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POLICE ACCUSED LIU XIAOBO OF SUBVERSION
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Beijing
arrests leading critic
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BEIJING: Leading Chinese
dissident Liu Xiaobo has been formally arrested for subversion,
state media reported Wednesday, six months after he was detained in
the wake of signing a pro-democracy charter.
Liu was arrested on Tuesday for
“alleged agitation activities aimed at subversion of the
government and overthrowing of the socialist system,” Xinhua news
agency said, citing Beijing police.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Recovery seen slow
as recession bottom nears
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PARIS: The advance economies will
soon hit the bottom of the recession and have begun the long haul
toward a weak recovery by the end of the year, the Organization for
Economic Cooperation...
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Ecstasy production
up as demand for heroin, cocaine drops
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VIENNA: Production of heroin,
cocaine and cannabis decreased or stabilized in 2008, but synthetic
drugs like ecstasy went up, the UN’s drug agency said in its
annual report published Wednesday.
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US, EU file trade
case vs. China
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BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU)
and the United States on Tuesday launched World Trade Organization (WTO)
action against China, accusing it of restricting raw materials
exports to feed its domestic market.
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Hong Kong feng
shui master battles for tycoon’s estate
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HONG KONG: A Hong Kong
bartender-turned-feng shui master who says he is the sole heir to
the $13 billion estate of Nina Wang testified Wednesday in the epic
court battle over the eccentric tycoon’s fortune.
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‘Cut off head’
of Vietnam leader–Nixon
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Despite pledges
to protect South Vietnam, former US President Richard Nixon
privately vowed to “cut off the head” of its leader unless he
backed peace with the communist North, tapes have revealed.
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WORLD
IN BRIEF
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PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils
a major reshuffle of his right-wing Cabinet, naming new interior and
justice ministers and bringing on board the nephew of late Socialist
leader Francois Mitterrand.
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