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Poaching of ‘status symbol’ date mussels threatens Italy’s coasts

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Whites-only town booms in ‘Rainbow Nation’ South Africa

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War, poverty, no internet: The trials of a C.Africa rapper

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Salt of the earth: Israeli artist’s Dead Sea sculptures

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Brazil farmers bet on environmentally friendly cotton

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Mine-riddled French island becomes unlikely walkers’ paradise

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News

Whites-only town booms in ‘Rainbow Nation’ South Africa

From a distance, Orania looks like any other small town in rural South Africa....

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Families of 1972 Olympics victims to boycott German ceremony

Families of Israelis killed at the Olympic Games in 1972 said Thursday they have refused a new offer of compensation by Germany and will boycott commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the Muni...

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‘Hopeless’: Chinese homebuyers run out of patience with developers

Newly married and with his first child on the way, auto worker Wang wanted to move into the apartment he bought in Wuhan three years ago but those hopes were dashed by China's ballooning property cris...

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83-year-old Alzheimer driver fined for driving against traffic

An 83-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease was given a police ticket for driving against the traffic along West Coast Expressway in Manjung....

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Malaysia economy grew by 8.9% in Q2

The country’s economy expanded by 8.9% in the second quarter of this year as domestic demand strengthened....

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Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats

Taiwan's army held another live-fire drill Thursday after Beijing ended its largest-ever military exercises around the island and repeated threats to bring the self-ruled democracy under its control....

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Opinion

Demanding accountability in the LCS incident

Was accountability dutifully performed by the awardee BNS? How on earth was it awarded such a financially immense construction contract yet unable to deliver the finished product within the stipulated...

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Get tough with Mat Rempits and dangerous driving

If we are as careful as the Norwegians, we should have only 654 road accident fatalities each year, not 7,358!...

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Bernama: missing the big picture

I would say, in “handling” Sydney Yap’s so-called allegations, Bernama is failing to see the wood for the trees, or missing the big picture....

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Re-humanising education

Highly technology-infused education often leads to an isolating learning experience, hence "technoloneliness"....

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Tobacco and cancer

Tobacco kills more than eight million people each year, including about 1.2 million who die from second-hand smoke....

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Election date keeps changing, but don’t expect it to drag into next year…

All signs are pointing to the reality that GE15's footsteps are now within earshot!...

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Features

Poaching of ‘status symbol’ date mussels threatens Italy’s coasts

Off the rocky coast of southeastern Italy, two scuba divers from the financial crimes police bob in and out of the blue waters, under the curious gaze of vacationers....

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War, poverty, no internet: The trials of a C.Africa rapper

Clad in a fluorescent jumpsuit and high-top sneakers, Cool Fawa grabs the microphone and fires up the audience....

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Salt of the earth: Israeli artist’s Dead Sea sculptures

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau wades into the warm, briny waters of the Dead Sea to inspect her latest creations -- everyday objects coated in salt crystals that glisten in the bright morning sun....

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Brazil farmers bet on environmentally friendly cotton

The road through Cristalina, Brazil is in the middle of the tropics, but the fields on either side look like they are covered in snow -- little white puffs of cotton stretching to the horizon....

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Mine-riddled French island becomes unlikely walkers’ paradise

Every year, thousands of day-trippers make the short boat journey from France's northern coast to the island of Cezembre, marvelling at the spectacular maritime views and flourishing wildlife....

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On the menu at a UK restaurant: carbon footprint

The menu at The Canteen in southwest England doesn't just let diners know how much a dish costs. They can also check its carbon footprint....

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