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Alibaba joins China arms maker to offer location services
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SHANGHAI - Internet giant Alibaba has joined forces with China's biggest defence company to offer location-based services using a homegrown satellite navigation system that competes with the US GPS network, the firms said.
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Cyanide 356 times limits found at China blast test point
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BEIJING - Cyanide levels more than 350 times standard limits have been detected in water close to the site of deadly explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin, officials said Thursday.
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England field against Australia in final Ashes Test
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» LONDON - England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Thursday.
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Otamendi signs on for Manchester City
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» LONDON - Argentina defender Nicolas Otamendi has signed for Manchester City, the Premier League side announced on Thursday after a deal was agreed with his current side Valencia.
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England field against Australia
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» LONDON - England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field against Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Thursday.
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S. Korea's first woman PM jailed for illegal funding
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea's first female prime minister was headed for jail Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a conviction and two-year prison sentence for accepting illicit political funds.
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Indonesia police tear gas slum dwellers fighting eviction
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police fired tear gas at a crowd hurling stones and Molotov cocktails in the capital Jakarta Thursday, as security forces moved in to evict people from a slum and demolish their houses.
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S. Korea shells North after rocket attack
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» SEOUL - South Korean artillery units fired dozens of shells into North Korea on Thursday in response to a rocket fired over the heavily-militarised frontier, as both sides pushed already elevated cross-border tensions to dangerously high levels.
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Turkey snap November poll on cards as crisis sends lira crashing
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» ANKARA - Turkey's election board on Thursday proposed holding snap legislative polls on November 1, adding to tensions amid a grave security crisis and sending the Turkish lira to a new historic low.
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Beijing mobilises 850,000 citizen guards for WWII parade
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» BEIJING - Beijing has mobilised 850,000 residents to patrol the city to ensure security ahead of a huge military parade commemorating victory over Japan in World War II, state media reported.
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