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  7.4 magnitude quake strikes southwest of Tonga: USGS

  24 May 2013 : A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck 255 kilometres southwest of Tonga early Friday, according to the US Geological Survey.

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  H7N9 bird flu can spread in mammals: study

  24 May 2013 : The H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday.

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  Wounded Afghan spy chief returns from US: officials

  03 Apr 2013 : Afghanistan's spy chief returned home on Wednesday from lengthy medical treatment in the United States after being badly wounded by a suicide bomber who hid explosives in his underwear.

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  Talks on Plain of Jars as heritage site

  03 Apr 2013 : Laos will hold talks with Unesco in June about listing the Plain of Jars as a World Heritage Site.

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  Betel nut cancer link raises concern

  03 Apr 2013 : Oral cancer caused by chewing betel nut quids is a growing problem in Myanmar, according to a leading dentist in the country’s former capital.

• Philippines drafting law for new region

  03 Apr 2013 : Mapping of a new Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines began Wednesday with a special panel formed to draft legislation under a preliminary peace deal to end decades of insurgency.

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  Pacquiao to fight in September

  03 Apr 2013 : Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao plans to fight again in September, with the bout likely to be staged outside the United States to avoid high taxes, his spokeswoman said.

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  Malaysian PM Najib dissolves parliament ahead of election

  03 Apr 2013 : Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved parliament on Wednesday, calling a general election that will determine whether his ruling coalition extends its unbroken hold on power since independence in 1957.

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  Boy with Down's Syndrome 'sets Everest record'

  03 Apr 2013 : A 15-year-old American has become the first teenager with Down's Syndrome to reach Everest Base Camp, according to his father, in an attempt to inspire different attitudes towards disabilities.

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  Darvish shines as Asian hurlers launch season

  03 Apr 2013 : The near-flawless Yu Darvish -- who came within one out of achieving a rare perfect game -- was just one of the Asian pitchers launching his 2013 Major League Baseball campaign.

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  Indonesia police in French flag arrests

  03 Apr 2013 : Police in eastern Indonesia arrested 17 local supporters of France's football team, mistaking their hoisted French flag for a bold separatist statement, police said.

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  Dancing inmates inspire prison film

  03 Apr 2013 : MANILA - Filipino inmates whose choreographed "Thriller" dance has attracted 52 million YouTube hits since 2007 are getting their own stories told in a movie.

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