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Thousands March In Hong Kong In Memory of Liu Xiaobo

Thousands took to the streets of central Hong Kong Saturday night holding candles as they marched in memory of...

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Returns From Singapore Medical Care

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home on Saturday after medical treatment in Singapore, the state...

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Google Announces London Cloud Computing Data Centre

Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The...

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Singapore Hangs Malaysian Drug Trafficker

Singapore on Friday executed a Malaysian drug trafficker despite a plea for clemency from the United Nations and...

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One Dead As Under-Construction Singapore Highway Collapses

One man was killed and 10 others injured in Singapore Friday when a partially-built elevated highway they were working...

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East Timor Official Gets Life Ban For Match-Fixing

A top East Timor official has been banned for life from taking part in any football-related activity after he accepted...

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Cambodia Bans Overseas Exports of Coastal Sand

Cambodia has outlawed sand exports from a coastal region where it has been primarily funnelled in huge quantities to...

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Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree

Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the...

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Debt-Ridden Air Zimbabwe Sacks Half Its Workforce

Air Zimbabwe has laid off 200 employees -- nearly half its workforce -- to try to stay in the air, Zimbabwe state media...

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Zimbabwe Police Fire Tear Gas At Opposition Protesters

Zimbabwean riot police in the capital Harare fired tear gas and used water cannon on Wednesday to break an opposition...

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Singapore Banker Handed New Convictions In 1MDB-Linked Case

A Singapore court Wednesday convicted a jailed banker of additional offences in a case linked to the international...

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Singapore Urged To Halt Malaysian Drug Convict’s Execution

Human rights activists have urged Singapore to halt the looming execution of a Malaysian drug trafficker, citing a...

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Fitness and Finance Jostle For Football Pre-Season Spotlight

Real Madrid and Barcelona square off in a rare overseas Clasico while Manchester United and Manchester City meet for...

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Singapore’s Temasek Portfolio Jumps To Record $198bn

Singapore state investment giant Temasek Holdings' global portfolio has netted a record high valuation, the fund said...

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Mugabe Running Zimbabwe From Hospital Bed

Latest: Opposition political parties have demanded the immediate retirement of President Robert Mugabe, accusing the...

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Chinese Deities End SE Asia Luxury Tour

A statue of a Chinese goddess that became a social media sensation after being pictured flying business class for a...

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Cardinal Pell Returns To Australia To Fight Charges

The Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, has returned to Australia as he prepares to defend himself against sexual...

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China Shipper Cosco To Buy HK Rival OOIL For $6.3bn

Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to buy its Hong Kong rival OOIL for $6.3bn (£4.9bn). The deal would make Cosco the...

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe In Singapore For Medical Check

Zimbabwe's 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for a "routine medical check-up", state media reported...