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Hundreds stranded as flu grounds 12 AirAsia pilots
dpa, Published on 02/12/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR -- The flu grounded at least a dozen pilots of Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia, causing chaos as hundreds of passengers were stranded due to delayed or cancelled flights, the <em>New Straits Times</em> reported Wednesday.
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Thousands due to strike at Australian airports
dpa, Published on 08/11/2015
» SYDNEY - Delays are expected at Australian airports Monday as some 5,000 Immigration and Border Force workers take part in a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions, a news report said.
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Philippines contestant wins transgender pageant
dpa, Published on 07/11/2015
» Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in Pattaya.
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India PM reaches out to Africa
Business, dpa, Published on 02/11/2015
» New Delhi: Indian Premier Narendra Modi has announced US$600 million and a line of cut-price credit in development aid for Africa as he called for expanded trade, all part of an effort to limit China's influence on the continent.
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Probe sought over Manila airport guards planting bullets
dpa, Published on 29/10/2015
» MANILA — Philippine legislators on Thursday called for an investigation into an alleged scam at the country's main airport where security personnel allegedly planted bullets in passengers’ bags to extort money from them.
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Poverty study earns Princeton economist Nobel prize
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» STOCKHOLM -- Work exploring the interrelationship of consumption, poverty and welfare helped win Scottish-American economist Angus Deaton the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences.
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Malaysia checks plane part found in Philippines
dpa, Published on 11/10/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police are investigating a report that plane wreckage with a Malaysian flag painted on it was found on a southern Philippine island, a news report said.
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Cambodia garment unions push for minimum wage rise
dpa, Published on 25/09/2015
» PHNOM PENH -- Negotiations on raising the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of workers in Cambodia's vital garment sector were set to begin in the capital Friday.
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Dissident blogger released from prison
dpa, Published on 21/09/2015
» WASHINGTON - Vietnam dissident blogger Ta Phong Tan was released from Vietnamese prison and arrived Sunday in the United States, the US State Departmente confirmed.
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Singapore maids learn new skills in hope of outgrowing jobs
News, dpa, Published on 15/09/2015
» Two Sundays every month, Jane Sucaldito Supapo dons a red polo shirt and heads towards Singapore's shopping district.
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