Japan moves to join global child custody pact
Japan is taking a first step toward joining an international child custody convention amid foreign pressure on Tokyo to revise
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US envoy meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
A senior US diplomat met Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday for talks about the country’s new political
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China Gives Pakistan 50 Fighter Jets
China has agreed to immediately provide 50 JF-17 fighter jets to Pakistan, a major outcome of a visit by Prime
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Choi wins, Shin upset at LPGA Match-Play
Top seed Choi Na Yeon advanced to the second round of the $1.5 million LPGA Match Play Championship by beating
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Wat-er camera
If you’ve ever harboured fantasies of being the next Jacques Cousteau but lacked the resources, here’s a little help. The
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India’s Anti-Poverty Programs Are Big but Troubled
India spends more on programs for the poor than most developing countries, but it has failed to eradicate poverty because
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Chinese Proverb: Today’s Lesson
One should be just as careful in choosing one’s pleasures as in avoiding calamities. Chinese Proverb
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China Reports AIDS Mortality Is Cut by Two-Thirds
China has slashed AIDS mortality by nearly two-thirds since it began distributing free antiretroviral drugs in 2002, Chinese government scientists
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GE results a factor to Mr Mah’s stepping down?
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said he accepted responsibility for the unhappiness over the sharp rises in housing prices.
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A Call for Revolution? Probably a Typo
For 600 years, the Forbidden City, with its vermilion walls, labyrinthine passageways and sloping tiled roofs, has stood in the
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