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Australia reveals 12 asylum-seeker boats turned away
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday revealed it has turned back 12 asylum-seeker boats and prevented 45 more from leaving port as it lifted the veil of secrecy over its hardline border protection policy.
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China state media urges clarity on Iceland envoy spy rumour
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» BEIJING - A state-run Chinese newspaper on Thursday called on Beijing to clarify rumours that its ambassador to Iceland has been held for leaking intelligence to Japan, throwing a rare official spotlight on such cases.
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European stocks edge up but hang on Scotland vote
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» LONDON - Europe's stock markets edged higher at the start of trading on Thursday, with all eyes on Scotland's independence referendum, and after Fed-inspired gains overnight on Wall Street.
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Royal and Ancient Golf Club to allow women members
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews on Thursday voted to allow women members for the first time in its 260-year history.
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Murray boosts Scottish 'Yes' campaign
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» Scottish tennis star Andy Murray broke his silence over the independence referendum on Thursday by appearing to lend last-minute support to the "Yes" campaign as polling began.
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James Sutherland stays as Cricket Australia chief
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» SYDNEY - James Sutherland has been reappointed as Cricket Australia's chief executive beyond the 2015 World Cup, the organisation said Thursday.
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Border stand-off overshadows China leader's India trip
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» Indian and Chinese leaders pledged Thursday to resolve a long-running border dispute that led to a bloody 1962 war, as a stand-off between troops on the remote frontier overshadowed a rare summit in New Delhi.
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Local hero Park sticks to freestyle in Asian Games
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» INCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - South Korea's swimming hero Park Tae-Hwan will stick to freestyle races at the Asian Games as the local hero prepares for three explosive clashes with China's Olympic champion Sun Yang.
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Condoms hottest item at Asian Games
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» SEOUL - Athletes are snapping up thousands of free condoms being given out at the Asian Games, organizers said Thursday.
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Ericsson to stop making modems, shed hundreds of jobs
AFP, Published on 18/09/2014
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish telecom equipment company Ericsson said on Thursday that it would stop developing modems, a decision affecting almost 1,600 employees worldwide which is expected to lead to hundreds of job cuts.
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