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  US push on Myanmar enters new phase

  25 May 2013 : After a landmark visit by Myanmar's leader, the United States is looking to a new phase of greater cooperation to encourage reform with the former pariah state as it runs out of major symbolic steps.

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  Samoa out, USA, Canada in for new-look Pacific Cup

  25 May 2013 : Defending champions Samoa have opted out but the United States and Canada will debut this week in a new-look Pacific Nations Cup which is extending far beyond its original boundaries.

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  China plane 'supermarket' flies under restrictions

  04 Apr 2013 : Gleaming new helicopters and small planes worth millions of dollars are on show at Beijing's first "aircraft supermarket", but some wealthy private buyers will still face curbs when taking to the skies.

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  Gay sitcom proves hit in Vietnam

  04 Apr 2013 : The first gay sitcom in conservative, communist Vietnam has become a nationwide phenomenon, with the opening episode of the 15-part series receiving more than one million YouTube views to date.

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  Facebook unveils its 'home' on Android phone

  04 Apr 2013 : Facebook unveils its "home" on the Android smartphone Thursday, a move expected to tie the leading social network's services tightly into mobile software.

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  Cotter rules out Ireland switch

  04 Apr 2013 : Highly rated Clermont Auvergne coach Vern Cotter has ruled himself out of the running for the Ireland coaching role vacated by Declan Kidney.

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  All-rounder Faulkner in Ashes frame

  04 Apr 2013 : All-rounder James Faulkner has surged into contention to play in this year's Ashes series in England after being a surprise recipient of a Cricket Australia contract, reports said.

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  N.Korea says unable to protect embassies in case of conflict

  04 Apr 2013 : North Korea on Friday warned foreign embassies in Pyongyang it was unable to guarantee their safety in the event of conflict and that they should consider evacuating missions by next week amid soaring nuclear tensions.

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  Thai railways 'bound for China'

  04 Apr 2013 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says the planned high-speed train project will be designed to be part of a system linking with a similar rail system in Laos.

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  One dead as family of five set themselves on fire in India

  04 Apr 2013 : Five people set themselves on fire in western India, leaving one man dead as they protested official plans to raze their home in a drive to remove illegal structures, police said.

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  French retailer Auchan plans 60 stores in India: minister

  04 Apr 2013 : French retailer Auchan, one of the world's biggest hypermarket chains, aims to set up 60 stores in India to tap the emerging market nation's growing retail potential, an Indian minister said.

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  SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection

  04 Apr 2013 : A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs, researchers said.

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