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Japan’s
PM fights back with tax-cut pledge
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TOKYO: Japan’s new Prime Minister Taro Aso, hoping to rebound from
a shaky start, Monday promised tax cuts to revive Asia’s largest
economy and ripped into the opposition in a feisty first address to
parliament.
Japanese media said both major
parties expected parliament to be dissolved as soon as Friday to
make way for general elections next month, with Aso fearing he would
only lose ground if he waited longer.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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China hails space
walk ‘heroes,’ sets eyes on Moon
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BEIJING: The first Chinese man to
walk in space was hailed as a national hero Monday, as the emerging
space power gave one of its clearest indications yet that it is now
reaching for the Moon.
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Belarus opposition
wins no seats, slams ‘illegitimate’ vote
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MINSK: Opposition parties in
Belarus failed to win a single seat in parliamentary elections seen
as a test of the former Soviet state’s democracy, the electoral
commission said Monday.
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WORLD
INBRIEF
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QUITO: Ecuadoran President Rafael
Correa celebrated victory Monday after winning what he said was a
“crushing victory” in a constitutional referendum aimed at
broadening his powers. Initial official returns,...
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