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Whaling meeting heaps pressure on Japan - but rejects sanctuary bid
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» The world's whaling watchdog agreed Thursday to toughen scrutiny of Antarctic hunts which Japan conducts in the name of science, but rejected a bid to expand protection in the South Atlantic.
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Nepal adopts jab to boost polio fight
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» KATHMANDU - Nepal on Thursday launched a drive to eradicate polio by supplementing oral vaccines with an injection that experts say will boost children's immunity against the disease.
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Indie game developers sprouting at Tokyo Game Show
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» CHIBA (JAPAN) - Nestled among the industry giants at the Tokyo Game Show Thursday are a growing number of small and independent games developers from Asia and Europe, all hoping they are sitting on the next Minecraft.
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Hamilton and Rosberg welcome sound of F1 radio silence
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg on Thursday welcomed the sound of radio silence for the final six races of their dramatic duel for the drivers' world championship.
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Qatar send record women's contingent to Asian Games
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» INCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - Qatar has included a record 55 women in its Asian Games team and they are not just there as window dressing, their delegation leader told AFP on Wednesday.
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Afghan female taekwondo fighter fears Taliban return
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» KABUL - In a gym underneath a wedding hall in Kabul, Laila Hossaini shouts as she slams her fist into a punchbag at her final training session before heading to the Asian Games in South Korea.
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World-class bike lane for airport mooted
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/09/2014
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) will pedal the creation of a first-class bicycle venue at Suvarnabhumi airport, with the aim of making it one of the top tracks in the world.
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Vietnam imposes share-listing rule
Published on 18/09/2014
» Vietnam has introduced a rule compelling state-owned companies to list shares more quickly following initial public offerings (IPO) in an attempt to accelerate a privatisation programme lagging behind schedule.
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PM apologises for 'bikini' remark
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 18/09/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has apologised for an offhand remark that equated unattractiveness with safety for bikini-wearing tourists, a comment that sparked international outrage following the murder of a young British couple on Koh Tao.
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Cigarette butt DNA points to Koh Tao killers
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 18/09/2014
» The search for the killers of two British tourists on Koh Tao has focussed on two men who shared a cigarette and whose semen was found on the murdered woman's body.
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