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- Warrant blunder thwarts arrest of WikiLeaks' Assange
- Assange is an 'anarchist,' US spokesman says
- India denies visa to Pakistan's Musharraf
- Organic abalone mushrooms from Cameron Highlands
- China says hard to keep friendly Norway ties after Nobel
- China says reaction to its call for Korea talks unfair
- N.Korea crisis reveals impatience with Chinese caution
- Yahoo Japan-Google deal gets regulatory green light
- Africa can feed itself within a generation — study
- Brain scans accurate at spotting autism — US study
- Africa can feed itself within a generation - study
- SMES affected by strengthening ringgit
- Qantas to carry out more engine checks
- Asia can't afford destruction caused by extremism: Najib
- Automakers urged to focus on emerging markets
- RTA amendments to help resolve issues
- A380 engines could catch fire, Australia warns
- Art collection of fine cigarette boxes
- Fake gold scam hits Hong Kong goldsmiths: report
- Q+A - U.S. cables underscore anxiety over Pakistan militants
| Warrant blunder thwarts arrest of WikiLeaks' Assange Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:01 PM PST  LONDON: WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has evaded arrest in Britain because Swedish authorities made a mistake when filling in his arrest warrant, The Times newspaper reported today. The paper said that British police knew where the Internet whistle-blower was – believed to be a location in southeast England – but could not act on the information as the European arrest warrant was incorrectly filled out. Swedish authorities issued the warrant – in connection with alleged sex offences – on Nov 19, a day before Interpol placed him on their wanted list. However, a police source told the paper the warrant was unenforceable. "It is not a properly certified warrant so we can't act on it," the source said. Assange's British-based lawyer Mark Stephens said the authorities knew his whereabouts. "The police know how to get hold of him, as does the Swedish prosecutor. Yet no one seems concerned to tell us what is going on," he said. Assange has not been seen since his WikiLeaks website began the release over 250,000 official US documents on Sunday. - AFP
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| Assange is an 'anarchist,' US spokesman says Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:54 PM PST WASHINGTON: Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks which released secret US diplomatic cables en masse, is "an anarchist" who does not deserve the protections of a journalist, a top US official said yesterday. "Nothing that's happened here changes our view regarding the vital importance of freedom of the press," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said when asked if US officials would still talk to reporters after the leaks. "Even when we believe that the press may or may not be taking actions that we agree with, it doesn't change the fact that a vibrant press is vital to democracy and to the building of a civil society in any country in any part of the world," he told foreign correspondents in Washington. "What's crucial here is that Mr. Assange is not a journalist. He is an anarchist. And he is not worthy of the protections of a journalist," Crowley said. Assange has faced calls from the United States for his arrest, with Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential hopeful, reportedly saying that those responsible for the leaks were guilty of treason and should face execution, CNN reported. Crowley's characterisation yesterday was more forceful than that made previously. When a reporter asked Crowley on Tuesday to assess Assange's character and motives, Crowley replied: "I believe he has been described as an anarchist. His actions seem to substantiate that." In a television interview earlier yesterday, Crowley said the disclosure of a quarter million secret cables compromises the US government's ability to conduct diplomacy as the scandal is likely to silence key sources. - AFP
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| India denies visa to Pakistan's Musharraf Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:08 AM PST NEW DELHI, Dec 2: India has denied visa to the former Pakistan president, Pervez Musharraf. He wanted to attend a seminar here this weekend.
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| Organic abalone mushrooms from Cameron Highlands Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:09 AM PST The organic abalone mushrooms grown in Cameron Highlands have recently attracted a massive crowd of visitors heading to the famous hill station.
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| China says hard to keep friendly Norway ties after Nobel Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:59 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 2 December 2010 (AFP) - China said Thursday it was difficult to maintain "friendly relations" with Norway following the Oslo-based Nobel committee's decision to award this year's Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident.
