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UK Tory leader race expands to nine, with early focus on tax
AFP, Published on 10/07/2022
» LONDON: Former UK defence secretary Penny Mordaunt on Sunday became the ninth Conservative MP to launch a bid to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the already fractious race promptly focused on tax.
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Ex-security chief John Lee anointed Hong Kong's next leader
AFP, Published on 08/05/2022
» HONG KONG: A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists.
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Iraq exhibits restored art pillaged after 2003 invasion
AFP, Published on 23/04/2022
» BAGHDAD - Verdant landscapes, stylised portraits of peasant women, curved sculptures -- an exhibition in Baghdad is allowing art aficionados to rediscover the pioneers of contemporary Iraqi art.
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Singapore PM confirms successor
Published on 16/04/2022
» SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed on Saturday that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong would succeed him as the city-state’s next leader.
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Movie from tiny Bhutan gets an Oscar nod
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 27/02/2022
» As a crew of 35 people prepared to make a movie in Bhutan's remote Lunana Valley, they faced a slew of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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Hong Kong plans mandatory Covid tests
Published on 18/02/2022
» Hong Kong is making plans to test every one of its 7.3 million residents for Covid-19 as a surge in Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm its healthcare system.
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From talking ducks to scary croissants: 2021's weirdest news
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» PARIS: How we laughed in 2021! Yes, the year was plagued by Covid, fires and floods... but it did throw up some weird and wonderful news to lift the spirits.
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Economics Prize wraps up unpredictable Nobel season
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Economics Prize on Monday wraps up a Nobel season characterised by surprising picks, with a number of women in with a chance of scooping the traditionally male-dominated prize.
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Pair win Nobel for unlocking mystery of sensing temperature, touch
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM - US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch.
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Qataris vote in subdued first legislative election
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» DOHA - Qataris were voting in the emirate's first legislative election Saturday, a symbolic nod to democracy that analysts say will not lead to power shifting away from the ruling family.
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