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- Sarkozy aims at French firms worth 1 billion euros or more - minister
- Afghanistan, U.S. to sign prison transfer deal - officials
- Suicides in Japan spiked after quake: survey
- IMF chief says US may exceed growth forecast
- Charlotte Casiraghi named new face of Gucci
- SIA asks pilots to take unpaid leave amid slowdown
- Floating bookshop sails on amid electronic storm
- Malaysia pleased with progress at TPP talks
- Najib unveils 27 EPPS, 32 quality living projects in Iskandar Malaysia
- Australia’s iron lady loses bid to keep family fight private
- VIDEO: Clearing tsunami's '100 years of debris'
- VIDEO: Global seabird numbers falling
- VIDEO: Oxfam warns of West Africa crisis
- VIDEO: What hope of Afghanistan stability?
- VIDEO: Abkhaz-Georgian relations: Tough game
- One dead as guests flee Bangkok hotel blaze
- Saboteurs blamed as Japan whale catch falls short
- Embattled Chinese leadership contender defends policies
- Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue
| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:54 AM PST The fact that used cooking oil collecting business is a highly secretive industry in Malaysia has made any attempt by Sin Chew Daily reporters to track the activities of recycling used cooking oil very tough.
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| Sarkozy aims at French firms worth 1 billion euros or more - minister Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:07 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to institute a minimum tax on large, listed companies based in France if he is re-elected will apply to groups with a market value of 1 billion euros (841.71 million pounds) and above, according to Finance Minister Francois Baroin. 
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| Afghanistan, U.S. to sign prison transfer deal - officials Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:02 AM PST KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and Afghanistan are expected to sign a deal on the transfer of U.S.-run detention centres to Afghan authorities on Friday, two Afghan officials said, improving the prospects of a strategic partnership allowing long-term U.S. involvement in the country. 
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| Suicides in Japan spiked after quake: survey Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:24 AM PST The number of people who took their own lives in Japan drastically increased in the aftermath of last year's huge tsunami and the nuclear disaster it triggered, the government said Friday.
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| IMF chief says US may exceed growth forecast Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:52 PM PST IMF chief Christine Lagarde said the United States may exceed a previous forecast of 1.8 percent growth as the recovery picks up speed, but that the country still faces long-term challenges.
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| Charlotte Casiraghi named new face of Gucci Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:17 PM PST Princess of Monaco and daughter of Caroline of Monaco, Charlotte Casiraghi, aged 25, will be the new face of Gucci. Rumors were emerging during the third day of the Paris Fashion Week (February 28 - March 7) and the choice was finally confirmed by the Italian house to fashion publication Elle.fr.
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| SIA asks pilots to take unpaid leave amid slowdown Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PST Singapore Airlines said Friday it had asked its pilots to volunteer for unpaid leave for up to two years as it struggles with a sharp slowdown in the aviation sector.
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| Floating bookshop sails on amid electronic storm Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:07 PM PST Despite fierce storms, a deadly bomb attack and growing competition from electronic media, a Christian charity still sails the seas on a mission to offer cheap books while promoting family values.
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| Malaysia pleased with progress at TPP talks Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:07 PM PST Malaysia made strong representations at the 11th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations which concluded here on Friday.
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| Najib unveils 27 EPPS, 32 quality living projects in Iskandar Malaysia Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:06 PM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced 27 Entry Point Projects (EPPs) and 32 Quality Living Projects to be implemented in the Iskandar Malaysia economic corridor.
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| Australia’s iron lady loses bid to keep family fight private Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:27 PM PST SYDNEY, March 9 — Lawyers for Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart, one of the world's wealthiest people, told her estranged children on Friday to "go out and earn for themselves" after she lost a legal challenge to keep details of a family dispute out of the media. Rinehart, identified by Forbes magazine the world's 29th richest person with a ... 
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| VIDEO: Clearing tsunami's '100 years of debris' Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PST The task of clearing the millions of tonnes of debris left by last year's Japanese earthquake and tsunami is far from complete.
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| VIDEO: Global seabird numbers falling Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:21 PM PST Almost half of the world's seabirds have populations that are thought to be in decline, according to a new review
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| VIDEO: Oxfam warns of West Africa crisis Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:57 PM PST Oxfam is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Sahel region of West Africa.
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| VIDEO: What hope of Afghanistan stability? Posted: 08 Mar 2012 02:39 PM PST The BBC's James Robbins looks at the prospects for stability in Afghanistan once security for the country has been handed to the Afghans themselves.
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| VIDEO: Abkhaz-Georgian relations: Tough game Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:09 PM PST On Saturday parliamentary elections will be held in the separatist territory of Abkhazia, which broke away from Georgia in a bloody war in the 1990s - but signs of instability are growing in the region.
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| One dead as guests flee Bangkok hotel blaze Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:26 PM PST A fire at a major tourist hotel in Bangkok killed one foreigner and injured about 20 others, as rescue workers used cranes to pluck guests from the smoke-filled building, officials said Friday.
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| Saboteurs blamed as Japan whale catch falls short Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:20 PM PST Anti-whaling saboteurs have cut the number of animals Japan was able to harpoon to 267, less than a third of the intended haul, the government said Friday as it announced the end of this season's hunt.
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| Embattled Chinese leadership contender defends policies Posted: 08 Mar 2012 10:36 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese politician, whose prospects for Communist Party leadership are under a cloud, on Friday defended himself and his handling of an aide who fled to a U.S. consulate and sparked a political storm that has spilled into China's annual parliament. 
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| Syrian rebels reject Annan's call for dialogue Posted: 08 Mar 2012 08:40 PM PST CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, said he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to stop fighting and seek a political solution, drawing angry rebukes from dissidents. 
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