million vehicles used the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge (JSAHMS) in 2014, said the managing director of Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd (JKSB) Datuk Ir Dr Ismail Mohamed Taib. Ismail said from Apri... -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldTOKYO - Two Japanese ministers denied wrongdoing on Friday after media said they appeared to have received improper funding, the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three of whose ministers have quit over scandals since O...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday Britain would do everything it could to track down those who committed appalling crimes against British citizens, but declined to comment on the naming of "Jihadi John&q...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsIn the same three-month period ending December 2014, Petronas posted 12.8 billion ringgit profit - its first ever quarterly loss since it launched quarterly reports.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsOn his first visit to Japan, the British Prince met the country's emperor, as well as reminisced on his mother's visits in 1990 and 1995.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsUkraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine, denting hopes a ceasefire will hold, and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a "military threat" even if the truce is solid.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Independent :: Online EditionThe BNP-led 20-party alliance has called a 72-hour countrywide hartal from 6:00 am Sunday in protest against the arrest and killing of its leaders and activists in crossfire.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AsiaMANILA - The United States has flown its most advanced surveillance plane from a military base in the Philippines over flashpoint areas of the South China Sea, Filipino authorities said Friday. With Filipino soldiers on board, the US Nav...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AsiaTOKYO - The 61-year-old head of a self-proclaimed human rights group has been arrested near Tokyo for allegedly pimping a schoolgirl to dozens of men, news reports said Friday. The man, identified as Masaya Suzuki, was arrested in Ibarak...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from >The News International - Latest StoriesLG polls: SC seeks AG’s assistance over contempt notice against PM ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from SingaporeSenior Counsel (SC) Mr Kannan Ramesh has been appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the High Court, said the Prime Minister's Office on Friday. His term will be for two years, beginning 22 May 2015. Judicial Commissioners have the powe...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldBAMAKO - Mali said three of its nationals were killed in a village near the Guinean border during a violent skirmish between miners over a gold discovery. Guinean miners armed with guns and knives killed them in the village of Sanafara, ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldISTANBUL - Turkey's top priority when procuring its first long-range missile defense system is to bolster its own technological ability, a defense official said on Friday. Turkey has chosen a Chinese company as the preferred bidder for t...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshA truck runs over an autorickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldLONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday Britain would do everything it could to track down those who committed appalling crimes against British citizens, but declined to comment on the naming of "Jihadi John" killer as Moham...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsLUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's former mines minister, Maxwell Mwale, was jailed for corruption on Friday, in a rare case that prompted calls for a wider crackdown on graft among public officials.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE -Singapore, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Philippines and Thailand released a joint consultation paper on the proposed rules that will govern the operation of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) on Friday. The Working Group ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Star Online Nation HighlightsJOHOR BARU: A lorry driver was killed by his own vehicle as he was attempting to stop it from ramming into a stall in Jalan Besar, Felda Inas in Kulai, here, Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AsiaDHAKA - Machete-wielding assailants hacked to death a blogger in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers who support freethinking values in the Muslim-majority nation. The attack comes amidst a c...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from philstar.com - breakingnewsMANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Five soldiers were killed and six others were injured in an ambush staged by suspected New People's Army (NPA
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldSEOUL - Shares of South Korea's leading condom maker soared for a second day after the country's Constitutional Court decriminalised adultery in a ruling that ended a decades-old anti-cheating law. Unidus Corp was up 11 per cent to 3,475...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldWASHINGTON - International investigators said on Friday that in order for the Islamic State to remain financially viable it would have to further expand territory it controls in Iraq and Syria and take over more resources. The Paris-base...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldBERLIN - Germany's parliament approved an extension of Greece's bailout on Friday after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has voiced doubts about whether Athens can be trusted, promised it would not be allowed to "blackmail" its e...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldDHAKA - Machete-wielding assailants hacked to death a blogger in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers who support free thinking values in the Muslim-majority nation. The attack comes amidst a ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBS
The Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) received a cheque of Nu.385 M for the second batch of Small Development Projects from the Indian government. -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldCOPENHAGEN - Danish Police said they arrested a young man on Friday morning and charged him with complicity in the shootings in Copenhagen on Feb. 14 and 15 in which two people were killed and five police officers were wounded. Two other...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshA cattle trader has been killed and two others injured in the shooting at Friday dawn
