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- At least 36 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks following collision
- U.N. climate chief urges greater ambition in Doha
- Higher risk of divorce for couples sharing housework: study
- Manila, Muslim rebels start peace talks, deal seen close
- Stop pretending that everything is going well
- Taiwan's new point man on China fails photo test
- Indonesians hack into beached whales in mass stranding
- Romney attacks Obama foreign policy ahead of debate
- VIDEO: Half of Great Barrier Reef 'lost'
- American Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, may have cancer - lawyer
- At least 36 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks following collision
- Georgian opposition celebrates as both sides see victory
- Before debate, Romney calls Obama weak on foreign policy
- Five things to watch in the US presidential debate
- Fire on board Labuan ferry
- Chinese govt ships in waters of disputed isles: Japan
- US judge lifts Samsung tablet ban
- Rangers losing battle in Philippine forests
- Cash-rich Macau looks to lure movie makers
- Mexico's mariachis play for diplomas
| At least 36 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks following collision Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:00 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 revellers on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night, in one of the city's worst maritime accidents. 
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| U.N. climate chief urges greater ambition in Doha Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters Point Carbon) - The U.N. climate chief said Monday that countries have not backed off what they had agreed in climate talks in Durban last year but said current actions and pledges are not enough to avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures. 
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| Higher risk of divorce for couples sharing housework: study Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:41 AM PDT Couples who share housework duties run a higher risk of divorce than couples where the woman does most of the chores, a Norwegian study sure to get tongues wagging showed on Thursday.
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| Manila, Muslim rebels start peace talks, deal seen close Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:57 PM PDT MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Negotiators from the Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group began a fresh round of peace talks in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, aiming to seal an agreement to end 40 years of conflict in the south of the mainly Catholic state. 
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| Stop pretending that everything is going well Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:10 AM PDT Regardless of whether it is the BN or the Pakatan Rakyat, there is a surge in the Operating Expenditure. However, no one tells the people how to improve productivity and open up new revenue resources to offset the increased expenditures.
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| Taiwan's new point man on China fails photo test Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:57 PM PDT Taiwan's new top official on China issues took his oath of office on Tuesday, but was immediately attacked by the opposition for failing to identify photos of most of Beijing's top politicians.
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| Indonesians hack into beached whales in mass stranding Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:42 PM PDT Locals on a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday cut up several dead pilot whales for food after a mass stranding that killed at least 41 of the mammals, an official said.
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| Romney attacks Obama foreign policy ahead of debate Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:51 PM PDT Mitt Romney and his Republican allies assailed President Barack Obama's foreign policy on Monday, expanding their attacks beyond his economic record in the run-up to the first of three debates.
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| VIDEO: Half of Great Barrier Reef 'lost' Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:07 PM PDT More than half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has disappeared in the past 27 years, according to a new study by scientists.
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| American Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, may have cancer - lawyer Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:24 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - Alan Gross, the American government contractor jailed in Cuba for crimes against the state, could be suffering from an untreated cancer, according to an independent review of his medical records, his U.S. lawyer said on Tuesday. 
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| At least 36 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks following collision Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:15 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 revellers on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night, in one of the city's worst maritime accidents. 
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| Georgian opposition celebrates as both sides see victory Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:23 PM PDT TBILISI, Oct 2 — An opposition coalition led by a billionaire tycoon claimed victory in a parliamentary election in Georgia, and initial results released today put it ahead of President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party in the former Soviet republic. Thousands of supporters of the Georgian Dream coalition celebrated in the streets of the capital ... 
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| Before debate, Romney calls Obama weak on foreign policy Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:18 PM PDT BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, Oct 2 — Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney yesterday launched a fresh attempt to paint President Barack Obama as weak on foreign policy, saying he had let US leadership atrophy, while the two candidates prepared for their critical first debate tomorrow. Romney's aides said the weak US economy remains his ... 
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| Five things to watch in the US presidential debate Posted: 01 Oct 2012 07:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — The debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney tomorrow marks the first time the two candidates will be able to challenge each other directly on the economic issues that have been the focus of the presidential campaign. Viewers should be able to determine how each candidate fares by keeping an ... 
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| Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:25 PM PDT Hundreds of travellers were stranded at the Labuan ferry jetty terminal when fire broke out on board a ro-ro ferry at 6.10 am today.
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| Chinese govt ships in waters of disputed isles: Japan Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:24 PM PDT Four Chinese government ships were in territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday, the Japanese coastguard said.
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| US judge lifts Samsung tablet ban Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:24 PM PDT A judge on Monday lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers as legal brawling continued between the South Korean electronics titan and Apple.
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| Rangers losing battle in Philippine forests Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:22 PM PDT Father-of-five Alex Lesber patrols one of the Philippines' most important forests carrying a cheap pistol and memories of a pastor being shot dead in front of him.
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| Cash-rich Macau looks to lure movie makers Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:16 PM PDT Six years since Macau beat Las Vegas at its own game and took over as the gambling capital of the world, the cashed-up southern Chinese enclave is now aiming to emulate the US city's role in film.
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| Mexico's mariachis play for diplomas Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:11 PM PDT Alfonso Reyes looked a bit nervous as he blew the first notes on his trumpet for the audition.
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