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- Hong Kong shines light on China's banned scribes
- Avocados and olive oil may boost success of fertility treatments
- Two dead, 8 injured in Singapore tunnel accident
- The value of Ringgit
- Australian woman wins multi-million Thalidomide payout from Diageo
- Insight - Syria's Assad trusts inner circle in fight for survival
- VIDEO: Cuba's great hopes for London 2012
- Appeals Court upholds death sentence of maid's killer
- JPPH to unveil KL office rent index Thursday
- Nik Aziz agrees to no party flags during election campaign
- Insight - Syria's Assad trusts inner circle in fight for survival
- Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government
- VIDEO: Syria rebels deny Damascus push
- Frenchman in Bo Xilai case leaves for China: Cambodia
- North Korean leader takes top army rank
- Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line Bugis construction site
- China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months
- Three killed in co-ordinated Thai south attacks
- Cambodia closes children schools in fear of disease
- Philippine police captures Abu Sayyaf member involved in kidnapping
| Hong Kong shines light on China's banned scribes Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:40 AM PDT The annual Hong Kong Book Fair opened Wednesday with around a million people expected to attend the event, which is known for shedding light on work that has been banned in mainland China.
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| Avocados and olive oil may boost success of fertility treatments Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:35 AM PDT For women trying to get pregnant through IVF treatments, a new study finds that eating avocados and olive oil might boost their chances of success.
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| Two dead, 8 injured in Singapore tunnel accident Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:12 AM PDT Two workers were killed and eight others injured in Singapore when the scaffolding at a subway construction site collapsed on Wednesday, civil defence officials said.
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| Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:11 AM PDT The biggest shortcoming of the government's financial management is, the revenue has reached a bottleneck, while the expenditure is rising rapidly. After the fall of international crude oil prices, oil revenues will shrink. Only less than 10% of employees are currently paying income tax, but political expenditure has been increasing day by day due to the delayed general election. Therefore, the deficit is more likely to expand rather than reduce.
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| Australian woman wins multi-million Thalidomide payout from Diageo Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:38 PM PDT MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian woman has won a multi-million dollar payout from UK company Diageo Plc, the local distributor of the drug Thalidomide that caused birth defects in thousand of babies around the world in the 1960s, her lawyers said on Wednesday. 
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| Insight - Syria's Assad trusts inner circle in fight for survival Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:32 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - As fighting rages in Damascus, and the Assad family that has ruled Syria for four decades struggles for its life against a growing rebellion, a picture is emerging of a tight inner group determined to fight its way out of the crisis, even as support for the government falls away. 
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| VIDEO: Cuba's great hopes for London 2012 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:37 PM PDT Cuba has has won 32 gold medals in boxing over the years, but their team at the last Olympics in Bejing was hit by five defections and failed to win gold.
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| Appeals Court upholds death sentence of maid's killer Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:34 PM PDT The Court of Appeal here today upheld the conviction and death sentence handed down by the Shah Alam High Court two years ago on a night market trader for the murder of Indonesian maid, Muntik Bani.
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| JPPH to unveil KL office rent index Thursday Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:10 PM PDT The Valuation and Property Services Department (JPPH) of the Ministry of Finance will introduce its 'Purpose-Built Office Rent Index Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur' (PBO-RI WPKL) covering the first to fourth quarters of 2011 tomorrow.
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| Nik Aziz agrees to no party flags during election campaign Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:01 PM PDT PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat is in favour of elections in the country being held without the use of flags belonging to political parties during the campaign period.
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| Insight - Syria's Assad trusts inner circle in fight for survival Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:03 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - As fighting rages in Damascus, and the Assad family that has ruled Syria for four decades struggles for its life against a growing rebellion, a picture is emerging of a tight inner group determined to fight its way out of the crisis, even as support for the government falls away. 
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| Nuclear issue puts increasing pressure on Japan government Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:36 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government came under fire on Tuesday over its handling of public hearings on nuclear energy policy, threatening to dent already sagging support for the ruling party ahead of an election many expect to be this year. 
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| VIDEO: Syria rebels deny Damascus push Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:13 PM PDT Syrian officials have dismissed claims by rebels that they have launched an all-out offensive in Damascus.
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| Frenchman in Bo Xilai case leaves for China: Cambodia Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:55 PM PDT PHNOM PENH, July 18 — A Frenchman who was being held in Cambodia because of his alleged links to China's biggest political scandal in two decades has been flown to China, where he is wanted as a witness in the case, Cambodia's information minister said today. Patrick Henri Devillers, 52, had been detained last month because of suspected business ... 
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| North Korean leader takes top army rank Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:37 PM PDT SEOUL, July 18 — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was named as marshal of the country's army, completing his control over the state and military, North Korean media reported today. The decision to mae the young leader the highest ranked military officer was made yesterday and came after the country's top general was sacked on Monday. — Reuters ... 
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| Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line Bugis construction site Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:54 PM PDT SINGAPORE, July 18 — An underground scaffolding has collapsed at a construction site for the Downtown Line this morning, at the junction of Victoria Street and Rochor Road. A Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesperson said that at about 6.50am, the temporary scaffolding "used for the construction of the new Downtown Line Bugis Station subway link ... 
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| China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:20 PM PDT BEIJING, July 18 — China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler and had been held by Somali pirates for the last 18 months, the Chinese government has said. The fishermen, who worked on the Taiwanese trawler "FV Shiuh Fu No. 1", were seized in December 2010, the Chinese foreign ... 
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| Three killed in co-ordinated Thai south attacks Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:44 PM PDT At least two civilians and a soldier were killed after two dozen militants launched simultaneous attacks on a village and a military outpost in Thailand's restive south, the army said Wednesday.
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| Cambodia closes children schools in fear of disease Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:43 PM PDT Cambodia closed all kindergartens and primary schools across the country on Wednesday in fear of the spread of newly diagnosed Enterovirus 71 (EV-71), which causes hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a senior education official said Wednesday.
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| Philippine police captures Abu Sayyaf member involved in kidnapping Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:42 PM PDT Philippine police captured Wednesday an Abu Sayyaf member involved in kidnapping and beheading a group of Christian missionaries ten years ago.
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