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Bali Won’t Cover Up Statues For Saudi King

Indonesia's Hindu resort island of Bali on Wednesday defended a decision not to cover up any of its ubiquitous statues...

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Best Country In the World To Live In Is Switzeland

The top five is made up of Switzerland, Canada, Britain, Germany and Japan The US fell from fourth to seventh, as a...

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Top US Diplomat To Visit Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing After NKorea Test

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit South Korea, Japan and China, the State Department announced Tuesday,...

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China Urges US, N. Korea Steps To Avoid ‘head-On Collision’

China on Wednesday called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for the US and South...

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UN Security Council Strongly Condemns N.Korea Missile Launches

The UN Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches and expressed...

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Australia Keep Faith With Cahill For World Cup Qualifiers

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou kept faith with team talisman Tim Cahill Wednesday by including the veteran in his...

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Missile Tests Put North Korea On Trump’s Front Burner

President Donald Trump is facing his biggest foreign policy challenge yet after North Korea fired a ballistic missile...

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State Department Hold First News Briefing of Trump Era

After 45 days of silence the US State Department held its first news briefing of Donald Trump's presidency on Tuesday,...

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‘Samurai’ Japan See Off Cuba In World Baseball Classic Opener

Two-time champions Japan beat Cuba 11-6 in their World Baseball Classic opener Tuesday, sparked by a five-run salvo in...

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Africa Must Join Forces For Economic Independence

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged African countries to strive for economic independence. Speaking at...

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Autos Bosses Focus On Technology Rather Than PSA-Opel

The auto industry is facing seismic changes with the rise of electric vehicles, automated driving and car sharing set...

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Tokyo 2020 Seen Having $284 Bn Economic Impact

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy,...

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Japan Approves Changes To Century-Old Sex Crime Law

The Japanese government on Tuesday took a major step to overhaul century-old sex crime laws as it seeks to impose...

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China Vows `resolute’ Measures After THAAD Deployment

China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD...

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North Korea Is Training For An Attack On US Bases In Japan

Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global...

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US Deploys Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System To S. Korea

The US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, following a string of...

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900m In Asia Had To Pay Bribes In Last Year

More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past...

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Trump, Abe Say North Korea Threat ‘entered A New Stage’

US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat from North Korea had...

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N.Korea Missile Launch Was Training Exercise For Strike On US Bases…

Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles on Monday was a training exercise for a strike on US bases in...