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150 million Indonesians live in quake/tsunami-prone areas: official
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Better, more sophisticated disaster mitigation is urgently needed in Indonesia as around 150 million of its 245 million people live in areas prone to...
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Poroshenko announces end to martial law in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday announced the end of a martial law in the country's border regions, which was introduced last month after...
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Putin says Russia is ready to deploy new hypersonic nuclear missile
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2018
» MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would deploy its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles next year, saying the move...
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Moscow: Israel airstrikes in Syria 'gross violation of sovereignty'
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said Israel had violated Syria's sovereignty with airstrikes the day before, after Israel and Damascus blamed each other for the hostilities....
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Missing boy found dead in field
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/12/2018
» SUPHAN BURI: A 2-year-old Myanmar boy missing for nine days was found dead in a sugarcane field in U Thong district on Tuesday.
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Trump blasts US central bank again over rate hikes
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his attack on the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy, blaming the central bank's interest rate hikes...
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Trump downbeat on Fed as markets nosedive
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday marked Christmas with a renewed attack on the central bank over plunging stocks, as he aired a catalogue of...
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Weed on road to legalisation
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/12/2018
» A bill to legalise the strictly controlled production, import and use of marijuana and kratom for medical and research purposes was passed yesterday, amid concerns...
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PM warns against campaigning with his name
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday warned political parties not to use him in their election campaigns, saying he had not decided to join any party.
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Ex-M'bishi Hitachi execs admit to bribing Thai official
News, Published on 26/12/2018
» Former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc admitted on Tuesday to allegations of bribing a Thai public servant over a power plant project at their...