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Japan vows to strengthen economic support to Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 19/02/2016
» Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that Japan will strengthen its economic support to Laos in areas such as infrastructure and human resources development,...
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Trade game-changer
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/02/2016
» As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is poised to change the landscape of international trade and more Southeast Asian nations consider joining it, experts...
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EU battle to nail down Brexit deal stretches into second day
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» BRUSSELS - Weary EU leaders take up the cudgels for a second day Friday, still with "a lot of work to do" to prevent Britain becoming the first country...
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Austria launches migrant cap despite EU anger
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» VIENNA - Austria's new daily cap on asylum seekers entered into force Friday, in a move that the European Commission has described as "plainly incompatible"...
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Lions on the loose in Kenyan capital
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» NAIROBI - Wildlife rangers in the Kenyan capital said Friday they were hunting for two lions who left Nairobi's national park and went into "highly populated"...
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Russia warns Assad on vow to retake all of Syria
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's envoy to the UN on Friday warned long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad over his vow to retake all of Syria, saying he faced dire consequences...
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Gucci turnaround helps Kering profit glitter
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» PARIS - A return to growth in its struggling Gucci brand helped French luxury and sports clothing group Kering post Friday a glittering 32-percent leap in net...
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Fresh blow for Sunwolves as Hammett flies home after bereavement
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's Sunwolves suffered another blow to their preparations for the Super Rugby season after coach Mark Hammett was forced to leave team training Friday...
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Four Indian Maoist rebels killed in gunfight
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» NEW DELHI - Indian security forces killed four Maoist rebels, including a woman, in an overnight gun battle in India's eastern Jharkhand state, a senior police...
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Kin of abducted teen distrust local cops, appeal to CSD
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/02/2016
» Parents of a 19-year-old man reportedly kidnapped outside his Chachoengsao province home in December asked the Crime Suppression Division on Friday to investigate...