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| China says reaction to its call for Korea talks unfair Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:49 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 2 December 2010 (AFP) - China complained on Thursday that it was being unfairly "criticised" for calling for dialogue to address the latest tensions on the Korean peninsula following North Korea's artillery attack on the South.
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| N.Korea crisis reveals impatience with Chinese caution Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:47 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 2 December 2010 (AFP) - The failure of China's call for emergency talks on North Korea's latest act of aggression indicates the United States and its allies are tiring of Beijing coddling Pyongyang, analysts said Thursday.
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| Yahoo Japan-Google deal gets regulatory green light Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:51 PM PST TOKYO, Dec 2 — Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog today gave the official go-ahead to a search-engine alliance between Yahoo Japan Corp and Google Inc that competitors had questioned. Yahoo Japan, the nation's top Internet portal, had said in July that it would adopt Google's search engine, giving the two firms control of almost all of the domestic ...
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| Africa can feed itself within a generation — study Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:25 PM PST CANCUN, Mexico, Dec 2 — African nations can break dependence on food imports and produce enough to feed a growing population within a generation despite extra strains from climate change, according to a study. Research into new crops resistant to heat, drought or floods, better support for small-scale farmers and greater involvement by national ...
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| Brain scans accurate at spotting autism — US study Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:41 PM PST CHICAGO, Dec 2 — US researchers are closing in on an accurate test for autism, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment. The test, which uses conventional magnetic resonance imaging or MRI machines, detected 94 per cent of individuals with a high-functioning form of autism, they reported today. "These results are the best yet ...
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| Africa can feed itself within a generation - study Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:46 PM PST CANCUN (Reuters) - African nations can break dependence on food imports and produce enough to feed a growing population within a generation despite extra strains from climate change, a study said on Thursday. 
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| SMES affected by strengthening ringgit Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:54 PM PST The recent strengthening of the ringgit has somewhat affected small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in the export business, said Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) Chairman Datuk Mah Siew Keong.
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| Qantas to carry out more engine checks Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:53 PM PST MELBOURNE, Thursday 2 December 2010 (Bernama) -- Qantas Airways will conduct further inspections of its Airbus A380 engines after the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau issued a safety alert.
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| Asia can't afford destruction caused by extremism: Najib Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:47 PM PST Asia, as a burgeoning economic zone that is a lynchpin of global trade, cannot afford any disruption or destruction caused by extremism or terror, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said here today.
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| Automakers urged to focus on emerging markets Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:46 PM PST The eventual winners in the auto industry are those who can create business models, strategies and alliances to capitalise on its trends, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha.
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| RTA amendments to help resolve issues Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:44 PM PST Amendments to the Road Transport Act (RTA) are most timely and will resolve many issues related to land transport infrastructure and road fatalities, say the Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS) and the Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit (TRANSIT).
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| A380 engines could catch fire, Australia warns Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:43 PM PST CANBERRA, Thursday 2 December 2010 (Bernama) -- The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) has issued a safety warning about the Rolls Royce engines used in some Airbus A380 passenger planes after a mid-air emergency involving one of Qantas's superjumbos over in Indonesia last month, reports China's Xinhua news agency.
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| Art collection of fine cigarette boxes Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:36 PM PST Mr Tan has been smoking since the age of 15, but the difference between him and other smokers is that he has collected more than a thousand cigarette boxes, and in his opinion, each one is a piece of fine "art".
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| Fake gold scam hits Hong Kong goldsmiths: report Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:14 PM PST HONG KONG, Thursday 2 December 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong's myriad jewellers and pawn shops have been hammered by a gold scam after unwittingly buying hundreds of ounces of bogus bullion, a report said Thursday.
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| Q+A - U.S. cables underscore anxiety over Pakistan militants Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:10 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. diplomatic cables released by whistle-blower WikiLeaks highlight deep American concerns over long-term Muslim militancy in Pakistan, which Washington regards as vital to defeating a Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. 
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