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Myanmar repeals dissident law
Associated Press, Published on 16/01/2013
» YANGON — State media in Myanmar reported President Thein Sein has repealed a harsh law that had been used to hand down lengthy prison sentences for dissidents under the reign of the military government.
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Obama vows support for democracy
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2013
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama declared Monday that a decade of war is ending, the nation's economy is recovering and "America's possibilities are limitless" as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands.
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Pulitzer winner Stanley Karnow dies
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2013
» Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and later won a Pulitzer for a history of the Philippines, died Sunday morning. He was 87.
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Kirilenko wins Pattaya Open
Associated Press, Published on 03/02/2013
» Second-seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia won the Pattaya Open on Sunday by coming from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki.
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Pope resigning on Feb 28, conclave in March
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2013
» <b><font color="yellow">UPDATE</b></font> VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb 28 will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
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Kiwis plan logo-free cigarette packs
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2013
» Strict against smoking already, New Zealand plans to make tobacco companies remove their logos from cigarette packs but will wait until a challenge to a similar Australian law is resolved.
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Worawi to meet Fifa over fixing claim
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2013
» Thailand football chief Worawi Makudi plans to meet with officials from Fifa and Interpol on Thursday over allegations of match-fixing during last year's Thai FA Cup final.
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Iceland's Internet porn ban sparks uproar
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2013
» REYKJAVIK — In the age of instant information, globe-spanning viral videos and the World Wide Web, can a thoroughly wired country become a porn-free zone? Authorities in Iceland want to find out.
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Rodman worms his way into N.Korea
Associated Press, Published on 26/02/2013
» Flamboyant former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Dennis Rodman is heading to North Korea — tattoos, piercings, bad-boy reputation and all.
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Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade
Associated Press, Published on 02/03/2013
» You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate statuettes of the Hindu deity Ganesh for more than US$1,000 apiece, to tiny tusk pendants worth less than $10.
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