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Star Online Nation HighlightsPETALING JAYA: A Twitter campaign to highlight the sad state of affairs at a school in Sabah, which had to operate in makeshift classrooms, caught the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from BBS
A book titled, “Bhutanese Buddhism and Its Culture”, compiled and edited by an associate professor at Kyoto University in Japan, Dr. Seiji Kumagai was launched in Thimphu, today. -
Friday, February 27, 2015 from WorldHARARE - Zimbabwe's 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe told state television that his wife Grace, a rising political star in the ruling party, is not the power behind his throne. Mugabe, the only leader his country has known since indep...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament approved an extension of Greece's bailout on Friday after Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has voiced doubts about whether Athens can be trusted, promised he would not let Greece &q...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comThe South Dakota House of Representatives on Thursday in a vote of 51 to 17 passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, becoming the 43rd state to call for justice for the Genocide, reports Asbarez.com.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comUnder public pressure the Government of Armenia twice delayed the sales tax law and now presented new draft changes to the National Assembly, agreeing to make certain compromise after complaints from businessmen.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comThe ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) will wait to see what political statements are made and what messages are sent to the public by the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) during its upcoming convention, spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comArmenian national soccer team coach Bernard Challandes will resign if the Havakakan fails to beat Albania in an upcoming Euro-2016 qualifier, Armenian Football Federation head Ruben Hayrapetyan said.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil.Ge Daily News'There is no threat to country's financial stability,' Giorgi Kadagidze said.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comSerious problems appear to be emerging in Armenia’s energy sector and they may lead to changes in the geopolitical situation in the region, where energy is one of the main components. Energy-wise Armenia completely depends on Russia, and...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comHeated debate unfolded in the Armenian parliament this week around a new government-drafted legislation cutting dramatically the corporate profit tax rates for large exporters.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comOfficial Yerevan finds it inappropriate that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has attended an event organized by Azerbaijan as part of its campaign on the so-called “Khojaly genocide”.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comTurkey has blocked access to the website that was created under the decision of the State Commission on Coordination of the events for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, reports Panorama.am .
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil.Ge Daily NewsRussia said to complete remaining work to implement 2011 WTO deal in near future.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil.Ge Daily NewsGovernment plans to more than halve its growth forecast for this year.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Civil.Ge Daily NewsGaribashvili will meet his Romanian counterpart Victor Ponta.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.NetMs. Chu took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to commemorate the Sumgait, Baku, and Kirovabad massacres.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIran's third radiation drills are being held in the southern city of Bushehr with Passive Defense Organization Commander Qolamreza Jalali.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AzerNews - AzerbaijanAzerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of Marek Calka, the newly-appointed Polish ambassador, AzerTag state news agency reported.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AzerNews - AzerbaijanThe incarceration and subsequent show-trial for Azerbaijani hostages in Azerbaijan's occupied lands is a complete provocation, declared a Moldovan human rights activist.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Today.Az
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesMost of the raised issues have been resolved on the spot.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIt is possible that Russia will stop supplying gas to Ukraine before early March, if Ukraine’s national oil and gas company Naftogaz will not pay, RIA Novosti reported quoting Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AKIpress News Agency
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesKhojaly tragedy is the common grief of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Panorama.amArmenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received on Friday Mark Donfried, Director General of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, the governments press service reports. They discussed issues related to the investment ...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from КазинформASTANA. KAZINFORM - Today Kazak Majilis deputy Ulasbek Sadibekov as part of a group of international observers of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, is taking part in monitoring the preparation and holding of elections of deputies to t...
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from hetq.am RSS -The highest number of HIV cases was reported in Yerevan, the capital: 667 cases, which constitute 34.2% of all registered cases.
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from AKIpress News Agency
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesSalaries in the Kremlin administration will be cut by 10 percent
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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Friday, February 27, 2015 from Arminfo: NewsBrandy export from Armenia reduced to 18,096 mln liters in 2014 versus 18,305 mln liters in 2013, chairman of the Union of Armenian wine makers, Avag Harutyunyan, said at today's press-conference. He said that Russia...
