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Social networks make push as shopping destinations
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - They're not just for sharing any more: Facebook and Twitter are now looking to play a bigger role in shopping.
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Dalai Lama marks Nobel anniversary as Western support wanes
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» DHARAMSALA (INDIA) - As the Dalai Lama marked his 25th year as a Nobel laureate this week, a row over South Africa's failure to grant him a visa underscored the huge challenge facing the movement he launched more than half a century ago.
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Wounded Indonesian elite strikes back at upstart Widodo
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's wounded establishment is striking back at Joko Widodo after the former slum child ended years of elite rule with victory in July's presidential election, handing him a series of early defeats that have sparked concerns for the future of the young democracy.
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Make PTT state-owned: Poll
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2014
» A majority of people want the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT), currently a publicly listed company, to be returned to the state in the hope of lower fuel prices, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
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Pro-democracy protests hit Hong Kong's core retail sector
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» HONG KONG - From bargain fakes and cheap technology to high-end designer wear, Hong Kong is a shopper's paradise -- but retailers have taken a huge hit from week-long mass protests that have brought the city to a standstill.
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Search for MH370 enters new phase
dpa, Published on 05/10/2014
» SYDNEY - The search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 entered a new phase Sunday as special vessels arrived in the southern Indian Ocean to probe canyons and peaks 6,000 metres under the surface of the ocean.
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Flintshire set to deny Japanese their Arc dream
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» PARIS - Flintshire can give trainer Andre Fabre his eighth win in Europe's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on Sunday and frustrate Japanese dreams of winning the prize they desire most in the 'Sport of Kings'.
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Van Gaal expects Everton to shake off Euro hangover
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Louis van Gaal believes the chance of adding to Manchester United's problems on Sunday will outweigh any fatigue felt by Everton's players after their draining European exploits.
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Rodriguez takes aim at Lombardy hat-trick
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» MILAN - Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez saddles up aiming for a third consecutive title at a revamped Tour of Lombardy on Sunday as newly-crowned world champion Michal Kwiatkowski shows off his newly-acquired rainbow stripes.
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Search for bodies on Japan volcano halted as typhoon looms
AFP, Published on 05/10/2014
» TOKYO - A search operation for people missing on a volcano in central Japan was called off Sunday, more than a week after a deadly eruption claimed dozens of lives, as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rains.
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