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New talents embraced in reviving geisha tradition
News, Kyodo News, Published on 11/08/2016
» Morioka, the capital city of Iwate prefecture in northeastern Japan, is striving to preserve and revitalise the time-honoured tradition of geisha female entertainers...
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Singapore cuts growth range forecast
Kyodo News, Published on 11/08/2016
» SINGAPORE - The city state's Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday lowered the upper end of its economic growth forecast range for 2016 amid a bleak global...
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Official charter referendum figures posted
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/08/2016
» The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced the official referendum figures which show a 59.4% turnout, of which 61.35% voters were in favour of the draft...
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China's COSCO completes Piraeus port authority takeover
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» ATHENS - Chinese shipping giant COSCO on Wednesday said it had completed the acquisition of a majority stake in OLP, the company running the main Greek port of...
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Rio scrutiny intense as Hosszu homes in on swimming history
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - While Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky hog the headlines in the Rio Olympics competition pool, Katinka Hosszu is working her way toward a slice...
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North Korean top brass sees Kim's Rio fairytale end
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - World number two Ding Ning ensured an all-China women's Olympic table tennis final by ending the eye-catching run of North Korean underdog Kim...
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'Grandma' Raisman stands between Biles and all-around Rio gold
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Aly Raisman will be bidding to put her heartbreak from the London Games behind her as she bids to spoil US teammate Simone Biles' race for a...
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India's Ashwin, Saha close on hundreds against Windies
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» GROS-ISLET (SAINT LUCIA) - Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha were both on the verge of hundreds as India reached 316 for five at lunch on the second day...
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No bail for bribe probe Kenya Olympic official
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» NAIROBI - Beleaguered Kenya Olympic athletics official Michael Rotich will spend a month in police custody as investigators gather evidence over allegations he...
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Deadly bomb leaves 'vacuum' among Pakistan lawyers
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» QUETTA (PAKISTAN) - In Pakistan's most dangerous province, lawyers are a crucial force for justice. So when a bomb decimated Balochistan's legal class this week,...