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'Gutter oil' scandal hits Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» HONG KONG - Pineapple buns and dumplings have been pulled from the shelves in Hong Kong as authorities investigate whether they contain gutter oil from Taiwan, where concerns are growing over a food safety scare, officials said Monday.
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Japanese PM ends Sri Lanka trip with visit to temple
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» COLOMBO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered flowers and worshipped Monday at a historic Buddhist temple outside Colombo as he wrapped up his two-nation South Asian tour that also took him to Bangladesh.
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Japan PM's new picks deny neo-Nazi links
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» TOKYO - Two newly-promoted Japanese politicians moved Monday to distance themselves from allegations of extremism after pictures emerged of them posing alongside the leader of a domestic neo-Nazi party.
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Ashley-Cooper, Palu out of Wallabies' Test with Argentina
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» SYDNEY - Wallabies Adam Ashley-Cooper and Wycliff Palu will miss this week's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina through injury, the Australian Rugby Union said Monday.
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India-Pakistan flood disaster prompts frantic rescue bid
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» Authorities in India and Pakistan made frantic efforts Monday to pluck tens of thousands of people to safety from floods which have killed at least 350 as desperate residents huddled on rooftops.
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Obama's China visit will be 'important milestone': Rice
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to China will be an "important milestone" in relations, the top White House national security aide said Monday at a meeting with officials in Beijing.
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Enduring pain after Muslim rebel attack on Philippine city
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» ZAMBOANGA (PHILIPPINES) - Thousands of people displaced by a Muslim rebel assault on a major Philippine city are enduring squalid conditions in an evacuation camp where dozens have died, while the guerilla leader remains free one year on.
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Iran supreme leader has 'successful' prostate surgery
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successfully underwent prostate surgery, official media announced Monday in an unprecedented public statement on his health, which has long been subject to speculation.
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Sorrow and frustration of MH370 families six months on
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» Grieving family members of passengers aboard MH370 held an emotional gathering in Beijing on Monday, six months after the plane disappeared, demanding answers and accusing Chinese authorities of turning against them.
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German trade surplus hits record in July
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» FRANKFURT - The outlook for the German economy, Europe's biggest, brightened on Monday when data showed the country's trade surplus hit a new record in July on the back of booming exports.
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