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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2073822/china-urges-local-authorities-do-more-reduce-bird-flu China urges local authorities to do more to reduce bird flu deaths State council recommends enhanced monitoring and closing of markets where virus is found PUBLISHED ...

Cambodia seizes huge haul of ivory and animal parts AFP on December 22, 2016, 5:15 pm Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodian officials have seized 1.5 tonnes of illegal ivory and animal parts hidden in a timber shipment from Mozambique that was destined for China, a wildlife charity and an official...

Jakarta rally calls for tolerance AP on November 20, 2016, 1:27 pm More than 10,000 Indonesians took to the streets of their capital to call for tolerance and unity in the world's most populous Muslim nation, after police opened a blasphemy investigation into the city's Christian governor...

Economic gender gap could take 170 years to close: WEF AFP on October 26, 2016, 11:26 pm Geneva (AFP) - The economic gender gap could take 170 years to close after progress towards parity between the sexes suffered "a dramatic slowdown", the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in a report on...

Ageing population adds pressure to Malaysia’s social system Economist says the other factor is falling fertility rates PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 September, 2016, 3:31pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 27 September, 2016, 3:31pm Malaysia’s growing ageing population coupled with decreasing fertility rates...

Hong Kong 'triads' arrested over lawmaker death threats AFP on September 21, 2016, 3:45 pm Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong police arrested six people Wednesday over death threats to a new city lawmaker who is advocating more autonomy from China, with reports saying some of the suspects have...

Vaping as bad for your heart as smoking cigarettes, study finds Electronic cigarettes may be 'far more dangerous' than was thought Credit: Isopix/REX Shutterstock Laura Donnelly, Health Editor, Rome 30 August 2016 • 12:01am Vaping could be as bad for the heart as smoking cigarettes, a new...

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Singapore detains two men wanting to join IS group AFP on August 20, 2016, 12:39 am Singapore (AFP) - Singapore said Friday it had detained two men under its tough internal security law after discovering they intended to travel to Syria to fight for the Islamic State group. Rosli bin...

NY man pleads guilty to terror plan AP on August 12, 2016, 9:02 am A 26-year-old ex-convict has pleaded guilty in the US federal court to plotting a New Year's Eve machete attack at a Rochester restaurant in the name of Islamic State. Emanuel Lutchman, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to...

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26 die in tour bus fire, including 24 from China 2016/07/19 14:51:01 Taipei, July 19 (CNA) All 26 people on a tour bus died when their vehicle caught fire after crashing into a expressway guardrail near Taoyuan International Airport Tuesday, Taiwan's Tourism Bureau said. Among the victims...

Taipei police seize 65.51 kg drugs in raids on night clubs, pubs 2016/07/06 15:39:40 Photo courtesy of Taipei City Police Taipei, July 6 (CNA) Taipei police have seized 65.51 kilograms of drugs during a series of raids on nightclubs and pubs around the capital city of Taiwan over the past...

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Men caught trying buy boat to get to Aust Lauren Farrow and Heru Rahadi - AAP on June 28, 2016, 7:10 pm Four Bangladeshi asylum seekers have been detained in Indonesia after they were allegedly caught buying a boat to take them to Australia. The men along with two Indonesian middlemen were...