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North Korea stirs nuke
row with missile launches
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SEOUL: North Korea raised the stakes Friday in its nuclear disputes
with South Korea and the United States, test-firing several missiles
and warning it may slow down work to disable atomic plants.
The actions came one day after the communist
state expelled South Korean officials from a joint industrial
estate, in protest at the new conservative government’s tougher
policy towards Pyongyang.
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Diplomats troop to Tibet
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BEIJING: China on Friday let the first foreign diplomats visit Tibet
following deadly riots there amid debate in Europe over whether the
Chinese crackdown should trigger a boycott of the Olympics’
opening ceremonies.
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China tortoise craves cigarettes,
learns from owner
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BEIJING: A tortoise that enjoys a good smoke has been discovered in
northeast China’s Jilin Province, a local newspaper reported.
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Court rejects war-suicide
suit against Nobel laureate
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TOKYO: A court Friday ruled the Japanese military had a role in
wartime mass suicides in Okinawa, rejecting a libel suit by former
senior officers against Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe.
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Democrats vow
unity
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WASHINGTON: Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have vowed the
Democratic Party will heal its wounds, whoever wins their toxic
White House race, and unite to thwart Republican John McCain.
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HONGKONG: Martin Lee, one of the spearheads of Hong Kong’s
democracy movement for the past 20 years, said Friday he will step
down from his seat in the territory’s legislature later this year.
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