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Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover
Associated Press, Published on 01/07/2019
» HONG KONG: Frustration among protesters in Hong Kong boiled over Monday, with one group attacking the legislative building and tens of thousands of others marching through the city to demand expanded democracy on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony's return to China.
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Cambodian rivals use noodle ploy to get message across
Associated Press, Published on 09/06/2019
» PHNOM PENH: The bitter decades-long rivalry between Hun Sen, Cambodia's strongman leader, and Sam Rainsy, his self-exiled chief political rival and critic, has sometimes played out in deadly violence. But on Sunday, soup rather than blood was likely to be spilled.
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Meth from Bangkok sets record in Australia
Associated Press, Published on 07/06/2019
» MELBOURNE: Australian officials have seized the nation's largest haul of methamphetamine at the Melbourne waterfront in a shipment of almost 1.8 tonnes of the illicit drug hidden in stereo speakers shipped from Bangkok, authorities said on Friday.
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UN mission urges financial isolation of Myanmar's military
Associated Press, Published on 14/05/2019
» A United Nations fact-finding mission urged Tuesday that countries cut off all business with Myanmar's military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for human rights abuses.
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Duterte allies seek to dominate Philippine midterm polls
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2019
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's name is not on the ballot but Monday's midterm elections are seen as a crucial referendum on his rise to power with a brutal crackdown on illegal drugs, unorthodox style and contentious embrace of China.
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Brunei death penalty moratorium applied to new Shariah laws
Associated Press, Published on 06/05/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei's sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new Shariah criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry.
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Indonesia jails Polish tourist who met Papuan activists
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2019
» JAKARTA: A Polish tourist was sentenced to five years in prison for treason on Thursday after meeting with Papuan independence supporters, but said later he was the victim of a show trial.
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May Day marchers across Asia demand better working conditions
Associated Press, Published on 01/05/2019
» SEOUL, South Korea: Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May Day on Wednesday by marching through Asia's capitals and demanding better working conditions and expanded labour rights.
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Quarantines at 2 LA universities amid measles outbreak
Associated Press, Published on 26/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES: More than 200 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune, officials said Thursday.
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Comedian headed for landslide victory in Ukraine
Associated Press, Published on 22/04/2019
» KIEV, Ukraine: A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV cruised toward a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election Sunday in what was seen as a reaction against the country's entrenched corruption and low standard of living.
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