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- N.Korea vows 'physical response' to US moves
- S.Korea to set up task force on international marriages
- New Zealand to hold first summit with ASEAN leaders
- ECB chief calls for tighter budgets worldwide
- Philippine leader says no troops for water crisis
- Philippines' Aquino to spell out political agenda
- Tanks sent on fishy mission in Gulf of Thailand
- Clinton urges Asia to get tough on N.Korea
- Australia PM again delays emissions trading
- China Three Gorges dam can't tame all floods - paper
- Chavez cuts Colombia ties but fight seen unlikely
- Aid ships from Lebanon won't reach Gaza - Israel
- China says still room for talks on Kosovo's future
- US issues travel alert for Kenya, citing al-Shabaab
- Deflation main threat to Japan economy: government report
- Obama to invite SEAsia leaders for summit in US: Clinton
- Singapore flood risk alarms insurers: report
- N.Korea on a 'campaign' of dangerous behaviour: Clinton
- Clinton denounces Myanmar's oppression at Asia meet
- Indonesia to block porn sites before Ramadan
| N.Korea vows 'physical response' to US moves Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:16 AM PDT HANOI, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - North Korea on Friday vowed a "physical response" to recent measures imposed by the United States in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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| S.Korea to set up task force on international marriages Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:02 AM PDT SEOUL, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - South Korea will set up a task force to reform the international matchmaking business following the fatal stabbing of a Vietnamese woman by her mentally ill husband, officials said Friday.
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| New Zealand to hold first summit with ASEAN leaders Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:01 AM PDT WELLINGTON, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - New Zealand is to hold its first summit with the 10 ASEAN leaders when they meet later this year in Vietnam at the East Asia Summit, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced Friday.
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| ECB chief calls for tighter budgets worldwide Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:01 AM PDT FRANKFURT, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet waded Friday into the global debate over budget austerity versus economic stimulus as investors awaited results of stress tests on European banks.
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| Philippine leader says no troops for water crisis Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT MANILA, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday overturned a government order to send troops onto the streets of Manila to deal with a water crisis, saying this was an "overreaction."
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| Philippines' Aquino to spell out political agenda Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:46 AM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino III will outline his political agenda when Congress sits on Monday for the first time since the May election, and analysts hope he uses the platform to move beyond his campaign rhetoric.
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| Tanks sent on fishy mission in Gulf of Thailand Posted: 22 Jul 2010 04:31 PM PDT BANGKOK: The Thai military plans to drop 25 Chinese-made tanks into the Gulf of Thailand to serve as artificial reefs, media reports said today. The T69-2 tanks, purchased from China in 1987 at a 50% discount, will be shipped to southern Thailand next week to be dumped into the sea off Narathiwat province, 750km south of Bangkok. Their mission is to serve as artificial coral reefs, to assist a project initiated by Queen Sirikit to improve the marine ecosystems and increase fish stock in the area, the Bangkok Post reported. The tanks were decommissioned in 2004. Then-army commander-in-chef General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh bought the tanks for a cheap price, but their quality proved inferior to those from Europe, the report said. Chavalit went on to became prime minister in 1996-1997, leading Thailand and the region into the Asian financial crisis which started in Bangkok. - dpa
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| Clinton urges Asia to get tough on N.Korea Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:27 AM PDT HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Asia on Friday to vigorously apply sanctions against North Korea, saying Pyongyang's belligerent actions marked a clear regional threat.
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| Australia PM again delays emissions trading Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed on Friday a delay in introducing a price for carbon pollution, angering environmentalists, scientists and business ahead of her bid to secure re-election.
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| China Three Gorges dam can't tame all floods - paper Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Three Gorges dam, the world's largest hydropower project that was built partly to tame flooding, cannot be counted on to hold back all surges that might hit the Yangtze River, state media reported on Friday.
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| Chavez cuts Colombia ties but fight seen unlikely Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cut ties on Thursday with Colombia in an escalating dispute between the two Andean neighbours over Bogota's charges that leftist Colombian rebels shelter in Venezuela.
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| Aid ships from Lebanon won't reach Gaza - Israel Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel warned the United Nations on Thursday that two ships preparing to sail from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip to bring aid to the blockaded territory would not be allowed to reach their destination.
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| China says still room for talks on Kosovo's future Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - There is still room for talks on Kosovo's international status, China said on Friday, after the International Court of Justice said the Balkan state's unilateral secession from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law.
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| US issues travel alert for Kenya, citing al-Shabaab Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning on Thursday for Americans in Kenya, citing increasing threats in the wake of deadly suicide bomb attacks earlier this month in neighboring Uganda.
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| Deflation main threat to Japan economy: government report Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:43 PM PDT TOKYO, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - Stubborn deflation and low demand from an ageing population prone to tight-fistedness spell a difficult future for Japan's economy, the government warned in an annual report Friday.
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| Obama to invite SEAsia leaders for summit in US: Clinton Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:42 PM PDT HANOI, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - President Barack Obama will invite Southeast Asian leaders to a summit in Washington later this year, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.
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| Singapore flood risk alarms insurers: report Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:41 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - Insurers may hike premiums for flood-prone properties in Singapore after a deluge caused millions of dollars in damage and led to luxury stores being barricaded with sandbags, a report said Friday.
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| N.Korea on a 'campaign' of dangerous behaviour: Clinton Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:41 PM PDT HANOI, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday accused North Korea of embarking on a "campaign of provocative, dangerous behaviour" including the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.
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| Clinton denounces Myanmar's oppression at Asia meet Posted: 22 Jul 2010 11:40 PM PDT HANOI, Friday 23 July 2010 (AFP) - The United States told an Asian security meet Friday it was "deeply concerned" about oppression in Myanmar, calling for the release of political prisoners and an end to attacks against ethnic minorities.
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| Indonesia to block porn sites before Ramadan Posted: 22 Jul 2010 09:10 PM PDT JAKARTA, July 23: Indonesia said it would block all porn websites and the target for the completion of the blockage will be before the Muslim holy month next month.
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