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Japan female mayor battles men-only sumo rule
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» TOKYO - A female mayor at the centre of a fierce debate over allowing women into the sumo ring vowed Thursday never to back down as she lodged a formal protest.
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Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes southern Iran; felt in Bahrain
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2018
» DUBAI: The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck in southern Iran near a nuclear plant, shaking Bahrain and other areas around the Persian...
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6.7% of those reporting for draft are drug users
King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/04/2018
» More than 12,200 young men reporting for military conscription this year have tested positive for use of illicit drugs so far, with Kalasin having the highest...
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National University of Singapore to go fully cashless
Published on 19/04/2018
» The National University of Singapore (NUS) has set itself the aim of becoming a fully cashless campus sometime in the new academic year -- which starts in August...
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Truce village or European capital? Possible Trump-Kim summit venues
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» SEOUL - US President Donald Trump says that five locations are under consideration for his expected meeting with Kim Jong Un, the leader of nuclear-armed North...
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Dr. Asperger 'actively cooperated' with Nazis: study
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» VIENNA - Austrian paediatrician Hans Asperger, after whom Asperger's syndrome is named, "actively cooperated" with the Nazi euthanasia programme, according...
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Fox rejected an offer from Comcast before Disney buyout
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Media giant 21st Century Fox, which was sold to Disney in December, rejected a higher buyout offer from Comcast over fears of regulatory risks,...
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China targets US, EU with rubber trade case
AFP, Published on 19/04/2018
» BEIJING: China announced on Thursday it would impose temporary anti-dumping measures on synthetic rubber imported from the United States, the European Union and...
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Prayut: Alibaba investment promises quick results
Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2018
» Alibaba Group has promised to produce results of mutual benefit from its investment in Thailand by the end of next year, and to help poor farmers, Prime Minister...
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Cambodian journalists charged with espionage denied bail
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A court in Cambodia on Thursday declined to grant bail to two journalists who have been charged with espionage for filing news reports to a US-funded...