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World's biggest optical telescope wins key approval
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» A plan to build the world's most powerful optical telescope, able to scour the heavens for planets that could sustain life, has cleared an important hurdle, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said.
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Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sues paper over sex claims
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has sued Hong Kong's leading newspaper the Apple Daily and its sister weekly Next Magazine over reports that she prostituted herself with senior Chinese officials.
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N. Koreans suffer chronic food shortages: UN
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Millions of North Koreans suffer chronic food shortages and dire health care, leaving one in three young children stunted, but there are no signs of reform to spur economic growth, the United Nations warns.
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London club eyes subdued Mumbai party scene
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» London-based private members' club Soho House is to open its first Asian venture in Mumbai -- but the move comes amid fears overzealous "moral policing" is destroying the Indian city's nightlife.
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Tens of thousands defy raids to march against Putin
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Tens of thousands of protesters chanting "Russia Will be Free" rallied in Moscow on Tuesday against President Vladimir Putin's third term despite a police crackdown on their leaders a day earlier.
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14-year-old Zhang poised for US Open start
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Chinese 14-year-old Andy Zhang is poised to become the youngest golfer to play the US Open since World War II after the withdrawals of Brandt Snedeker and Paul Casey on Monday.
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Japan's No. 2 mobster to be freed on $19 mn bail
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» The number-two man in Japan's biggest yakuza group will be released on 1.5 billion yen ($19 million) bail ahead of his trial for extortion, a court decided Tuesday.
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Taliban bombs kill eight in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» Taliban bomb attacks killed at least eight people, including women and children, in Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said.
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Singapore ex-top cop faces sex-for-favours charges
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» The former head of the Singapore police's drug enforcement unit was charged Tuesday with corruption for soliciting sexual favours in exchange for help with contracts, court documents showed.
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Falklands to hold referendum on political status
AFP, Published on 12/06/2012
» The Falkland Islands will hold a referendum on its political status in 2013 in a bid to end the bitter territorial dispute between Britain and Argentina, the archipelago's government said.
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