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Vietnam woman in Kim assassination to walk free next month
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» SHAH ALAM, Malaysia: A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother will walk free in May after pleading guilty to a lesser charge, her lawyer said.
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Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea visitors hit record high
Published on 01/04/2019
» TOKYO: The number of visitors to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea amusement parks reached a record 32.56 million in fiscal 2018 ended March 31, operator Oriental Land Co said on Monday.
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Japan to issue more work visas to Thais, other foreigners
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2019
» Japan launched on Monday a new visa system to bring in more foreign workers to the country struggling with an acute labour shortage, marking a major policy shift from its traditionally strict immigration rules.
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Kremlin hawks keep watch over Putin's seat of power
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» MOSCOW - Alpha soars between the Kremlin's golden domes, sowing panic among crows perched in nearby trees. The goshawk is one of a dozen birds of prey protecting President Vladimir Putin's seat of power in Moscow.
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China lists fentanyl as controlled substance in US gesture
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» BEIJING: China announced Monday it would add fentanyl analogues to its controlled substance list from May 1 following US pleas for Beijing to crack down on a drug fuelling a deadly opioid crisis.
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Grammy-nominated US rapper Nipsey Hussle shot dead
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot dead in the US city of Los Angeles Sunday, sparking an outpouring of grief from fellow celebrities as the city's mayor blamed "senseless gun violence."
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Emperor burger: Tokyo chef whips up B28,500 monster for new monarch
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» TOKYO: A Tokyo restaurant is honouring the crowning of the new Japanese emperor next month with a football-sized wagyu beef hamburger served between gold-dusted buns -- at an eye-watering cost of 100,000 yen (28,500 baht).
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Pheu Thai demands EC explain its list-MP calculations
Published on 01/04/2019
» Pheu Thai Party secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai on Monday demanded the Election Commission reveal its formula for deciding on the distribution of party-list MPs, to clear up doubts about the process.
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Japan names new imperial era Reiwa
Published on 01/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japan on Monday declared that Reiwa would be name of the new imperial era to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Freak Nepal storm kills 27, injures hundreds
AFP, Published on 01/04/2019
» KATHMANDU: At least 27 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a freak storm hit southern Nepal, destroying houses, uprooting trees and toppling electricity poles, officials said.
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