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- AUDIO: US election 'down to about 5%' of voters
- Females emerge as key fast food consumer in China
- Samsung vows 'all measures' to keep products in US
- RHBC to delay acquisition of Bank Mestika: HwangDBS
- Govt may tighten policies to curb property speculation
- Israel court says U.S. activist not unlawfully killed
- Beetle-shaped robot on display in Japan
- Black, Mormon and female, Utah Republican embodies new hope
- Romney faces headwinds in race against Obama
- Romney to make early visit to Florida convention
- Captors free Kuwaiti hostage in Lebanon
- Egypt’s president says time up for Syria’s Assad
- Haitian migrants to be repatriated from Bahamas, 16 missing
- Typhoon buffets South Korea, killing fishermen
- Tibet burnings top 50 after teens set themselves on fire, says rights group
- Israeli court says U.S. activist was not unlawfully killed
- One of 3 tank fires extinguished at Venezuela refinery
- VIDEO: Romney to be confirmed as candidate
- VIDEO: Colombia holding talks with Farc
- VIDEO: Obama declares storm emergency
| AUDIO: US election 'down to about 5%' of voters Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:09 AM PDT Pollster Frank Lutz claimed that only 5 million voters really count when it came to deciding who would win the US presidential race.
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| Females emerge as key fast food consumer in China Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:21 AM PDT Not only do more female consumers in China eat out at fast food restaurants than men, they also seem to be more adventurous eaters, according to a new market research report released this week.
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| Samsung vows 'all measures' to keep products in US Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:20 AM PDT South Korea's Samsung Electronics vowed on Tuesday to take "all necessary measures" to keep its products on US store shelves, in response to Apple's request for a ban on sales of some smartphones.
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| RHBC to delay acquisition of Bank Mestika: HwangDBS Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:51 PM PDT RHB Capital Bhd's (RHBC) plan to acquire PT Bank Mestika Dharma in Indonesia is expected to be delayed although the date for the conditional sales and purchase agreement has been extended to Nov 30, 2012.
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| Govt may tighten policies to curb property speculation Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:13 PM PDT The government would not hesitate to tighten fiscal policies to curb property speculation and ensure affordable property prices in the country, said Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung.
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| Israel court says U.S. activist not unlawfully killed Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:50 PM PDT HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - An Israeli court rejected on Tuesday accusations that Israel was at fault over the death of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 pro-Palestinian demonstration in Gaza. 
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| Beetle-shaped robot on display in Japan Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:50 PM PDT (Japan-AFP) - A large beetle-shaped robot named "Kabutom RX-03", made by Japanese engineer Hitoshi Takahashi, is demonstrated at the Tsukuba Festival in suburban Tokyo. The Kabutom, 11 metres in length and weighing 17 tonnes, can "walk" with its six legs powered by diesel engines, and can also blow smoke from its nose. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Black, Mormon and female, Utah Republican embodies new hope Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:24 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY, Aug 28 — Rock star. Novelty. Myth-buster. Surprise. That's how some pundits describe Mia Love, a Republican congressional nominee in Utah who is upending stereotypes about the state and its predominant faith. A rising star and mayor of a small Utah city, she will have a brief prime-time speaking role today at the Republican ... 
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| Romney faces headwinds in race against Obama Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:46 PM PDT TAMPA, Florida, Aug 28 — Mitt Romney enters Republican convention week facing serious challenges in his drive to unseat President Barack Obama in the November 6 election, with the Democrat outscoring him on eloquence and likability, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday. But many factors weigh in the Republican's favour as he seeks ... 
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| Romney to make early visit to Florida convention Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:28 PM PDT NEWTON, Massachusetts, Aug 28 — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will make an early appearance at the Republican national convention in Tampa, Florida, today, a campaign official said. Romney, who had been scheduled to arrive on Thursday ahead of his prime-time speech that night, will now fly to Florida the same day his wife, Ann, is ... 
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| Captors free Kuwaiti hostage in Lebanon Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:38 PM PDT BEIRUT, Aug 28 — A Kuwaiti national was freed by his kidnappers in Lebanon yesterday, state-run news agency KUNA said, and the man said he had been accused by his captors of funding the Syrian uprising. Issam al-Houti was abducted in Lebanon's Bekaa region on Saturday. KUNA had originally reported that his wife was also kidnapped but Lebanon said ... 
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| Egypt’s president says time up for Syria’s Assad Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:31 PM PDT CAIRO, Aug 28 — Egypt's new Islamist president, preparing to make his debut on the stage of world diplomacy with an initiative over the Syrian crisis, yesterday called for President Bashar al-Assad's allies to help lever the Syrian leader out of power. "Now is the time to stop this bloodshed and for the Syrian people to regain their full rights ... 
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| Haitian migrants to be repatriated from Bahamas, 16 missing Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:22 PM PDT NASSAU, Aug 28 — Up to 16 illegal Haitian migrants aboard a boat carrying more than 200 passengers that ran aground at the height of Tropical Storm Isaac are missing and may have died, the Bahamian government said yesterday. Fred Mitchell, the Bahamas' foreign minister, said no bodies had been recovered, but a man identifying himself as the sail ... 
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| Typhoon buffets South Korea, killing fishermen Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:11 PM PDT SEOUL, Aug 28 — A typhoon with winds of up to 170 km/h buffeted South Korea's west coast today, leaving four dead and a dozen people missing after two Chinese fishing vessels capsized. Typhoon Bolaven was expected to eventually make landfall in flood-ravaged North Korea late today, hitting already damaged farmlands as the country struggles to feed ... 
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| Tibet burnings top 50 after teens set themselves on fire, says rights group Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:04 PM PDT BEIJING, Aug 28 — The number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule of their homeland has topped 50 after two teenagers burned to death in a southwestern corner of the country, a rights group said. The two of them, one an 18-year-old monk and the other a 17-year-old former monk, died yesterday after setting ... 
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| Israeli court says U.S. activist was not unlawfully killed Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:32 PM PDT HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - An Israeli court rejected on Tuesday accusations of negligence over the 2003 killing of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was crushed by an Israeli army bulldozer during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Gaza Strip. 
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| One of 3 tank fires extinguished at Venezuela refinery Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:51 PM PDT PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Firefighters managed to extinguish one of three burning storage tanks at Venezuela's biggest refinery on Tuesday, President Hugo Chavez said, in line with the authorities' target to restart the facility by the end of the week. 
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| VIDEO: Romney to be confirmed as candidate Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:10 PM PDT The US Republican Party's national convention in Tampa, Florida gets underway later. The event will formally put forward Mitt Romney as the party's presidential candidate.
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| VIDEO: Colombia holding talks with Farc Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:03 PM PDT Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed his government is holding exploratory talks with the country's largest rebel group, the Farc.
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| VIDEO: Obama declares storm emergency Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:12 PM PDT Tropical Storm Isaac is moving towards the US with increased ferocity. It's now threatening to hit states on the Gulf coast, possibly as early as Tuesday night, as a category two hurricane.
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