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Ex-leper takes to Tokyo runway to fight stigma
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - At 83 Miyo Maki had never manicured her nails, thickened and deformed due to leprosy, a disease she was diagnosed with when she was just 10 years old.
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China's 'Mistress hunters' on a mission
AFP, Published on 08/09/2016
» BEIJING - Don't get mad, get your opponent to surrender voluntarily: when Mrs Wang discovered her husband had been cheating on her for several years, she called in an elite team of Chinese "mistress hunters".
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Indonesia declares, 'no room' for gays
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesia said on Thursday there was "no room" for the gay community in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, as activists blasted officials for an unprecedented series of LGBT attacks.
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Ariya, Pornanong carry Thai hopes in women's golf
AFP, Published on 16/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Miriam Nagl will hit the first Olympic golf shot by a woman since 1900 on Wednesday while world number one Lydia Ko begins her quest for gold in the final group.
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Sick throng Indian capital's new, high-tech clinics
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» NEW DELHI - For asthma sufferer Mohan Lal, regular visits to the Indian capital's hospitals were a nightmare of waiting in endless queues in sweltering corridors that swarm with mosquitoes.
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Ariya chases Ko's ranking top spot
AFP, Published on 01/09/2016
» TORONTO - A smiling Ariya Jutanugarn has set her sights on Lydia Ko's world No.1 ranking as the in-form Thai star chases her sixth win of the season at the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, starting on Thursday.
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Myanmar boom set to bring 7.5m visitors a year
AFP, Published on 03/08/2016
» YANGON - Myanmar is hoping to lure 7.5 million tourists a year by 2019, an official said Tuesday, as the impoverished former junta-ruled nation emerges as one of Southeast Asia's hot destinations.
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Japan's 'Little Tiger' treads samurai path to Muay Thai fame
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TOKYO - A pint-sized Japanese woman with a humble, Zen-like philosophy is taking kickboxing by storm, battering rivals to become a world champion in the violent Thai martial art.
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Bitcoin not money, US judge rules in victory for backers
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Bitcoin, a Florida judge says, is not real money. Ironically, that could provide a boost to use of the crypto-currency which has remained in the shadows of the financial system.
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Sukanya: Gold medal 'redemption' for 2-year ban
AFP, Published on 09/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Sukanya Srisurat said her Olympic gold Monday was redemption for serving a two-year-ban for doping offences as Thailand finished one-two in the women's 58kg to lead the weightlifting medals table.
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