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Reality? No, thanks. Moviegoers sought escape in 2016
New York Times, Published on 02/01/2017
» LOS ANGELES - The moviegoing masses sent clear messages in 2016. They are most definitely not tired of superheroes. The more animated animals, the merrier. Fantasy worlds of any kind, whether underwater or in outer space, are worth the trip to theatres.
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Southeast Asia: World piracy hotbed
New York Times, Published on 19/09/2016
» JAKARTA - Sembara Oktafian was in the engine room of a tugboat chugging toward the Philippines when something didn't sound right.
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Laser scans unveil a network of ancient cities in Cambodia
New York Times, Published on 20/09/2016
» SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - For decades, archaeologists here kept their eyes on the ground as they tramped through thick jungle, rice paddies and buffalo-grazing fields, emerald green and soft with mud during the monsoon season.
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Facebook restores iconic Vietnam War photo
New York Times, Published on 10/09/2016
» The image is iconic: A naked, 9-year-old girl fleeing napalm bombs during the Vietnam War, tears streaming down her face. The picture from 1972, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography, has been used countless times to illustrate the horrors of modern warfare.
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Sold-out MMA event invades Muay Thai turf
New York Times, Published on 19/05/2016
» When Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke walks into a packed arena on May 27, a lot will be familiar to the local fight legend, including the roar of his fans and the rhythmic <i>sarama</i> music that is an integral part of traditional Muay Thai kickboxing in Thailand.
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30 years later, some Filipinos still yearn for Marcos
New York Times, Published on 24/02/2016
» MANILA -- As Filipinos prepare for the 30th anniversary on Thursday of the “People Power” revolution that toppled Ferdinand E. Marcos, the Marcos family legacy is undergoing a political renaissance by those who claim it was a “golden age” of peace and prosperity.
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Obama's pick engages Supreme Court battle
New York Times, Published on 17/03/2016
» WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Merrick B. Garland to be the nation’s 113th Supreme Court justice, choosing a centrist appellate judge who could reshape the court for a generation and become the face of a bitter election-year confirmation struggle.
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In one-party Vietnam, independents vie for Assembly seats
New York Times, Published on 22/03/2016
» HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Taking the stage here on Friday, singer-songwriter Mai Khoi launched into her hit song "Vietnam," an optimistic ode to the country’s landscape and people. But the rest of her set list included songs, such as one called "Cuffed in Freedom," that addressed hot-button social issues like corruption, gender inequality and official restrictions on artistic expression.
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Cambodia’s young seek change as demographics shift
New York Times, Published on 19/02/2016
» PHNOM PENH -- Thy Sovantha, Cambodia’s youngest political star, is still seething.
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Ageing China, Europe search for more children
New York Times, Published on 11/11/2015
» China's decision to allow more families to have a second child is an effort to confront a problem that is facing much of Europe, too - ageing populations and not enough babies. But reversing a demographic slide involves a complicated set of incentives that have more to do with social mores than with government policies, experts say.
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