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  US again slates Myanmar on religion

  21 May 2013 : WASHINGTON - The US State Department on Monday again designated Myanmar as a country of special concern for its severe violations of religious freedom, as it has since 1999 in an annual global assessment.

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  Japan mayor says S. Korean troops guilty of sex abuse

  21 May 2013 : South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Osaka's mayor said in comments reported Tuesday, days after provoking a storm by labelling sex slaves a military necessity.

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  Brumbies back on Super 15 top as Chiefs left Red-faced

  14 Apr 2013 : Australia's ACT Brumbies are back at the top of rugby's Super 15 after cashing in on defending champions Waikato Chiefs' slip up at home to the Queensland Reds this weekend.

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  Shun pro-choice candidates, Philippine Catholics told

  14 Apr 2013 : The Philippines' powerful Catholic Church is to ask Filipinos to vote candidates who support birth control out of office in the May elections, a Church official said Saturday.

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  Former graft-buster wins Hong Kong film prize in police role

  14 Apr 2013 : A former graft-buster won the best new performer prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards for a role reprising his corruption-fighting persona in a police thriller, which swept the awards.

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  Son defends Marcos over Philippine generals in drag

  14 Apr 2013 : Deposed Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' son has rejected a recently released US government account that his late father forced military chiefs to parade in drag at a birthday party.

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  China, US to work together on cybersecurity: Kerry

  13 Apr 2013 : China and the US, which are embroiled in a bitter dispute over hacking, have agreed to set up a cybersecurity working group, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday.

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  Hagino sets Japanese swimming record

  13 Apr 2013 : Teenage sensation Kosuke Hagino set a domestic record of five titles at the Japanese national swimming championships on Saturday.

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  Taiwan's Lin leads in Manila

  13 Apr 2013 : Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang held on to his lead in the third round of the Solaire Open in Manila Saturday despite dropping two shots in the last three holes.

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  US, China agree climate change working group

  13 Apr 2013 : The United States and China will establish a joint working group on climate change, they said Saturday, adding that they have a shared view on the "increasing dangers" of global warming.

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  Bomb blast on bus kills nine in northwest Pakistan

  13 Apr 2013 : A bomb blast on a bus in Peshawar killed at least nine people on Saturday, officials said, in the latest attack to hit Pakistan's troubled northwest ahead of historic polls next month.

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  Black Caviar wins 25th race to break Aussie record

  13 Apr 2013 : Wonder mare Black Caviar powered away to win her 25th consecutive race and set a new Australian record for Group One wins at Sydney's Randwick racecourse on Saturday.

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