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Japan emperor to address nation after abdication reports
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to make a rare address to the nation on Monday in remarks widely expected to signal that the 82-year old monarch wishes to abdicate -- something that hasn't happened in two centuries.
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China exports up 2.90% in yuan terms in July: Customs
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» BEIJING - China's exports rose 2.90 percent year-on-year in July to 1.22 trillion yuan (around $180 billion), Customs said on Monday, in a rare positive sign for the world's second-largest economy.
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Phelps and USA win 4x100m relay gold
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Michael Phelps claimed his 19th Olympic gold medal when the USA won a thrilling 4x100m freestyle relay at the Rio Olympics.
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North Korean Olympic lifter Om Yun-Chol apologises to leaders
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - When popular North Korean weightlifter Om Yun-Chol won Olympic gold in 2012 he thanked the reclusive country's late supreme leader and successor. On Sunday, after managing only silver in Rio, he apologised.
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Prawit: Referendum not NCPO victory or political prelude
Published on 08/08/2016
» Referendum approval of the draft charter should not be viewed as a victory for the National Council for Peace and Order, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Monday.
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Anti-coup activist charged over tearing up ballot
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2016
» Political activist Piyarat Chongthep, who tore up a referendum ballot at a polling booth in Bang Na district on Sunday, has been slapped with four charges, Pol Maj Gen Somprasong Yenthuam, chief of Metropolitan Police Division 5, said on Monday.
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S. Korea MPs defy president with China visit
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» SEOUL - A group of South Korean opposition lawmakers defied President Park Geun-Hye and left for China on Monday to discuss the deployment of a US anti-missile system that has opened a damaging rift between Seoul and Beijing.
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Gold for Phelps as records tumble in Olympic pool
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - US swimming legend Michael Phelps extended his record gold medal tally, crowning a record-breaking day of drama at the Olympic Games.
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Surprise in Philippines at first Olympic medal in 20 years
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» MANILA - Hidilyn Diaz sprung a major surprise in the Philippines by winning a weightlifting silver medal in Rio -- the country's first Olympic medal for 20 years, officials said Monday.
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Yingluck accepts people's choice of 'non-democratic' charter
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/08/2016
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday accepted the outcome of the referendum in favour of the new charter but said only limited criticism had been allowed and she regretted having a non-democratic constitution.
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