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Curtis beats the weather to take Texas golf lead
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Former British Open champion Ben Curtis, trying to find his way back to top form, completed a bogey-free 67 before a two-hour storm delay Friday to take the second-round lead at the Texas Open.
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Space mining startup set for launch in US
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» A startup evidently devoted to mining asteroids for metals is to make its public debut on Tuesday in the US northwest city of Seattle, seeking to redefine the term "natural resources."
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$7.4bn pledged for Mekong
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Japan has pledged $7.4 billion in aid over the next three years to help five Mekong states, in an attempt at fostering development in a resource-rich region also being courted by China.
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N.Korea 'may be ready for nuclear test'
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» North Korea has apparently completed preparations for a third nuclear test, possibly within two weeks, after firing a long-range rocket this month, according to a newspaper report.
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Police probe Aboriginal shooting incident
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Footage surfaced Sunday appearing to show a police officer viciously punching one of the suspects from a stolen car that mounted a crowded footpath in Sydney, leading to two Aboriginals being shot.
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China city vows to protect foreigners amid scandal
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Chinese authorities in Chongqing have pledged to better protect foreigners after Briton Neil Heywood's death in suspicious circumstances sparked a dramatic political scandal.
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Australian government hit by harassment claim
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Australia's parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper strongly denied allegations that he had sexually harassed a male staffer in a case with implications for the nation's fragile government.
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China releases Vietnamese after maritime row
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Chinese authorities have released 21 Vietnamese fishermen who were detained seven weeks ago near disputed islands in the South China Sea, drawing strong protests from Hanoi.
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Indonesia detains Afghan asylum seekers after boat sinks
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Indonesian authorities were questioning more than 70 mostly Afghan asylum seekers bound for Australia after their boat was hit by a powerful wave, forcing them to swim to shore, officials said.
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New purple crab species found in Philippines
AFP, Published on 21/04/2012
» Four new species of freshwater crab, bright purple in colour, have been discovered in the biologically diverse but ecologically-threatened Philippines, the man who found them said Saturday.
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