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Tales of the disappeared in a Mexico drug state
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» CIUDAD VICTORIA (MEXICO) - They were doing everyday things when they were kidnapped, never to be seen again: A woman working at her frozen fruit business. Another waiting for a bus. A policewoman having lunch.
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Sidelined top architect raps Tokyo's plan for 2020 Olympic stadium
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» TOKYO - Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose winning design for Japan's new national stadium was cancelled over cost overruns, has lashed out at the new, slimmed down design.
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Heart attack caused Chinese MMA fighter's death in Philippines
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» MANILA - Philippine authorities have said a heart attack caused the death of Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Yang Jian Bing, who collapsed a day before a Manila bout, fight organisers said on Wednesday.
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North Korea slams Canada over jailed pastor rebuke
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» SEOUL - North Korea has lashed out at Canada for criticising the "fair and square" punishment of a 60-year-old Toronto pastor who was sentenced to life in prison with hard labour.
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Malaysian bauxite rush brings wealth, and worries
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» BUKIT GOH (MALAYSIA) - Malaysian farmer Surin Beris's palm plantation has been razed and bulldozers are tearing into its red soil, releasing potentially hazardous dust into the environment -- yet he couldn't be happier.
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First dengue vaccine as dengue spreads globally
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/12/2015
» World's first-ever dengue vaccine now approved in two countries (Philippines, Mexico). Millions of deaths could be prevented with dengue the world's fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease.
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Teachers scammed of millions by phone fraudsters
Published on 23/12/2015
» More than 100 people, most of them school teachers, were scammed of almost 50 million baht by 10 members of a call centre arrested by police in three provinces.
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Brunei's sultan bans Christmas in hardline shift
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei- Christmas is just around the corner, but there are no tinsel-laden trees or Santa hats in the oil-rich sultanate of Brunei, where celebrations have been banned under a shift towards hardline Islamic law.
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Australian anti-marijuana campaign provokes giggles
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» SYDNEY - An anti-marijuana campaign in Australia featuring a human-sized lumbering stoned sloth acting foolishly has backfired and become the brunt of jokes on social media.
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South Korea prosecutors not to appeal Japan reporter acquittal
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors have decided not to appeal against the acquittal of a Japanese journalist who was charged with defaming President Park Geun-Hye, citing diplomatic ramifications, a prosecution official said Wednesday.
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