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Moon in N.Korea to boost waning de-nuke hopes
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
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US questions Japan on AIIB stance
Published on 10/04/2015
» TOKYO — The United States has questioned Japan about its possible participation in a Chinese initiative to set up a regional development bank from which both allies have stood aloof, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Friday.
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NZ govt to boost Kiwi bird numbers
Published on 04/06/2015
» SYDNEY — The New Zealand government will boost the number of native Kiwi birds through implementing new measures and expanding existing initiatives to save them from extinction, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry said Thursday.
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US Congress struggles to avoid financial shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he's confident that his GOP-controlled chamber will pass a stopgap government-wide funding bill, even as growing opposition from Senate Democrats made prospects in that chamber increasingly dicey.
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AIIB founding members agree on initial capital
Published on 22/05/2015
» SINGAPORE — Chief negotiators from the 57 prospective founding members of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) agreed on Friday that the bank's initial capital will be US$100 billion (3.34 trillion baht), according to participants of negotiations held in Singapore.
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Australia to become AIIB founding member
Published on 24/06/2015
» SYDNEY — Australia will join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as one of its founding members, Treasurer Joe Hockey said Wednesday.
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AIIB members to meet in Singapore
Published on 19/05/2015
» SINGAPORE — Representatives from the 57 prospective founding members of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will meet in Singapore from Wednesday, Singapore's Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
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Japan passes bill requiring microchipping of pets
Published on 12/06/2019
» TOKYO: The Japanese parliament on Wednesday passed a bill requiring dog and cat breeders to microchip animals and owners to voluntarily do the same to their pets in a bid to reduce the number of strays.
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Three dead as mercury rises across Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2019
» TOKYO: Three women died and around 10 students were taken to hospitals due to heatstroke symptoms as unseasonably hot weather continued in Japan on Monday, authorities said.
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Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police
AFP, Published on 21/05/2019
» WELLINGTON - The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said.
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