US & Canada: After last-minute deals, the Senate narrowly passes Republican tax plan
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Capitol Hill. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) . Senate Republicans, after a flurry
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DHAKA, Bangladesh: Pope calls for decisive measures
Pope Francis lays a wreath at the National Martyrs’ memorial of Bangladesh in Savar yesterday. Reuters . DHAKA (Agencies) – Pope
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Phnom Penh: Angkor Wat Crowned the Best UNESCO World Heritage Site
Angkor Wat of Cambodia. Khem Sovannara . Angkor Wat of Cambodia came out on top of the list of the best
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Bandar Seri Begawan: Keys to prosperity
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and
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HÀ NỘI – Region’s poor lack reproductive health access
Poor and marginalised communities in Việt Nam and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region lack access to good quality health
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Manila: Philippines’ Chief Justice M.L. Sereno: Who’s corrupt? Asks House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez
CHIEF Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno used an appearance on a TV talk show to deny that she had ever benefited
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Manila: Sweden raises issues on human rights with Philippines
Stenstrom . MANILA, Philippines — Sweden has raised with the Philippine government the issues on human rights, the conduct of
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Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar: Refugee deal inked, repatriation to begin
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali greets State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during a meeting in Nay
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PUTRAJAYA: DPM: Joint-effort required to ensure safety of tahfiz schools
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi with the director-general of Jakim Tan Sri Othman Mustapa, and Senior
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Manila: Philippine Supreme Court magistrate denies being source of info in complaint vs Sereno
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (right) and Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS . Supreme Court Associate Justice
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