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US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk, low-security" countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past.
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Ash blankets towns near erupting Philippine volcano
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2018
» LEGAZPI, Philippines: A significant amount of ash has fallen on towns near the Philippines' most active volcano after energetic eruptions of lava from the crater.
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Fossil of titanic dinosaur dug up in Egyptian desert
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Scientists have unearthed in a Sahara Desert oasis in Egypt fossils of a long-necked, four-legged, school bus-sized dinosaur that lived roughly 80 million years ago, a discovery that sheds light on a mysterious time period in the history of dinosaurs in Africa.
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Duterte to build a B30bn new city outside congested Manila
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/01/2018
» MANILA: Thousands of government workers will be moved from Manila to a new city that’s being built in a former US military base, as President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration seeks to ease traffic gridlock in the capital.
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Australian filmmaker denied bail in Cambodia over 'espionage'
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's top court on Tuesday denied bail to an Australian filmmaker who has spent seven months behind bars accused of espionage and who faces 10 years in jail if he is convicted.
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Camels left pouting as Saudis ban botox at beauty pageant
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» Al Rumhiya, Saudi Arabia: Huddled together on a dusty racetrack, Saudi judges scrutinise pouty lips and shapely humps in a high-stakes camel beauty pageant mired in scandal after botox and cosmetic fillers were detected.
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Cambodia weighs porn charges against 10 jailed foreigners
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian judge is investigating whether to pursue pornography charges against 10 foreigners arrested after organising a party which featured indecent dancing, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
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Eight-month-old girl raped in Delhi
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» NEW DELHI: An eight-month-old Indian girl was Tuesday recovering in hospital after she was raped at her home in Delhi, the latest such case in a country notorious for high levels of sexual violence.
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Spread of fake news aims to silence dissent: Rappler chief
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» MANILA: The head of a Philippine online news site battling revocation of its licence on Tuesday said some governments have sought to "silence dissent" through the proliferation of fake news, flooding social media with hate messages.
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63m women, girls missing due to India's preference for boys
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2018
» NEW DELHIL: A deeply felt preference for boys has left more than 63 million women statistically “missing” across India, and more than 21 million girls unwanted by their families, government officials say.
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