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Lawyers for disabled China activist appeal conviction
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Lawyers for disabled Chinese rights defender Ni Yulan on Friday went to court to challenge convictions for fraud and "picking quarrels", for which she is serving a 32-month jail sentence.
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Feathers fly over gay marriage
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Chick-fil-A is a growing American fast-food chain that's as famous for its Bible Belt principles -- it never opens on Sundays -- as it is for its chicken burgers and nuggets.
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Trial shows China eager to end Bo Xilai scandal
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» China's decision to try fallen politician Bo Xilai's wife for murder underscores Communist leaders' determination to draw a line under a scandal that has engulfed the party ahead of a power handover, analysts say.
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Philippine massacre witnesses live in fear
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Hired assassins are stalking witnesses to a Philippine massacre in which a political warlord allegedly led the slaughter of 57 people, victims' relatives and a rights group said almost two years into a complex trial.
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Onlookers hamper whale rescue in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Rescuers in Indonesia fought Friday to help a sperm whale stuck in shallow waters to return to sea, as their efforts were hampered by local residents arriving on boats and driving it back to shore.
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Thailand's first recycling store
Online Reporters, Published on 27/07/2012
» A recycling institute on Friday opened Thailand's first swap shop -- a store where people can exchange recyclable goods they do not want for consumer goods like detergent, packaged foods, drinks and other household items.
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English skills below Asean partners
Online Reporters, Published on 27/07/2012
» Thai students' English-language skills rank below those of youngsters in at least three other member countries of Asean, according to a recent survey by Education First (EF), an international language school
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Thalidomide maker 'ignored birth defects for years'
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» The German makers of thalidomide were warned of birth defects years before it was withdrawn and Australian distributors used pregnant women as the world's first test subjects, court papers alleged Friday.
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Hidden world of rice trading
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/07/2012
» Government says secrecy in rice sales to exporters necessary. Critics say secrecy just hides corrupt deals with a handful of big rice exporters.
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Spain's Gasol confident but China a concern
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Spanish NBA star Pau Gasol is confident his team can once again challenge the United States "Dream Team" for Olympic supremacy but he is cautious about the team's opener Sunday against China.
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