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Protesters march to Pheu Thai Party
AFP, Published on 29/11/2013
» Anti-government protesters began a cheerful parade through Bangkok's streets Friday, heading for the headquarters of the Pheu Thai Party led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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Cambodian opposition appeals poll results
AFP, Published on 14/08/2013
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's opposition party on Wednesday appealed against preliminary official election results that handed a narrow victory to strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen despite allegations of widespread fraud.
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Japan female mayor battles men-only sumo rule
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» TOKYO: A female mayor at the centre of a fierce debate over allowing women into the sumo ring vowed Thursday never to back down as she prepared to lodge a formal protest.
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Emerging from obscurity: 2019's unforeseen history-makers
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» PARIS: Of the many people who made history in 2019, some surprised themselves and the world by emerging from obscurity to make their mark, though one remains anonymous for the time being -- "The Whistleblower" behind the impeachment probe into US President Donald Trump.
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Outrage in Spain over verdict in gang sex attack on teen
AFP, Published on 02/11/2019
» MADRID: Women's groups and legal experts demanded Friday that Spanish law be changed after five men accused of gang-raping an 14-year-old girl were convicted on a lesser charge of sexual abuse on the grounds the unconscious victim did not fight back.
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Fear and isolation for Myanmar's remaining Rohingya
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MRAUK U, Myanmar: By the twisted standards of Myanmar's Rakhine state, Abdullah is one of its more fortunate Rohingya residents.
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German court orders Lufthansa pilots to halt strike
AFP, Published on 09/09/2015
» FRANKFURT - A German court of appeal ordered pilots at Lufthansa airline to halt their strike on Wednesday, ruling it was illegal, overturning a judgement from a lower court the day before.
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Alibaba reveals 'hefty' price for SCMP
Business, AFP, Published on 15/12/2015
» Hong Kong: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will pay US$266 million for Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, far higher than analysts' estimates in a deal that has sparked fears the paper will lose its independent voice.
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Indonesia police's rubber bullets hurt 8
AFP, Published on 23/10/2012
» Indonesian police fired rubber bullets on students at a pro-independence rally in the restive region of Papua on Tuesday, in clashes that injured at least eight protesters, witnesses said.
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Chad military leaders appoint former opponent PM
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» N'DJAMENA - Chad's transitional president General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed one of his leading opponents, who recently returned from exile, as prime minister.
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