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Asia NewsWorld Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Give the Dog a Clone2008-02-17 06:01 - A Seoul-based company says it has received the world’s first commercial order to clone a pet dog, from a California woman who wants to recreate her dead pit bull terrier. World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Bitter Winter Claims More Than 900... 2008-02-17 04:55 - Cold, snowstorms and avalanches have killed 926 people as the country suffers what is thought to be the worst winter in three decades, the authorities said. On the Stump, Pakistani Candidates Avoid Musharraf 2008-02-17 04:55 - After 10 months of political turmoil, President Pervez Musharraf is so unpopular that his own party is distancing itself from the president, candidates and party officials admit. China Denies Justice Department’s Accusations of Espionage 2008-02-16 06:01 - The U.S. Justice Department had accused four people of passing military secrets to the Chinese government. Myanmar: Senior Rebel Leader Shot Dead 2008-02-16 06:01 - Mahn Sha Lar Phan, secretary general of Myanmar’s biggest rebel group, the Karen National Union, was shot to death at his home in a Thai border town. Kiribati: Vast Marine Reserve Created 2008-02-16 06:01 - The tiny island nation of Kiribati, the former Gilbert Islands, declared the world’s largest marine protected area, a 164,200-square-mile ocean wilderness. Malaysia: March 8 Election Date Set 2008-02-16 04:55 - The Election Commission chose March 8 for early national elections called by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. China Rejects Darfur Criticism 2008-02-16 04:55 - China said sports and politics should be kept separate, after filmmaker Steven Spielberg criticized Beijing for not using its influence to end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Kon Ichikawa, Japanese Film Director, Dies at 92 2008-02-15 06:01 - Mr. Ichikawa’s versatility ranged beyond his well-known antiwar dramas like ?The Burmese Harp? and ?Fires on the Plain? to comedies, documentaries and literary adaptations. Malaysia Leader Ends Parliament, Setting Stage for Bitter Contest 2008-02-15 06:01 - The election campaign will take place against a backdrop of ethnic tensions, scandals in the country’s judiciary and concerns over corruption and rising food prices. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 |
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