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Aide to N. Korean leader’s ousted uncle seeks asylum in South: media

YoopyaDecember 6, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 6, 2013December 31, 202309

(Reuters) – North Korea could be facing its most serious defection in 15 years as South Korean media on Friday that a man who managed funds for...

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Thai protest leaders refuse to give up, but streets calm

YoopyaDecember 6, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 6, 2013December 31, 202302

(Reuters) – Protesters seeking to topple Thailand’s government stayed off the street on Friday after halting their demonstration the day before out of respect for...

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Schools close in smog-enshrouded eastern China

YoopyaDecember 5, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 5, 2013January 31, 202402

(Reuters) – Hazardous air pollution forced schools to shut or suspend outdoor activities in at least two cities in eastern China, where residents complained of the...

Food

Indian food vendors get lessons in hygiene

YoopyaDecember 5, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 5, 2013January 31, 202401

NEW DELHI (AP) — The millions of food vendors peddling tasty morsels from roadside stalls and rickshaws across India have long been an emblem of...

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Diligent Asian students dominate global exam

YoopyaDecember 4, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 4, 2013December 31, 202303

BEIJING (AP) — As a ninth-grader, Shanghai’s Li Sixin spent more than three hours on homework a night and took tutorials in math, physics and...

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Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel

YoopyaDecember 4, 2013February 3, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 4, 2013February 3, 202404

(Reuters) – Lebanon’s Shi’ite militant Hezbollah group said on Wednesday one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in an overnight attack it...

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Four dead as Thai protesters force Yingluck Shinawatra to flee police compound

YoopyaDecember 2, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 2, 2013December 31, 202308

Thailand’s embattled prime minister was forced to flee crowds of anti-government protestors on Sunday as clashes sparked by an opposition-backed “people’s coup” left four dead....

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Tehelka scandal: Goa court says Tarun Tejpal misused his position as mentor & father figure to outrage victim’s modesty

YoopyaDecember 2, 2013December 31, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 2, 2013December 31, 202307

Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal was arrested Saturday night by the Goa Police soon after a local court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the sexual assault case lodged by...

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Analysis – As bad loans mount, India gets tough on ‘wilful’ default

YoopyaNovember 29, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 29, 2013January 31, 202400

(Reuters) – Kemrock Industries and Exports(KEMR.NS) owns a golf course near its plant in western India and its chairman, Kalpesh Patel, talks of the high...

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Analysis: Déjà vu with a difference as Thai PM faces down protesters

YoopyaNovember 29, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 29, 2013January 31, 202401

(Reuters) – The French have the best phrase for Thailand’s turbulent politics: déjà vu. Five years ago, a Thai government led by Somchai Wongsawat, the...