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Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
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Indonesia arrests 36 militant suspects
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants ahead of a presidential inauguration that will be attended by regional leaders and foreign envoys.
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Indonesia's popular president to be sworn in for final term
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's popular president who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernize the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation was to be sworn in for his final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions.
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Hong Kong leaders apologise to mosque for water cannon hit
Associated Press, Published on 21/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong officials apologised to Muslim leaders Monday after riot police sprayed a mosque gate and some people nearby with a water cannon while trying to contain pro-democracy demonstrations in the semiautonomous Chinese city.
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Hong Kong protesters vandalise subway station
Associated Press, Published on 22/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters in Hong Kong vandalised a subway station Sunday, smashing surveillance cameras and electronic ticket sensors, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again.
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19 killed in China factory fire ahead of National Day
Associated Press, Published on 30/09/2019
» BEIJING: Nineteen people have died in a factory fire in eastern China just ahead of massive countrywide National Day celebrations.
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Police shoot protester with live round
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Police shot a teenage protester at close range in the chest Tuesday, leaving him bleeding and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Tens of thousands marched in a day of rage as Communist leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power.
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Philippine official tweets order for new protest vs China
Associated Press, Published on 02/10/2019
» MANILA: The Philippine foreign secretary has urgently ordered via Twitter the filing of a diplomatic protest against China after its coast guard ships reportedly strayed near a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
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Australia moves to stop foreign interference in universities
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2019
» CANBERRA: The government has set up a task force to crack down on attempts by foreign governments to meddle in Australian universities.
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Asian shares mostly up on optimism about US-China trade war
Associated Press, Published on 27/08/2019
» TOKYO: Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the US and China.
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