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Cricket Australia investigating Warners twitter rant
Cricket Australia (CA) is investigating a Twitter rant by cricketer David Warner, who launched a scathing attack on reputed Australian cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. "CA is aware of comments made on David Warner's twitter account overnight. CA is attempting to contact Warner and will continue to investigate the matter. CA will make further comment once it has conducted a ...
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India should ask China to stay away from Arunachal border Takam Sanjoy
Arunachal Pradesh Member of Parliament Takam Sanjoy on Saturday urged the Indian Government to be assertive in asking China to stay away from his state. "We are optimistic that the Indian Government will be very assertive on various issues affecting the two nations. All that we would ask from the Indian Government is that talks are held on the border issue. India should be assertive in placing ...
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Manmohan Singh to visit Japan and Thailand
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to pay official visit to Japan from May 27 to 29 and to the Kingdom of Thailand on May 30 and 31. The visit to Japan is at the invitation of Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe. The Annual Summit between the Prime Ministers of India and Japan is expected to enhance and strengthen the Strategic and Global Partnership between the two countries. ...
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North Korea launches three missiles
North Korea Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's defence ministry. It was reported that the defence ministry detected two missiles launched in the morning and the last one was in the afternoon. The defence ministry said the launching might be a training or a test launch, according to their observation, and ...
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Japan confirms DPRK launched missile
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Japanese government confirmed the DPRK's missile launches on Saturday, saying none of the missiles have landed in Japan's territorial waters, Kyodo news agency reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency earlier reported that the DPRK launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, citing the country's defense ministry. It is reported ...
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`Lis trip shows China keen to enhance ties with India
The choice of India as the first leg of Li Keqiang's maiden overseas trip as Chinese premier has sent out a clear signal that Beijing's new leadership prioritizes enhancing ties with New Delhi but that "the two nations cannot fully restore mutual trust without resolving the border dispute", Xinhua news agency said in a commentary on Saturday. "The rationale is simple: With China and India being ...
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Chinese may have practised agriculture before advent of rice cultivation 5000 yrs ago
Archaeologists in southern subtropical China have uncovered evidence for the first time that people living in Xincun 5,000 years ago may have practised agriculture -before the arrival of domesticated rice in the region. Current archaeological thinking is that it was the advent of rice cultivation along the Lower Yangtze River that marked the beginning of agriculture in southern China. Poor ...
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Chinese ambassador urges U.S. to be truly neutral on Sino-Japanese territorial dispute
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Russia to test drones to track wildlife poachers
In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a nature reserve on the country's Pacific coast this summer. The drones in question, weigh about two kilogramme each and have a range of 60 km. They would be equipped with inexpensive cameras capable of snapping a shot every two seconds. "UAVs are silent and can fly at a very low ...
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55 dead as hailstorms lash south China
A total of 50 people have died while 14 reported missing due to latest rain and hailstorms that have hit south China, the government statistics said Friday. The worst-hit Guangdong province reported 36 deaths and 10 missing people, reported Xinhua citing authorities related to disaster reduction. In the evening, the National Committee for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Civil Affairs ...
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China opposes EUs aviation emissions levy
China has opposed the European Union's (EU) unilateral decision to incorporate international flights originating from countries outside of the EU into its carbon trading scheme, reported Xinhua. On Thursday, the European Commission, an executive body of the EU, said eight Chinese carriers could face fines totalling 2.4 million euros, or about $3 million, and the two Indian airlines could face ...
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Palace rejects Taiwan allegation of murder
Strategic Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines--Malacaang on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coast guards had intentionally killed a Taiwanese fisherman in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines last week, triggering a major diplomatic row between the two countries. Chen Wen-chi, director of Taiwan's ...
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South Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters
A South Korean man watches a TV news reporting missile launch conducted by North Korea, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2013. North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing ...
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Nigerian Military Says It Captured Dozens of Boko Haram Militants
ABUJA -- Less than five days after the Nigerian armed forces began a massive attack on militants in the north, Nigeria's Department of Defense says 65 suspected Boko Haram militants have been arrested and ten have been killed. The Nigerian military says Boko Haram militants are fleeing their camps. Some are in search of fuel while others are running from the armed forces that are ...
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Japan 5.9 earthquake hits Fukushima coast no tsunami
A US Geological Survey map shows the epicenter of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northeast coast of Japan on May 18, 2013. (US Geological ...
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Rugby All Blacks no show spoils Fijis birthday
They asked to play the All Blacks. They've been given a stitched-up side badged as the 'Classic All Blacks' - and Fiji rugby's 100th birthday party next month is shaping as another episode of Pacific neglect. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union and other leading nations in August 2012 seeking agreement for a test in Suva to fittingly mark such an important anniversary. ...
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Efforts to Strengthen Afghan Law on Women May Backfire
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Brazil launches biggest military operation to check drug human trafficking
Brazilian army soldiers take part in a military exercise in preparation for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup, in a field near the National Stadium in Brasilia. (AP ...
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Nigeria Imposes Curfew in Military Campaign
Nigeria's military has imposed a 24-hour curfew in parts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri, as security forces continue to pursue suspected Islamist militants in the region. The military on Saturday listed more than 10 areas in Maiduguri under curfew. The armed forces have locked down the city and closed roads. Maiduguri, the original home of the Islamist militant group Boko ...
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China WPT tournament 2013 to be held in Hainan in October
"Our goal is to make Jeju a gambling mecca...we want to bring the biggest tournaments here...WSOP [World Series of Poker], Poker Stars, Red Dragon, we already signed up WPT [World Poker Tour] and ATP [Asian Poker Tour]. We want to bring the big tournaments to ...
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India says all issues on the table on China PMs visit
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India says all issues will be "on the table", including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian giant which starts on Sunday.At the same time New Delhi thinks "very highly" of Li's decision to make India his first overseas stop since taking charge as premier, Indian foreign ...
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Greece to buy 142 ships from China
SHANGHAI - Greek Shipping Minister Kostis Moussouroulis said here Saturday Greek shipowners have recently signed contracts to buy 142 new ships from Chinese shipbuilding companies. The orders, which were signed in April, accounted for more than 60 percent of the recent global orders of Greek shipowners, said the Greek official. The shipping industry, including shipbuilding, is one of the most ...
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Under Pressure China Measures Its Impact in Myanmar
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Int’l migrant group appeals for protection of Filipino workers in Taiwan
Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks while holding a picture showing the number of gun holes in a fishing vessel after it was assaulted by the Philippine coastguard, killing a Taiwanese fisherman, during a press conference in Taipei on May 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Mandy Cheng MANILA--"Filipino migrants are innocent; they should be protected," the Hong Kong-based International Migrants Alliance ...
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Family drama is reimagined for today’s Japan
Once the Mother's Day advertising displays came down, it was back to the grim reality of being a mother in Japan rather than in other developed ...
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Asia Pacific leads world in creating wealth
The Asia Pacific region houses a higher proportion of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) than any other region on earth.
The claim is part of the World Wealth Report prepared by Merrill Lynch which studied wealth effects in seventy one countries, which account for 98% of global gross income and 99% of world stock market capitalization. Read more
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