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Mugabe 'un-appointed' as WHO goodwill ambassador
Published on 23/10/2017
» JOHANNESBURG: The head of the World Health Organisation revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador" on Sunday after the choice drew widespread outrage and criticism. Zimbabwe's government said it respected the turnabout and that the UN health agency "benefited tremendously" from the attention.
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India, China face off over Rohingya
Published on 23/10/2017
» DHAKA: India's foreign minister said Sunday that Myanmar must take back Rohingya Muslims to resolve one of Asia's largest refugee crises in decades.
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Cambodia expects its investor appeal to endure
Asia focus, Freddie Hayward, Published on 23/10/2017
» Although traditionally overshadowed by its larger and more developed neighbours, Cambodia is determined to increase foreign investment in its rapidly growing economy.
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Typhoon Lan leaves 3 dead, flooding in Japan
Reuters, Published on 23/10/2017
» TOKYO: A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of people, but then headed out to sea after largely sparing the capital, Tokyo.
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Hun Sen confirms main opposition party will be dissolved
Reuters, Published on 23/10/2017
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday it was "a fact" that the main opposition party would be dissolved as he spoke on the anniversary of the peace agreement that established multiparty democracy.
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Celebrating Osaka
Asia focus, Published on 23/10/2017
» Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has endured in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city.
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Singapore stocks gain, other SE Asia markets end mixed
Published on 23/10/2017
» Singapore shares closed slightly higher on Monday after earlier touching a more than two-year peak, as data showed consumer prices in September rose in line with expectations, while other stock markets in the region were largely subdued.
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