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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a US$1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend his country’s maritime territory against “bullies”, amid an ever-worsening dispute with China. In thinly veiled comments referring to China, Aquino vowed during a speech to mark the navy’s 115th anniversary that the armed forces would be given the resources necessary to protect Philippine sovereignty. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Casino industry leaders met in Macau on Tuesday for the Global Gaming Expo Asia, a three-day fair of gambling innovations at the glitzy Venetian Macau hotel. The largest gaming event in Asia, showcasing the industry’s latest products, services and technologies, is taking place amid a decline in growth rates in Macau’s gaming industry as China’s economic boom slows. The gaming sector has, however, boomed in Asia over the past decade, led by Macau which now generates six times the gambling revenue of Las Vegas thanks mainly to high-rolling Chinese VIPs. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hospitals treating more than 120 patients after Oklahoma tornado, including about 70 children. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Premier Li Keqiang exchanged banter with Indian reporters and officials as he embarked on a charm offensive in New Delhi yesterday during his maiden foreign trip. Li attempted to engage in friendly chat with reporters during a welcoming ceremony hosted by the Indian government, and said he appreciated the Indian media’s contribution to Sino-Indian ties. He said he had seen large headlines in Indian newspapers welcoming his visit when he was having breakfast. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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A man and a woman are found dead at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a Nottinghamshire house.
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By Kevin Fallon, on May 20th, 2013 Over a dozen artists played at this year’s show in Vegas. WATCH VIDEO of the best moments
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By , on May 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said. Armed North Koreans on May 6 hijacked the boat and escorted it towards North Korea while it was sailing in waters around 70 kilometres from North Korea’s western coast, reports and the boat’s owner Yu Xuejun said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> AMSTERDAM (AP) — World stock markets rose steadily on Friday after two key indicators suggested the U.S. economic expansion will continue. The Conference Board reported that its leading indicator index for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in April, following a 0.2 decline in March, due to recovering housing and labor markets. “In general, the (index) points to a continuing economic expansion with some upside potential,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, an economist at the private research association.
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Eight Chinese and two Indian airlines face fines of up to several million euros for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions during flights within the bloc, the European Commission said on Friday. It said member states could fine the firms, among them Chinese flag carrier Air China, under the terms of the EU’s Emissions Trading System, which is designed to cut the carbon dioxide pollution blamed for global warming. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Almost two-thirds of Europe’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report said on Friday, the International Day Against Homophobia. “Fear, isolation and discrimination are everyday phenomena for the LGBT community in Europe,” the director of the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Morten Kjaerum, wrote in the report. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013
The actor Paul Shane, famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died, his agent has confirmed.
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By , on May 17th, 2013
The Boston bombing suspect wrote a message in a boat where he hid, describing victims of the attack as “collateral damage”, US media report.
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By , on May 17th, 2013
A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.
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Analysis suggests schools are facing an uphill battle to recruit head teachers, with one in four having to re-advertise jobs.
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Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.
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A facial reconstruction based on the skull of Richard III goes on display in Leicester on the first stop of a national tour.
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The driver of a speedboat which crashed killing a father and daughter was not wearing the safety cord which could have stopped the engine, investigators say.
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Graduates on a new fast-track scheme for trainee social workers will co-handle caseloads after just five weeks of intensive initial training.
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The mayor of Kunming, Li Wenrong, has posted his first message on a Sina Weibo microblog in a move aimed at showing government transparency in the Yunnan provincial capital. Li had promised to open the account on Thursday, when he met with hundreds of protesters on Kunming’s streets. The angry crowd had ignored official intimidation to voice their opposition against a petrochemical project on the city’s outskirts. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 16th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A major casino operator is accusing one of the world’s top professional poker players, Phil Ivey, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at a London baccarat game. Court papers filed in Britain’s High Court by the Malaysia-based Genting Group say the American successfully used a scam involving a Cantonese-speaking accomplice and an unwitting Chinese dealer to rack up winnings of roughly £7.8 million (HK$92 million) last summer. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Philippines boosts military to resist ‘bullies’
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a US$1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend his country’s maritime territory against “bullies”, amid an ever-worsening dispute with China. In thinly veiled comments referring to China, Aquino vowed during a speech to mark the navy’s 115th anniversary that the armed forces would be given the resources necessary to protect Philippine sovereignty. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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