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- Three wishes for Malaysia
- Maxis to offer New iPad plans from Apr 20
- Syariah court to postpone decision on apostasy case to May 10
- Delhi helmet law takes deadly toll on women
- Lego forest
- Exclusive - Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain after 24 yrs in Myanmar - party
- Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected
- British Embassy organises 100m race to celebrate 100-day countdown for Olympics
- Turkey bids to host UEFA 2020
- Stirring Mexican volcano closes schools, raises alert
- The struggle of undergraduates
- Lottery man who helps winners live the dream
- Colombian artist hits 80 with no plans to retire
- Gaza horse riders have to jump unusual hurdles
- UN admits tough task as Syria toll mounts
- North Korea vows retaliation over rocket
- Bollywood uses comedy to break fertility taboos
- China stops N.Korean deportations over rocket: report
- VIDEO: Australia tobacco case in court
- VIDEO: Nato to discuss Afghan funding
| Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:53 AM PDT Chinese New Year may be over but the fireworks – which seemed especially loud this year – still echo in the air.
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| Maxis to offer New iPad plans from Apr 20 Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:41 AM PDT Maxis Bhd will offer will offer a range of attractive data plans for the New iPad beginning April 20.
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| Syariah court to postpone decision on apostasy case to May 10 Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:40 AM PDT The Penang Syariah High Court here today postponed to May 10 to decide on a preliminary objection by the Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAIPP) against an application by two siblings for a declaration that they were not Muslims.
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| Delhi helmet law takes deadly toll on women Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:33 AM PDT Priya Mahindroo, 25, zips through New Delhi traffic on the back of a motorbike every day to get to work. While the law mandates a helmet for her male driver, as a woman she can legally go without.
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| Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:26 AM PDT A woman walks through a life-sized Lego forest during a wet morning in Sydney, Australia. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Lego Australia, Martin Place in central Sydney has been transformed into a forest of 15 Lego pine trees and 15 flower sets re-created to 1:1 scale of the original.
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| Exclusive - Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain after 24 yrs in Myanmar - party Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:44 PM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate and newly elected lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years after accepting invitations to visit Norway and Britain in June, her party said on Wednesday. 
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| Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expected Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:35 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - A bristling North Korea on Wednesday said it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over its failed rocket launch, increasing the likelihood the hermit state will push ahead with a third nuclear test. 
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| British Embassy organises 100m race to celebrate 100-day countdown for Olympics Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:47 PM PDT As Wednesday marks 100 days to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games, the British Ambassador, Sebastian Wood, marked the day with a special event at Beijing Sport University.
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| Posted: 17 Apr 2012 11:08 PM PDT  ANKARA, Apr 18: Turkey has submitted a bid to UEFA to host the 2020 European Championship, the head of the country's football federation announced Tuesday.
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| Stirring Mexican volcano closes schools, raises alert Posted: 17 Apr 2012 09:27 PM PDT SAN PEDRO BENITO JUAREZ, Mexico, April 18 — A powerful plume of steam and ash rose from the Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico yesterday, prompting schools to cancel classes and emergency teams to prepare for evacuations. The volcano's lava dome started to expand on Friday, suggesting fresh magma may be pushing upwards. It spewed red-hot ... 
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| The struggle of undergraduates Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:55 PM PDT The money distribution policies of both the confronting coalitions have led to populism and the people have also been "spoiled", as if a Pandora's box has been opened.
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| Lottery man who helps winners live the dream Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:48 PM PDT When those magic lottery numbers come up, you might scream with excitement, sit in stunned silence or run to call a loved one. But sooner or later you will come across someone like Andy Carter.
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| Colombian artist hits 80 with no plans to retire Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:43 PM PDT As he plans to celebrate his 80th birthday in his native Colombia this week, painter and sculptor Fernando Botero says the idea of retiring his paintbrush frightens him even more than death.
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| Gaza horse riders have to jump unusual hurdles Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:29 PM PDT Horse riding has become a popular hobby in the Gaza Strip but local Palestinians face constant hurdles -- from a conservative society to Israel's blockade on the territory -- to practise the sport on their home turf.
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| UN admits tough task as Syria toll mounts Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:23 PM PDT UN observers have acknowledged that they face a tough task to firm up a ceasefire in Syria, as seven civilians were killed Tuesday in the latest violence on the sixth day of a tenuous truce.
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| North Korea vows retaliation over rocket Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:22 PM PDT North Korea has warned of retaliation after the US scrapped food aid over its rocket launch, raising fears of a new nuclear test, as China reportedly suspended a refugee deal with its wayward ally.
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| Bollywood uses comedy to break fertility taboos Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:21 PM PDT A romantic comedy that opens at Indian cinemas this week tackles taboos about sperm donation and infertility, in the latest Bollywood film to experiment with traditionally off-limits content.
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| China stops N.Korean deportations over rocket: report Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:19 PM PDT China has stopped sending fleeing North Koreans back across the border, in retaliation for Pyongyang failing to consult its ally over last week's rocket launch, a Japanese report said Wednesday.
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| VIDEO: Australia tobacco case in court Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:22 PM PDT The world's biggest tobacco firms are challenging the Australian government in court over a law on mandatory plain packaging for cigarettes.
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| VIDEO: Nato to discuss Afghan funding Posted: 17 Apr 2012 10:19 PM PDT Nato foreign and defence ministers are set to meet in Brussels to discuss how to fund security forces in Afghanistan once international troops leave.
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