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Germany voices Rohingya concerns
dpa, Published on 11/02/2014
» YANGON - German President Joachim Gauck on Tuesday raised concerns over clashes between Myanmar's majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities, especially the Rohingyas.
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Moonshine kills 16 in Indonesia
dpa, Published on 06/01/2014
» JAKARTA - Sixteen people died and eight others were hospitalised in Indonesia's East Java province after they drank home-made alcohol during New Year celebrations, police said on Monday.
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India PM reaches out to Africa
Business, dpa, Published on 02/11/2015
» New Delhi: Indian Premier Narendra Modi has announced US$600 million and a line of cut-price credit in development aid for Africa as he called for expanded trade, all part of an effort to limit China's influence on the continent.
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Australia looks to Philippines to take Nauru refugees
dpa, Published on 09/10/2015
» SYDNEY -- Australia is seeking a deal with the Philippines to take refugees held in Australian-run detention centres, the government confirmed Friday, as local media said the potential agreement could be worth more than US$100 million.
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Outrage in Vietnam over curtailing abortions
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» HANOI -- Proposed restrictions to Vietnam's relatively lax abortion laws have sparked an outcry from the public and health officials, who say the new conditions would be insensitive to rape victims and unworkable.
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Singapore maids learn new skills in hope of outgrowing jobs
News, dpa, Published on 15/09/2015
» Two Sundays every month, Jane Sucaldito Supapo dons a red polo shirt and heads towards Singapore's shopping district.
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Dissident blogger released from prison
dpa, Published on 21/09/2015
» WASHINGTON - Vietnam dissident blogger Ta Phong Tan was released from Vietnamese prison and arrived Sunday in the United States, the US State Departmente confirmed.
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Indonesia, Singapore trade barbs over haze
dpa, Published on 28/09/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has defended its handling of forest fires after a Singaporean minister criticised Jakarta's inability to stop the blazes, or the dangerous haze that they cause, reports said.
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Najib: Golf with Obama a political bust
dpa, Published on 29/09/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said his golf game with US President Barack Obama during a visit to Washington last year did not yield the expected political benefits, a news report said Tuesday.
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Vietnam fetes 70 years of independence
dpa, Published on 02/09/2015
» HANOI — Huge crowds gathered on the streets of Vietnam's 1,000-year-old capital Wednesday for a massive military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the nation's independence.
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