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Tokyo Won’t See Rio-Style Golf Pull-Outs, Says Park

Olympic golf champion Park In-Bee on Tuesday said she didn't expect Tokyo 2020 to be hit by serial withdrawals, after a...

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Two Women To Be Charged With Kim Murder

Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong Nam are to be charged with his murder, Malaysia said...

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Singapore Defence Ministry Reports Cyber Breach

Singapore's defence ministry said Tuesday that hackers had stolen the personal details of hundreds of staff and...

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UFC Signs Top China MMA Fighter To Boost Asia Return

The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, on Tuesday annnounced it had signed one...

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Malaysian Firms Linked To North Korea Spy Front Shut

Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed...

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UN Slams North Korea Over ‘provocative’ Sanctions Evasion

Backed by China, the UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea for its "irresponsible and...

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Saudi Arabia’s Aramco To Invest $7 Bn In Malaysia Oil Refinery

Saudi Arabia's Aramco will invest $7 billion in a giant Malaysian oil refinery project, Prime Minister Najib Razak said...

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Woman Deported To Singapore Despite 27-Year Marriage

A woman who has been married to a British man for 27 years has been deported to Singapore. Irene Clennel was being held...

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Asian Markets Starts Week With Fresh Losses

Asian markets kicked the week off with broad losses Monday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen, as the global Trump rally...

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Beyond the Speech and Personal Example, Mr. President [Article]

Going through President AkufoAddo’s maiden state of the nation address, I was impressed that he spent three-quarters...

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North Korea Steps Up Sanctions-Busting

North Korea is flouting tougher new UN sanctions with more ingenuous tactics, circumventing trade bans by relying on...

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Ultimate Fighting Championship Muscles Into Asia With Eyes On China

The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, Thursday announced its long-awaited...

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Ghana Ranked Most Expensive Country To Live In Africa – Survey

MoveHub, an international relocation company has rated Ghana as the most expensive country to live in on the African...

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Ghana Ranked Most Expensive Country In Africa To Live In – Survey

MoveHub, an international relocation company has rated Ghana as the most expensive country to live in on the African...

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N. Korea More Isolated Than Ever After Malaysia Killing

North Korea had few friends even before the assassination of the leader's half-brother at a Kuala Lumpur airport last...

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President Akufo- Addo’s Address Attracts Mixed Reactions

The maiden State of the Nation Address, delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to Parliament, on Tuesday,...

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Women’s Life Expectancy On Track To Hit 90 In Some Nations

By 2030 life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average lifespan long thought to be out of...

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HSBC Sees Full Year Profit Plunge 62% To $7.1bn

HSBC has reported a 62% fall in annual pre-tax profit for 2016. The $7.1bn (£5.7bn) figure compares with $18.9bn a...

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Singapore ‘fire Rainbow’ Cloud Phenomenon Lights Up Sky

'It started as a small orange circle and then grew bigger and bigger till all the colours came out' A rare cloud...