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Hollywood turns to Taiwan as island becomes film hub
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» For years, Taiwan was barely on Hollywood's radar for filming global blockbusters -- but acclaimed director Ang Lee's decision to shoot his Oscar-winning 3D adventure "Life of Pi" on the island has transformed its fortunes.
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Syria's Raqqa first travel ban under new Australia law
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia Thursday nominated the Syrian city of Raqqa as the first place to be hit with a travel ban under sweeping new counter-terrorism measures aimed at blocking jihadists going overseas to fight.
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NLA OKs Thai-China railway deal
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/12/2014
» The National Legislative Assembly on Thursday approved a 350 billion baht plan for China to construct two rail lines linking major Thai industrial and trade centres.
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US tells Russia not to 'isolate' itself as West seeks Ukraine solution
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia Thursday not to isolate itself "through its own actions" as top diplomats grappled with elusive peace efforts in Ukraine but Moscow lashed out at biting sanctions.
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South Korea doubts return to 2015 Formula One calendar
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» SEOUL - The organisers of South Korea's suspended F1 event all but ruled out a return to the 2015 Grand Prix calendar on Thursday, despite Korea's surprise inclusion by the sport's governing body.
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Big-hitting Bubba looks for more success in Asia
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» HONG KONG - Masters Champion Bubba Watson tasted victory for the first time outside his native US in China last month and is keen to back that up with another win on Asian soil next week.
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Eight more bodies found near sunken S. Korea trawler
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» SEOUL - Eight more bodies were recovered Thursday from the area where a South Korean trawler sank in the Bering Sea off Russia's far east coast, leaving 33 crew members still missing, officials said.
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N. Korean leader's sister may attend Seoul event: organiser
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» SEOUL - North Korea has offered to send leader Kim Jong-Un's increasingly influential sister to a private cultural festival in Seoul next year, the South Korean organiser of the event said Thursday.
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Poland unearths one of WWII's darkest secrets
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» PRZEMYSL (POLAND) - Anastasia carefully digs through the earth with her trowel. Bit by bit, a human skeleton emerges, piled on top of more bones.
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Russia swimmers set new world short-course 4x50m relay record
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» DOHA - Russia set a new world record in the men's 4x50m medley relay in the first event of the second day of the World Short-Course Swimming Championships in Doha.
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