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Thailand acquits deputy PM in luxury watch scandal
Dec 28, 2018

Thailand acquits deputy PM in luxury watch scandal

Investigators in Thailand have acquitted the deputy prime minister of criminal charges of failing to declare assets a year after he was discovered to have several luxury watches that would have been o...

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US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries
Dec 27, 2018

US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries

The boom in U.S. fossil-fuel production has been matched by a rush on the other side of the Pacific to build the tankers needed to help supply the seemingly unquenchable thirst for energy among Asia's...

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China ex-deputy intelligence chief given life sentence
Dec 27, 2018

China ex-deputy intelligence chief given life sentence

China's former deputy intelligence chief has been sentenced to life in prison for corruption...

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China says plans made for US trade talks in January
Dec 27, 2018

China says plans made for US trade talks in January

China's government says it has made arrangements for trade talks with US officials in January aimed at ending a dispute that threatens to depress global trade...

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1,000s of Taiwanese protest taxes with nod to French rallies
Dec 27, 2018

1,000s of Taiwanese protest taxes with nod to French rallies

Thousands of Taiwanese are protesting for the third time in a week to demand lower taxes and the fair handling of tax disputes...

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Satellite images show collapse of Indonesian island volcano
Dec 27, 2018

Satellite images show collapse of Indonesian island volcano

Radar data from satellites, converted into images, shows Indonesia's Anak Krakatau island volcano is dramatically smaller following a weekend eruption that triggered a deadly tsunami...

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Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic
Dec 26, 2018

Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic

Japan is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts but it will no longer hunt the animals in the Antarctic...

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Koreas break ground on railways but sanctions block project
Dec 26, 2018

Koreas break ground on railways but sanctions block project

The Koreas break ground on an ambitious project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South, but the nuclear stalemate means trains won't be crossing the border anytim...

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Asian markets slip on fears of US slowdown
Dec 26, 2018

Asian markets slip on fears of US slowdown

Asian markets are mostly lower after President Donald Trump said that there was "nothing new" in efforts to end the partial government shutdown over a U.S.-Mexico border wall...

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Japan says it has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial hunts
Dec 26, 2018

Japan says it has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial hunts

Japan says it has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial hunts...

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