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Attention turns to Liu Xiaobo's widow after dissident's death
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2017
» BEIJING -- Friends of China's Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo, who died of liver cancer in custody, said on Friday they are still unable to contact his widow, Liu Xia, and that ensuring her freedom is now a top priority.
Family of four among 14 killed in floods in northern Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2017
» HANOI -- At least 14 people, including a family of four, have been killed in floods brought on by constant heavy rain in northern Vietnam over the past week, and more rain is expected, a government agency said on Friday.
UK's easyJet sets up new airline in Austria
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2017
» LONDON -- British budget airline easyJet said on Friday it would establish a new airline in Austria to protect its flying rights in the European Union once Britain leaves the bloc.
Indonesia renames part of South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2017
» JAKARTA -- Indonesia renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea on Friday, the latest act of resistance by Southeast Asian nations to China's territorial ambitions in the maritime region.
Yellen: 3% growth for US 'quite challenging'
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2017
» WASHINGTON - It would be "quite challenging" for the United States to reach the 3% growth target set by President Donald Trump, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told a Senate panel on Thursday in a hearing focused on regulatory reform and a discussion of lagging productivity.