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- Britons have a flutter on royal wedding
- Medical marijuana booming in California
- China to foster cooperation with ASEAN
- Gulf Arab press ignores British royal kiss
- Najib invites PAS to join BN
- Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief
- VIDEO: British-style street party in Manhattan
- Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive
- China’s Wen says to speed up transport links with Southeast Asia
- Obama says will keep pushing immigration reform
- Syrian forces kill 62, US tightens sanctions
- Laos holds rare poll for rubber-stamp Parliament
- Corruption must be cut to protect climate
- Gaddafi calls for negotiation with Nato
- First World Parliament or a ‘first-rate Government’?
- Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive
- Flood-hit Australian city launches ferry terminal design contest
- Libya will not surrender, Gaddafi's son
- New skirmishes on Thai-Cambodian border
- Quake-hit Japan open for business: foreign minister
| Britons have a flutter on royal wedding Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:16 AM PDT (Britain-AFP) - As anticipation mounts over the royal wedding on April 29, many in Britain are looking to turn the event to their financial advantage. Gamblers have been placing bets on the event, wagering money on everything from the colour of the Queen's hat to whether a streaker will disrupt the ceremony on the big day. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Medical marijuana booming in California Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:10 AM PDT (America-AFP) - The medical marijuana business is booming in California, and the lure of big profits is attracting entrepreneurs convinced pot is the next growth industry. But how legit is a business still banned by federal law? Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| China to foster cooperation with ASEAN Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:05 AM PDT Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday Beijing wants to boost cooperation in trade and security with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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| Gulf Arab press ignores British royal kiss Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:04 AM PDT Gulf newspapers on Saturday gave front-page coverage to the glittering royal wedding in London, but also left out the crowd-thrilling moment when Prince William kissed his wife Kate.
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| Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:03 AM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today invited PAS to join the Barisan Nasional (BN) in efforts to champion the agenda on race, religion and the nation.
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| Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:14 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament passed an emergency budget on Saturday worth 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) for rebuilding after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades. 
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| VIDEO: British-style street party in Manhattan Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:36 PM PDT The royal wedding inspired celebrations across the globe. Many Americans partied long into the night including at a British style street party in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
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| Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT KABUL, April 30 — The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive today, warning they planned to target foreign troops in Afghanistan as well as Afghan security forces and government officials in a wave of attacks across the country. In a statement, the hard-line Islamists warned Afghan civilians to stay away from public gatherings, ... 
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| China’s Wen says to speed up transport links with Southeast Asia Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:40 PM PDT JAKARTA, April 30 — China will speed up the development of transport connections with Southeast Asia, building roads, telecommunication and power links as it seeks to boost trade, Premier Wen Jiabao said today. Wen, speaking in Jakarta during a two-day visit to Indonesia, said China would give financial support through credit aid and investment, ... 
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| Obama says will keep pushing immigration reform Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:48 PM PDT MIAMI, April 30 — President Barack Obama today vowed to fight for immigration reform, a goal that has eluded him and which matters deeply to Hispanic American voters, whose support he needs for reelection in 2012. In remarks delivered to several thousand wildly cheering community college students, Obama was also courting support in the vital ... 
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| Syrian forces kill 62, US tightens sanctions Posted: 29 Apr 2011 08:39 PM PDT AMMAN, April 30 — The United States imposed new sanctions on key Syrian government figures after security forces killed more than 60 people across Syria during demonstrations demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. A medical source told Reuters that soldiers in Deraa killed 19 people yesterday when they fired on thousands of ... 
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| Laos holds rare poll for rubber-stamp Parliament Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:43 PM PDT BANGKOK, April 30 — Communist Laos holds elections for a national assembly today, offering its citizens a rare say in the running of one of Asia's most secretive and tightly controlled countries. The five-yearly poll has struggled to generate much excitement among Laos's estimated 6.4 million people, most of whom see the election as a formality, ... 
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| Corruption must be cut to protect climate Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:34 PM PDT LONDON, April 30 — Mechanisms to fight climate change need to be strengthened and made more transparent to reduce increasing risks of corruption, Transparency International (TI) said. The watchdog group released a report today, entitled "Global Corruption: Climate Change", and based on contributions from more than 50 experts. It found that ... 
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| Gaddafi calls for negotiation with Nato Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:58 PM PDT TRIPOLI, April 30 — Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi called today for negotiations with Nato powers to end the air strikes on Libya. "We did not attack them or cross the sea ... why are they attacking us?" Gaddafi said in a live television address in the early hours of today. "Let us negotiate with you, the countries that attack us. Let us ... 
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| First World Parliament or a ‘first-rate Government’? Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:50 PM PDT SINGAPORE, April 30 — The People's Action Party's big guns have weighed in on the Worker's Party's vision of a "First World Parliament" — with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew saying that he does not consider Singapore's Opposition a "First World Opposition". Speaking after a block visit in Tampines, Mr Lee said that, while he does not want to ... 
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| Afghan Taliban declares start to spring offensive Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:12 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban declared the start of a spring offensive on Saturday, warning they planned to target foreign troops in Afghanistan as well as Afghan security forces and government officials in a wave of attacks across the country. 
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| Flood-hit Australian city launches ferry terminal design contest Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:41 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's third-largest city will run an international competition for a "cutting-edge" design to replace ferry terminals lost during devastating floods earlier this year, government officials said on Saturday. 
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| Libya will not surrender, Gaddafi's son Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:37 PM PDT Son of the leader of the Libyan revolution Muamar Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, has said that Libya will not surrender, even if NATO bombardments last for 40 years, Russian news agency Itar-Tass said.
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| New skirmishes on Thai-Cambodian border Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:33 PM PDT Sporadic clashes broke out on the tense Thai-Cambodian border Saturday, both sides said, casting doubt on peace efforts as the countries' bloodiest conflict in decades stretched into a ninth day.
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| Quake-hit Japan open for business: foreign minister Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT Japan's foreign mins foreign minister says the country is open for business and travel as domestic firms are recovering at "surprising speed" from the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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