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Nepal to reopen damaged heritage sites
Published on 28/05/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal has decided to reopen next month three world heritage sites that have been off-limits to tourists since last month's devastating earthquake, officials said.
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Chelsea comes to Bangkok: the good news and the bad
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/05/2015
» English Premier League champion Chelsea is in Bangkok for a match with the Thai national team, their first stop after winning the title. That's great news, but is there any bad?
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Bangladesh 'plans to move thousands of Rohingya to island'
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» DHAKA - Bangladesh plans to relocate thousands of Rohingya who have spent years in refugee camps near the Myanmar border to a southern island, an official said Wednesday.
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UN demands action for crimes against journalists
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged world governments to end impunity for those who silence journalists in a resolution applauded as historic by a leading media rights group.
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Lucic-Baroni making up for lost years at French Open
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» PARIS - If Mirjana Lucic-Baroni hadn't been a tennis player, she would have become an archaeologist, happy to explore the ruins of Rome or her native Croatia.
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US prosecutors allege 'World Cup' of soccer fraud
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» NEW YORK - The United States accused soccer officials of corrupting a sport loved by billions Wednesday, warning the investigation is not over and seeking the extradition of suspects arrested in Switzerland.
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Blatter says corrupt officials to be booted out
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» ZURICH - FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted Wednesday football's world body faces a "difficult time" because of a major corruption storm but vowed any officials found guilty would be expelled from the sport.
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Thai police seek local help in people smuggling crackdown
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» BANGKOK - Thai police are seeking help from villagers living near a recently uncovered network of jungle camps to aid their investigation into people-smuggling and human trafficking-gangs, a senior officer said Wednesday.
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Philippine, Vietnam troops play sports on disputed island
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» MANILA - Filipino and Vietnamese troops played football and tug-of-war on a disputed South China Sea island on Wednesday, officials said, closing ranks as their rival China ramps up construction of artificial islands.
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Nishikori hardened by American dream
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» PARIS - Japan's Kei Nishikori believes his rise into the world top five would never have happened had he not forged his skills in America's do-or-die sports environment.
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