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- VIDEO: Syrian refugees flee to the UAE
- Thai King to endorse Yingluck Monday
- Australia firm on Malaysia refugee deal
- Abhisit re-elected Democrat Party leader
- Asia moves to calm US debt downgrade fears
- Australia PM downplays US debt downgrade fears
- Outgoing Thai PM re-elected opposition leader
- Japan officials say trust in US Treasuries unchanged
- US lawmakers, media say rating downgrade 'a wake-up call'
- VIDEO: Chile marks mine rescue one year on
- VIDEO: US AAA credit rating downgraded
- Mayor of Vilnius crushes Mercedes with a tank
- Anniversary
- Water battle flashmob in Moscow
- Guinness world record holder stages teleportation stunt
- Japan PM in Hiroshima vows nuclear-free future
- Bearish CPO market to continue next week
- Malawi gays stay underground, one year after wedding arrests
- Germany's last millstone mason pressed for time
- China’s Zhejiang province evacuates 200,000 for Typhoon Muifa
| VIDEO: Syrian refugees flee to the UAE Posted: 06 Aug 2011 01:06 AM PDT A growing number of Syrians are fleeing violence and making plans to live and work in the United Arab Emirates
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| Thai King to endorse Yingluck Monday Posted: 06 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej will endorse the election of Yingluck Shinawatra, as Thailand's 28th and first female Prime Minister on Aug 8 (Monday), Thai House of Representatives Secretary General Pithoon Pumhiran said.
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| Australia firm on Malaysia refugee deal Posted: 06 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Saturday that reports of a hunger strike among Malaysia-bound asylum seekers would not deter her from the controversial refugee swap plan.
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| Abhisit re-elected Democrat Party leader Posted: 06 Aug 2011 12:32 AM PDT Outgoing Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was re-elected as the leader of his Democrat Party on Saturday morning, according to Thai News Agency.
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| Asia moves to calm US debt downgrade fears Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:52 PM PDT Japan led Asian governments in seeking to calm fears over the American debt downgrade on Saturday, saying Tokyo's trust in US Treasuries remained unchanged.
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| Australia PM downplays US debt downgrade fears Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:50 PM PDT Australia's prime minister warned Saturday against over-reacting to the Standard & Poor's downgrade of US debt, pointing out that the two other key agencies still rated US Treasuries at top grade.
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| Outgoing Thai PM re-elected opposition leader Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:49 PM PDT Thailand's outgoing prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was re-elected on Saturday as leader of the now-opposition Democrat Party, despite fronting their crushing defeat in July's general election.
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| Japan officials say trust in US Treasuries unchanged Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:45 PM PDT Japan's trust in US Treasuries and its policy of investment in the bonds will not change as a result of the Standard & Poor's downgrade, unnamed officials told Dow Jones Newswires Saturday.
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| US lawmakers, media say rating downgrade 'a wake-up call' Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:36 PM PDT Top US lawmakers late Friday expressed concern about Standard & Poor's decision to cut the US credit rating, saying it was "a wake-up call" for a nation saddled with a debt exceeding $14 trillion.
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| VIDEO: Chile marks mine rescue one year on Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:49 PM PDT Chile is marking the first anniversary of the mine collapse that trapped thirty-three men underground for two months.
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| VIDEO: US AAA credit rating downgraded Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:37 PM PDT Leading credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgrades America's top-notch AAA rating for the first time ever, amid concerns over US debt.
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| Mayor of Vilnius crushes Mercedes with a tank Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:56 PM PDT (Lithuania, Vilnius-AFP) - Sick of illegal parking in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, mayor Arturas Zuokas has taken radical steps to warn wrongdoers by crushing a car with an armoured vehicle. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:55 PM PDT Doves fly in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome at the Peace Memorial Park after being released during the memorial service to remember the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Japan marks the 66th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima as the country struggles to end a crisis at a nuclear power plant ravaged by the March quake-tsunami disaster.
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| Water battle flashmob in Moscow Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:54 PM PDT Young Russians cool off during Water Battle flash mob at "People's Friendship" fountain of the Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow on July 31, 2011. Temperatures in Moscow hit about 30 degrees Celsius. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Guinness world record holder stages teleportation stunt Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:50 PM PDT (People's Republic of China-AFP) - A Guinness world record holder for the most teleportation illusions performed in one minute repeated his performance to an audience in Hong Kong and vowed he will attempt to smash his own record later this month. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Japan PM in Hiroshima vows nuclear-free future Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:47 PM PDT Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday renewed his pledge to help make Japan nuclear-free as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing amid the Fukushima crisis.
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| Bearish CPO market to continue next week Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:38 PM PDT Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to continue the bearish momentum into next week amid a gloomy global economic scenario.
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| Malawi gays stay underground, one year after wedding arrests Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:36 PM PDT The billboard has no militant language, graphic pictures or cleverly obscure message -- just a group of neatly dressed Malawian activists politely urging respect for sexual minorities.
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| Germany's last millstone mason pressed for time Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:31 PM PDT An organic food boom in Germany is creating demand for flour ground the old way, but the country only has one person left with the skills needed to carve and maintain millstones.
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| China’s Zhejiang province evacuates 200,000 for Typhoon Muifa Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT SHANGHAI, Aug 6 — China's eastern Zhejiang province has evacuated over 200,000 residents as it braces itself for a powerful typhoon that could be the worst in the area in years, the provincial government said on its website. Typhoon Muifa is due to hit China's eastern seaboard this weekend with winds up to 45m a second (160 kph). News of the ... 
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