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Australian journalist held in Egypt defiant on press freedom
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Australian journalist Peter Greste on Friday said his detention and that of his Al-Jazeera colleagues in an Egyptian jail had become a powerful symbol of press freedom worldwide.
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Ex-Fiji PM fined on tax charges, out of election
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Fiji's former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry was fined on tax charges Friday after a court dismissed an appeal against his conviction, ruling him out of this year's election in the coup-plagued Pacific nation.
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Japan plans 'island-defence' drills in East China Sea
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Japan is to stage amphibious landing drills in the East China Sea, coinciding with wargames Russia and China are holding near islands at the centre of a Tokyo-Beijing territorial row.
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Bridgestone to quit MotoGP in 2015
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone will end its partnership with MotoGP at the end of the 2015 season, the company announced Thursday.
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Death toll in Philippine assault on militants rises to 26
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» The Philippines' military said Thursday the death toll from an assault against Al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants had risen to 26, with one marine among the dead as troops cleared the combat area.
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Japan's Abe, UK's Cameron push Russia over Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart David Cameron on Thursday urged Russia to help solve the crisis in Ukraine.
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MS patching perilous hole in IE browser
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Microsoft Thursday released a patch for a perilous hole in its Internet Explorer browser that hackers could slip through to invade computers.
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Press freedom lowest in 10 years
Published on 02/05/2014
» WASHINGTON - Thai and world press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade after a regression in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, and US efforts to curb national security reporting, a watchdog said Friday.
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Haas, 36, wins Munich opener
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» Tommy Haas made light of his 36 years to open the defence of his Munich Open title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Colombia's Alejandro Falla on Thursday.
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UN diplomats urge North Korea to end rights abuses
AFP, Published on 02/05/2014
» North Korea must act immediately to halt a litany of abuses and crimes against humanity, diplomats said Thursday during a UN review of the isolated Asian nation's rights record.
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