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- Time limit urged for Australia refugee detentions
- Fugitive Philippine politician vows 'no surrender'
- Political speculation
- Transforming jewels into art: Cartier discusses the process behind its innovative concept
- French 2011 deficit at 5.2 pct of GDP - Sarkozy
- Israel cordons off West Bank over "Land Day" threat
- Poverty, frustration keep Macedonia tensions alive
- Back to the future as Mediaeval revellers ring in 2013
- Spain to reveal deep budget cuts in sinking economy
- France police swoop on suspected Islamists
- Greek prime minister does not rule out new bailout package
- Studio tour opens up rich world of Harry Potter
- Julia Roberts reflects on evil in 'Mirror Mirror'
- Japan approves shoot-down plan for N. Korean rocket
- France police swoop on Islamist
- Apple labour plan to ripple through China factories
- Japan government to submit tax hike plan, heads into political showdown
- Indonesian police shoot dead two terror suspects
- S. Korea's anti-suicide law to come into force
- S. Korea bars under-18s from Lady Gaga concert
| Time limit urged for Australia refugee detentions Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:40 AM PDT A parliamentary inquiry into Australian detention centres on Friday recommended a 90-day limit on the time asylum-seekers are held at often remote facilities.
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| Fugitive Philippine politician vows 'no surrender' Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:39 AM PDT A fugitive Philippine politician charged with murdering an environmental activist has rejected calls for his surrender, insisting he is an innocent man.
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| Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:36 AM PDT Just like watching a movie, would it hit a box office if the leading characters are demonstrating the same dull life that you and I are having? There must be some dramatic events and climaxes to attract attention. Football matches are attractive because there are always dramatic scenes and unpredictable endings.
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| Transforming jewels into art: Cartier discusses the process behind its innovative concept Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:33 AM PDT Cartier, Jeweler of the Arts, the latest expo from Cartier's art museum the Fondation Cartier, begins April 3 in Paris, and will bring together four artworks commissioned by the luxury jewelry house and made by artists including David Lynch and Takeshi Kitano using precious and semi-precious stones no longer deemed suitable for the brand's jewelry. Here, Cartier Europe's managing director Cyrille Vigneron reveals the personalities behind the works and offers insight into the maison's close relationship with the contemporary art world.
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| French 2011 deficit at 5.2 pct of GDP - Sarkozy Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:15 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France's public sector deficit for 2011 was the equivalent of 5.2 percent of gross domestic product and considerably lower than the initial target of 5.7 percent, President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a radio interview on Friday. 
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| Israel cordons off West Bank over "Land Day" threat Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:11 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel shut crossings into the occupied West Bank on Friday and reinforced patrols along its borders with Lebanon and Syria to try to thwart pro-Palestinian rallies around the country. 
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| Poverty, frustration keep Macedonia tensions alive Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:02 AM PDT SLUPCANE, Macedonia (Reuters) - The bullet holes in the walls of Qemail Ismaili's home are a reminder of how close Macedonia came to full-blown civil war in 2001, when he joined a guerrilla insurgency on behalf of the country's ethnic Albanian minority. 
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| Back to the future as Mediaeval revellers ring in 2013 Posted: 30 Mar 2012 12:23 AM PDT Wild applause broke out by the Leaning Tower of Pisa as cheering inhabitants in garish mediaeval costumes welcomed in 2013, nine months before most of the rest of the world.
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| Spain to reveal deep budget cuts in sinking economy Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:29 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will reveal deep budget cuts on Friday despite stiff popular resistance, increasing concerns that austerity measures demanded by the EU will only push the economy deeper into recession. 
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| France police swoop on suspected Islamists Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:05 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French elite police arrested around 20 people in early morning swoops on suspected Islamist circles on Friday in several cities including Toulouse, scene of this month's killings of soldiers and Jewish children, a police source said. 
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| Greek prime minister does not rule out new bailout package Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:58 PM PDT MILAN (Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said on Friday the country was making every effort to avoid a third bailout package but said he could not rule out the need for one. 
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| Studio tour opens up rich world of Harry Potter Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:22 PM PDT J.K. Rowling has put down her pen, the films and video games have made a fortune and the actors have moved on, but Harry Potter refuses to go quietly -- or at least Warner Bros won't let him.
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| Julia Roberts reflects on evil in 'Mirror Mirror' Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PDT Julia Roberts has taken time off from Hollywood of late to focus on her three young children -- but admits she enjoys being back on the big screen, as a fairytale villain in her latest movie.
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| Japan approves shoot-down plan for N. Korean rocket Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:57 PM PDT Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet Friday gave the green light to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens Japan's territory, as the planned launch raises global alarm bells.
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| France police swoop on Islamist Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:49 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French elite police arrested around 20 people in early morning raids in suspected Islamist militant circles on Friday in several cities including Toulouse, scene of this month's killings of soldiers and Jewish children, a police source said. 
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| Apple labour plan to ripple through China factories Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:39 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apparel makers, toy companies and other manufacturers wrestling with rising wages in China now face new pressures after Apple Inc and main production partner Foxconn agreed to improve worker conditions at plants making its iPhones and other gadgets. 
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| Japan government to submit tax hike plan, heads into political showdown Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:37 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday will submit laws to double its sales tax by 2015 to fund swelling social security costs in the world's fastest-ageing nation, setting up a showdown that could split the ruling party, force early elections and deepen policy paralysis. 
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| Indonesian police shoot dead two terror suspects Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:26 PM PDT Indonesian police killed two suspected terrorists in a raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Friday, a force spokesman said, less than two weeks after officers shot dead five suspects on the resort island of Bali.
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| S. Korea's anti-suicide law to come into force Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:26 PM PDT A law that aims to tackle South Korea's high suicide rates will come into force from March 31, the government said Friday.
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| S. Korea bars under-18s from Lady Gaga concert Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:21 PM PDT South Koreans aged under 18 have been banned from attending an upcoming concert by US pop diva Lady Gaga after it was rated unsuitable for younger audiences, organisers said Friday.
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