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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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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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India Uber driver charged with rape
dpa, Published on 07/12/2014
» NEW DELHI - A woman was allegedly raped in New Delhi by a driver for Uber, the popular app that supplies taxis to users, police said on Sunday.
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HRW Thailand web page blocked
dpa, Published on 27/11/2014
» The Thai government has blocked direct access to the Thailand page of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) website after receiving harsh criticism from the organisation.
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Alibaba to seek fortune in US
dpa, Published on 09/09/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese online retailer Alibaba is, by some counts, the world's biggest marketplace, and its initial public offering (IPO) could be the largest the world has ever seen.
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'Gridlock' warned for Asian skies
dpa, Published on 15/09/2014
» SINGAPORE – Asian air traffic could be heading for "catastrophic gridlock," aviation experts warned, urging the region's countries to cooperate more, the International Air Transport Association says.
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Singapore's poor to get fibre Internet
dpa, Published on 29/09/2014
» SINGAPORE – About 8,000 low-income families in Singapore will be offered high-speed internet access at subsidized rates as part of a new government scheme, local media reported Monday.
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Search for MH370 enters new phase
dpa, Published on 05/10/2014
» SYDNEY - The search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase Sunday as special vessels arrived in the southern Indian Ocean to probe canyons and peaks 6,000 metres under the surface of the ocean.
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Vietnamese still feel north, south divide
dpa, Published on 20/07/2014
» HANOI - A man in a luminous yellow T-shirt bobs up and down alongside a group of women at 5am doing aerobics - a typical morning activity in Hanoi. At the same time in Ho Chi Minh City, another man is sprawled across a bed, fast asleep.
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'Escape' China, Viet communists urge
dpa, Published on 30/07/2014
» HANOI — A former ambassador to Beijing was among 60 prominent members of Vietnam's Communist Party urging the country's leaders to "escape" reliance on China through political and economic reforms.
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