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Death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian mine collapse
TIMIKA, Indonesia (AFP) - The death toll from a mine tunnel collapse in eastern Indonesia has risen to 21, the US operator said Tuesday, as rescuers searched for another seven workers now also presumed dead.The accident happened on May 14 at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg, one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines in mountainous, remote Papua province, and 10 workers were rescued ...
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Japan mayor says S Korean troops abused women
South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Osaka's mayor said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labelling sex slaves a military ...
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Asia Pacific leaders call for efficient use of water resources
The second Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) ended yesterday with two versions of the Chiang Mai Declaration. The official declaration by leaders of 40 countries highlighted the need to encourage the inclusion of disaster risk reduction in the United Nations' development agenda beyond 2015, upgrade regional cooperation, promote the efficient use of water resources, and forge better ...
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Ray Manzarek keyboardist and founding member of rock group The Doors dies at 74 from cancer
FILE - In this undated publicity file photo, members of the Doors, from left, John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison, pose for a portrait. Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74. Publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says in a news release that Manzarek died Monday, May 20, 2013, at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded ...
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Yahoos rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's 721.2 million pounds acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may ...
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Obama Chinas Xi to meet earlier than expected amid issues from North Korea to cyberspying
BEIJING, China - China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the White House, underlines the importance of ...
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Chinese fishing boat crew released by North Korea
BEIJING -; The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for ransom by unidentified North Koreans says the boat and its 16 crew members have been ...
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Asian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades
markets are exhibiting a mixed trend on Tuesday with investors mostly treading cautiously amid a lack of fresh triggers. The overnight weak close on Wall Street is weighing on sentiment to an extent. Also, following recent strong upmove, investors appear a bit reluctant to indulge in any aggressive buying for now.In the Australian market, consumer discretionary, financial, healthcare and ...
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North Korea releases detained Chinese sailors Xinhua
North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, Chinese state-run media said Tuesday, after reports that armed assailants had taken the sailors hostage and demanded a ...
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New crossroads of Asia
That is how Myanmar is being portrayed, and not without reason. For both China and the United States, the stakes couldn't be higher. China has invested heavily in the country. According to an article published recently in the New York Times "the pipelines are finished. The oil storage tanks gleam in the tropical sun. The deep-sea port set in jade-coloured waters awaits the first ships ...
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Asia Brands up Kenanga Research has Outperform
initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a target price of RM4. At 10.50am, it was up 14 sen to RM3.28. There were 140,100 shares done. The FBM KLCI rose 6.79 points to 1,783.94. Turnover was 1.15 billion shares valued at RM767.72mil. There were 471 gainers, 275 losers and 246 counters unchanged. Kenanga Research's target price of RM4 was based on 8.5 times FY14E price-to-earnings ...
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ASIA MARKETS Hong Kong Sydney Stocks Fall Tokyo Seesaws
HONG KONG – Australian stocks declined, and Hong Kong equities pulled back from a three-day winning run on Tuesday, weighed by overnight losses on Wall Street and uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy.The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.7% in Sydney, and the Hang Seng Index gave up 0.2% in Hong Kong.Japan's Nikkei Stock Average was up 0.1%, but struggling for direction after a sturdy rally ...
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No new H7N9 cases in China for a week government
No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week, national health authorities said, for the first time since the outbreak began in ...
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Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. Recognized as Caring Company for its Social Responsibility Contribution by the Hong Kong Council ...
ARW ) announced that Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. was honored with the Caring Company logo by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), a reflection of the company's commitment of caring for the staff and capitalizing on its strengths and resources to remunerate the community. ...
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Asia Roundup Higher on better US data
Asian shares rose yesterday, Monday May 20 2013 reflecting a bullish mood on Wall Street and extending their two-week rally, buoyed by better-than-expected US data. Tokyo stocks were up 1.47 per cent, or 222.69 points, to 15,360.81, and Sydney gained 0.54 per cent, or 28.2 points, to close at 5,209.0. Shanghai closed up 0.75 per cent, or 17.12 points, to 2,299.99, and Seoul finished flat at ...
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Asean Youths Vital To Regional Business Industry
Bandar Seri Begawan - As part of efforts to further promote the importance of entrepreneurship amongst the younger generation in the region, the first Asean Youth Entrepreneurs seminar and exposition was held yesterday following the launching ceremony officiated by Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Awang Hj Hazair bin Hj Abdullah, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports to ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar index off 3-year high Asian shares ease
Mon May 20, 2013 9:16pm EDT * Dollar index backs off from near three-year high * MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan eases 0.1 percent By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond buying this ...
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India Protect Bangladesh War Crimes Trial Witness
Those involved in his abduction may have assumed Bali would be killed by the Indian Border Security Force when he was pushed into India, or that he would permanently disappear. There is a real risk to Bali if he is returned to Bangladesh, as he could expose those involved in his abduction. Bali needs access to an independent lawyer and UNHCR so that he can make an informed decision about whether ...
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23 Hezbollah members killed in SyriaSyrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border battling rebels in fierce street fighting Syrian state-media said on Monday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that more than 100 Hezbollah members have been wounded in the fighting around the town of ...
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37 dead as massive tornado roars through US suburb death toll expected to rise
Oklahoma City suburbs , killing at least 37, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph (320 kilometers) and landing a direct blow on at least one school. An Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office spokeswoman said the death toll was expected to rise. Officials at two hospitals said they're treating nearly 60 patients, including more than a dozen children. At least 10 people ...
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Barack Obama pledges help after Oklahoma tornado
Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that killed 37 people and wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City suburbs. The White House says Obama told the governor that he's directed the government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide any assistance she needs. FEMA has sent a special team to Oklahoma's emergency operations center to help out and dispatch ...
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Etisalat to Showcase CSR Projects From Across ME Africa and Asia at 10th CSR Summit in Dubai
WAM ABU DHABI, May 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- The heads of Corporate Social Responsibility from Etisalat's operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Gabon, Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Togo and the UAE are travelling to Dubai to present their projects and engage with stakeholders to form new partnerships at IIR Middle East's 10th annual CSR Summit to take place in Dubai. During ...
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Zim to Boost Asia-South America Rates in Mid-June
will raise rates for all shipments on its trade from Asia to the east coast of South America, starting June 15.The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot container, the carrier said.Containerized exports from Far East Asia to South and Central ...
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Asian celebrities recruited to promote Australia
Tourism Australia has called on popular Hong Kong actor, Ekin Cheng, to showcase Cairns and Sydney to the Asian market in a new television travel series. Joined by fellow celebrities Andy Chai Siu Chun, Jacqueline Wong and Lai Yi, the group will film the travelogue series, ‘Tailor Made Tours’, which were designed to attract more visitors from Greater China. Expected to reach an ...
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Vanuatus Prime Minister visits Huay Hong Krai development project
Vanuatu's prime minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil has visited the Huay Hong Khrai development study center in Chiang Mai to retrieve know-hows that might be applied in his own country.Ni-Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil was in Chiang Mai to attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, which drew to a close on Monday (May 20). Mr. Kalosil visited the Doi Suthep temple, a popular ...
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