Asia Pacific
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Obama rolls out red carpet for 'indispensable' India
AFP - Wednesday, November 25WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed India as an "indispensable" partner as he pledged to work out a range of once thorny issues with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a high-profile visit.
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PUB to install water level sensors at affected flood areas at Bt Timah
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE : As a result of the massive flood along Bukit Timah Road last Thursday, PUB, the national water agency will install water level sensors next week to warn of potential floods.
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Hopes fade for Indonesia ferry survivors
AFP - Wednesday, November 25TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia (AFP) - - Rescuers scoured the Malacca Strait in Indonesia for a third day on Tuesday as hopes faded that any more survivors of a deadly ferry sinking would be found, officials said.
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China executes two over tainted milk scandal
AFP - Wednesday, November 25BEIJING (AFP) - - China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.
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27 cases of adverse reaction to H1N1 vaccine reported so far
Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, November 25SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority said on Tuesday that 27 cases of adverse reactions suspected to be associated with the use of the H1N1 vaccine have been reported so far.
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Top US diplomat on Taiwan chides China on missiles
AP - Wednesday, November 25TAIPEI, Taiwan - A senior U.S. official dealing with Taiwan said Tuesday that the estimated 1,500 missiles that China has deployed against the island are a form of threat and urged their removal.
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UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China
AP - Wednesday, November 25SHANGHAI - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
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'Amazing' Bangladeshi twins out of intensive care
AFP - Wednesday, November 25MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna are out of intensive care and seeing each other for the first time as they make an "amazing" recovery from surgery to separate their conjoined heads, doctors said Tuesday.
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Schools’ owner breaks down in court
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: Students at Stansfield College and the Singapore Institute of Commerce had remained uninsured "for months" even though staff members knew of this.
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Actress Fann Wong down with H1N1
Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, November 24SINGAPORE: The local full—feature comedy "Happy Go Lucky" held its first day shoot ceremony on Monday without leading actress Fann Wong, who has been diagnosed as having H1N1.
