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South Australia moves to ban live-odds betting
SA The South Australian Government is to ban local advertising of live odds betting on television and during sporting matches played anywhere.Premier Jay Weatherill says audiences for events include thousands of children, and they should not be bombarded with live odds and sports betting material during matches.He says it would be up to betting agencies and broadcasters to work out how to ...
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Project Management of Hotel Opening Processes in Greater China.
: The Chinese hotel industry has started the steepest new hotel development curve the world has ever experienced. By 2039 China is expected to reach 9.1 million hotel rooms, four times its current number. Development on this scale generates specific dynamics and challenges. It will require proven project management approaches that are widely used in other industries to meet these challenges head ...
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China Indias smoldering problem
Jonathan Levine is a freelance journalist and contributing analyst at the geostrategic consulting firm Wikistrat. He is a frequent China commentator for leading international news sites and also works as a lecturer of American Studies at Tsinghua University in ...
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South Korea says its ready for more North Korean missile tests
Seoul: South Korea on Monday predicted further missile tests by North Korea which fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan at the weekend, drawing criticism from Seoul and UN chief Ban Ki-moon."Our military is closely monitoring activities by the North's military since there is a possibility of additional launches in the future," Defence Ministry spokesman Kim ...
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Fitch Rates State Grid Corporation of Chinas USD bonds Final A+
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Obama receives honorary degree from Morehouse
President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. The president said his success was due to "the special obligation I felt, as a black man like you, to help those who ...
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Plane crashes at airshow in Turkey 60-yr-old pilot killed
Turkey's state-run news agency says a jet has crashed during an airshow in southern Turkey, killing its pilot. The Anadolu Agency says there were no other casualties in Sunday's crash in the southern city of Adana. There was no immediate information on the plane's type. The agency says the airshow was part of public holiday festivities marking the 94th anniversary of the ...
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Daredevil kids slide on roof slope
By Jia Xiaoguang, Sina English Half a dozen children were seen to be using the roof slope on a seven-story residential building as slide in Shenzhen, S China's Guangdong Province on May 15. The video shot by the witness shows these mischievous boys, two of whom dressed in school uniform, slid down the pent with no guardrails around ...
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At least one dead in US states tornadoes
A powerful storm system churning through the US Midwest spawned tornadoes in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa, destroying homes and killing at least one person, US media reported. Funnel clouds were reported Sunday in and near towns including Edmond and Shawnee, Oklahoma. In Shawnee, a twister smashed through a group of mobile homes, said CBS television. Shawnee is where at least one ...
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A bath and recreation center in Pyongyong to open
King Jong-un visits "Begonia" (photo/Agencies) "Begonia", a bath and recreation center based in Pyongyong is on its soft operation. Besides in Pyongyong, "Begonia" also has two branches, one in Beijing and the other in the ...
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UN Cyclone Mahasen threatens 8.2 million people
An internally displaced Rohingya boy wraps himself with a sarong as he walks in rain at a makeshift camp for Rohingya people in Sittwe, northwestern Rakhine State, Myanmar, ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Mahasen, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.(Photo:Agencies) The U.N. says a cyclone churning through the Indian Ocean appears to have weakened but could still bring "life-threatening" conditions ...
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CORRECTED-China shares stretch winning streak into 4th day
Mon May 20, 2013 3:20am EDT (Corrects percentage rise for CSI300 in paragraph 2) HONG KONG May 20 (Reuters) - China shares posted their fourth-straight gain on Monday, helped by financials and consumer discretionary counters after data showed new home prices rose in April at their fastest year-on-year pace in two years. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings rose 0.7 ...
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Pakistan Gunmen attack polio team kill policeman
Local government administrator Faramosh Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamound in the Bajur tribal area, just as it had started a vaccination ...
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Chinese premier Peace requires India-China trust
Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang, right, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wave during Li's ceremonial reception at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign three-day trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old ...
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2 killed in Central China factory accident
At least two workers were killed in an accident that occurred at a factory in Central China's Hubei Province, the local fire department said Monday. The accident happened at 11 am at a factory owned by Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. in the city of Yichang. Mechanical equipment weighing 200 tonnes fell to the ground after a cable suspending the equipment in the air snapped, ...
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Blast rips through E China explosive plant casualties unknown
A blast ripped through an explosive manufacturing plant in East China's Shandong Province Monday morning, sources with local fire department said. The explosion occurred at around 11 am at the plant in Caofan Township in the city of Zhangqiu, the sources said, adding that some buildings at the site collapsed. The casualties are still unknown. Rescue work is ...
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Cambodias opposition party stages 2nd protest to demand election reforms ahead of Julys polls
Cambodia National Rescue Party ( CNRP), the kingdom's main opposition party, held the second peaceful protest on Monday to demand election reforms and return of its self-exiled leader Sam Rainsy ahead of a general election in July.Some 2,500 protesters gathered at the capital's Freedom Park, holding posters read "Support U.N. recommendations," "Change the National ...
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Myanmars parliament begins special session
Myanmar's union parliament began its special session in Nay Pyi Taw Monday, two months after the last regular session.Presided over by speaker of the two-house union parliament U Khin Aung Myint, the session will seek approval on declaration of state of emergency in riot-hit Meikhtila and its extension of the period of emergency.The matter will be discussed in Monday's session and the ...
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Britains Cameron faces party rebellion over gay marriage
Labour Party joins forces with Tory rebels in a vote on his bill. While Cameron, several senior party colleagues and his Liberal-Democrat coalition partners ...
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China housing stays hot
Property prices continued to rise last month in China, defying policymakers who have sought to cool the housing market while preserving robust economic ...
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Japan raises economic assessment
(8 mins ago) Japan raised its economic assessment in its May report -- the first lift in two months. The report shows that the economy is slowly recovering, except some vulnerable ...
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abes policies take hold
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he delivers a speech to business leaders and scholars during a meeting hosted by Japan Akademeia in Tokyo May 17, ...
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Chinas Li Bingbing Boards Transformers 4
Li Bingbing will board the production. She will soon be joined by other well-known actors as well as newcomers recruited from a talent-scouting ...
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Pilots rescued as Taiwan fighter jet crashes 2nd in a week
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese Mirage fighter jet has crashed into the sea off the island's northwest coast, the second air force fighter to be lost in less than a week. The air force said both Mirage pilots were rescued at sea Monday, after the plane ditched during a routine training mission. Last Wednesday a Taiwanese F-16 also crashed into the sea during a routine training exercise, with ...
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Gupta wedding SA officials used presidents nameOfficials used President Jacob Zumas name to secure landing rights at a military air base to fly in guests for the lavish wedding hosted by well-connected Gupta family.
This picture courtesy of the Gupta family shows Vela Gupta and her husband Indian-born Aaskash Jahajgarhia posing with relatives and guests during ceremonies for their wedding in Sun City, South Africa, on May 1, 2013. (AFP ...
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Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
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