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- Hong Kong passes "historic" reforms amid muted protest
- Stalin statue removed in Georgian home town
- Police arrest suspected ETA member in N.Ireland
- Czech president to accept PM resignation on Friday
- Hong Kong passes ‘historic’ reforms amid muted protest
- Protests as Hong Kong adopts democratic reforms
- Swiss man admits vandalism, faces caning in Singapore
- Green warriors
- Land of 'Female Eunuch' welcomes first woman PM
- N.Korea steps up succession plans: S.Korea spy chief
- Swollen river threatens major city in central China
- Jackson remembered one year on
- S Korea marks 60th anniversary of war
- US Congress approves new Iran sanctions
- EXCLUSIVE - The warrior-scholar versus the Taliban
- For sale — New Zealand village with pub, 40 people
- Hong Kong passes democratic reform package
- Singapore's factory output sees record rise in May
- MIC says yes to legalised sports betting
- Why the Philippines is not into soccer
| Hong Kong passes "historic" reforms amid muted protest Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Friday passed a controversial political reform package, winning over sceptical opposition lawmakers to back electoral changes that could pave the way for universal suffrage in 2017 as promised by Beijing.
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| Stalin statue removed in Georgian home town Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Authorities removed a towering statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin from the central square of his hometown in the dead of the night on Friday, carting away the monument to Georgia's most famous native.
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| Police arrest suspected ETA member in N.Ireland Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT BELFAST (Reuters) - Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a suspected member of Basque separatist group ETA at the request of Spanish authorities.
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| Czech president to accept PM resignation on Friday Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT PRAGUE (Reuters) - Outgoing Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer will submit his resignation, as expected, to President Vaclav Klaus on Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT), the president's office said.
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| Hong Kong passes ‘historic’ reforms amid muted protest Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT HONG KONG, June 25 —Hong Kong today passed a controversial political reform package, winning over sceptical opposition lawmakers to back electoral changes that could pave the way for universal suffrage in 2017 as promised by Beijing. It was the first time Hong Kong's legislature had passed major reforms to electoral arrangements since the city ...
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| Protests as Hong Kong adopts democratic reforms Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:27 AM PDT HONG KONG, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong on Friday agreed a political shake-up that stops far short of universal suffrage for China's freewheeling financial hub, provoking cries of betrayal from pro-democracy hardliners.
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| Swiss man admits vandalism, faces caning in Singapore Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT SINGAPORE, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - A Swiss expatriate pleaded guilty on Friday to vandalism and trespass for spray-painting a Singapore metro train in a daring stunt for which he is expected to be caned and jailed.
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| Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:06 AM PDT It is generally agreed that the awareness on saving the environment needs to be instilled into the children while they are still young.
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| Land of 'Female Eunuch' welcomes first woman PM Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:48 PM PDT SYDNEY, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Australian women welcomed their first woman prime minister this week, but warned that the unmarried, childless Julia Gillard could face a gender backlash in a land known for its macho culture.
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| N.Korea steps up succession plans: S.Korea spy chief Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:45 PM PDT SEOUL, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's poor health is driving him to speed up preparations for the transfer of power to his youngest son Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's spy chief says.
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| Swollen river threatens major city in central China Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:43 PM PDT BEIJING, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Chinese authorities scrambled to shore up flood defences Friday as a swollen river threatened a major city after heavy rains across the nation's south and centre left more than 200 people dead.
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| Jackson remembered one year on Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:08 AM PDT Fans of Michael Jackson are gathering in California to mark the first anniversary of his death.
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| S Korea marks 60th anniversary of war Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT Commemorations are being held in South Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.
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| US Congress approves new Iran sanctions Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON – The US Congress sent President Barack Obama a sweeping package of tough new energy and financial sanctions on Iran, aiming to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons program.
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| EXCLUSIVE - The warrior-scholar versus the Taliban Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT http://static.reuters.com/resources/media/editorial/20100625/Petraeus.pdf
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| For sale — New Zealand village with pub, 40 people Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:37 PM PDT WELLINGTON, June 25 — Stressed-out city executives looking to get away from it all have the chance to buy their own rural village in New Zealand, complete with a pub and population of 40. Otira, a hamlet on the rainy west coast of New Zealand's South Island, is on the market for NZ$1 million (RM2.3 million). Current owners Bill and Christine ...
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| Hong Kong passes democratic reform package Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:38 PM PDT HONG KONG, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong on Friday passed a package of democratic reforms that stops well short of a one person, one vote system for the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
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| Singapore's factory output sees record rise in May Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:37 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Singapore said Friday that manufacturing output surged a record 58.6 percent year on year in May as factories raced to meet robust foreign orders for electronics and pharmaceuticals.
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| MIC says yes to legalised sports betting Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:17 PM PDT The MIC is not against the proposal to have legalised sports betting in the country as it involves non-Muslims only, its president, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, said today.
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| Why the Philippines is not into soccer Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:03 PM PDT When nearly a billion pople all over the world are going crazy over the World Cup 2010, why are the Filipinos oblivious to the whole event, standig far from the maddening crowd?
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