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Hong Kong to return Singapore troop carriers
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2017
» SINGAPORE - Hong Kong said on Tuesday it would release the nine Singaporean armoured vehicles it seized in November on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan, easing tensions between China and Singapore.
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Oscars go gaga for 'La La Land'
Published on 25/01/2017
» HOLLYWOOD - The candy-coloured love letter to musicals <i>La La Land</i> landed a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, while a notably more diverse field of nominees brushed off two straight years of #OscarsSoWhite backlash.
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World Bank sees oil, industrial commodities surging in 2017
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/01/2017
» The outlook for energy and industrial commodities is looking more bullish as stronger demand and supply constraints are boosting prices from oil to zinc, the World Bank said.
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Nearly 50,000 Cambodians expelled from Thailand in 2016
Published on 25/01/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Nearly 50,000 Cambodians who left to work in Thailand were sent home through the Poipet International Border Checkpoint last year because they were working illegally, according to Banteay Meanchey provincial hall.
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Watchdog group: Corruption worsens under populist leaders
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2017
» BERLIN -- An anti-corruption watchdog group is warning that people who turn to populist politicians promising to upset the status quo and end corruption may only be feeding the problem.
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Artist defends nude portrait of S. Korea president after brush with law
Published on 25/01/2017
» SEOUL - An impressionist-style painting of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye lying in the nude has caused a new uproar in a country already engulfed in a corruption scandal and political crisis.
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SE Asia stocks cautious as investors digest Trump's policies
Published on 25/01/2017
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets were flat to slightly higher on Wednesday amid signs US President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies would help push Asian countries towards their own regional trade alliances.
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Cambodia mobile operators drive for 5G
Published on 25/01/2017
» Leading mobile operator Cellcard, a subsidiary of the conglomerate Royal Group, is teaming up with Nokia to expand LTE coverage nationwide in a move to jump to 5G in the upcoming year.
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Pope takes over Knights of Malta after condom dispute
Published on 25/01/2017
» VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Wednesday it was taking over the embattled Knights of Malta lay Catholic order in an extraordinary display of papal power after the Knights' grand master publicly defied Pope Francis in a bitter dispute over condoms.
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Madonna applies to adopt two more children from Malawi
Published on 25/01/2017
» LILONGWE, MALAWI - Pop star Madonna has filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi.
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