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Cave boys mark year since ordeal with Buddhist rites
Associated Press, Published on 24/06/2019
» MAE SAI: The 12 young Thai football players and their coach who grabbed global attention last year when they were trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks marked the anniversary of their ordeal with a religious ceremony on Monday.
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Emperor announces abdication as Japan marks end of era
Associated Press, Published on 30/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era.
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Assange hauled from embassy, faces US charge
Associated Press, Published on 12/04/2019
» LONDON: British police on Thursday hauled a bearded and shouting Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy where he was holed up for nearly seven years, and the US charged the WikiLeaks founder with conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to get their hands on government secrets.
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Pakistan's former PM sentenced to 7 years for corruption
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2018
» ISLAMABAD: An anti-graft tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison for corruption on Monday, drawing criticism from his party, which said the decision was a "black stain" on the justice system.
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Rohingya refuse repatriation to Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 16/11/2018
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The head of Bangladesh's refugee commission said plans to begin the repatriation of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped after officials were unable to find anyone who wanted to return.
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Wife says Interpol chief sent knife image as danger signal
Associated Press, Published on 07/10/2018
» LYON, France: The wife of the missing president of Interpol says her husband sent her an image of a knife before he disappeared during a trip to their native China.
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China seizes Uighurs, abducts children as 'orphans'
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
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Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador
Associated Press, Published on 06/08/2018
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador on Monday and froze "all new business" with Ottawa over its criticism of the ultraconservative kingdom's arrest of women's rights activists -- yet another warning to the West reflecting Riyadh's new assertive foreign policy.
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Melania Trump dons 'I really don't care, do u?' jacket
Associated Press, Published on 22/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: Melania Trump went to Texas to show she cared about migrant children. Her fashion choice carried a baffling counter-message.
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Myanmar parliament selects expected presidential choice
Associated Press, Published on 23/03/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's parliament took a first step Friday in selecting a replacement for President Htin Kyaw, who retired this week with ill health, by filling the empty seat of one of the country's three vice presidents.
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