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Sinopec oil pipeline blast in east China kills 22: Xinhua

YoopyaNovember 22, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 22, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – An explosion at a Sinopec Corp oil pipeline early on Friday killed 22 people in east China’s Qingdao city, state media reported. Sinopec...

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Afghanistan, U.S. reach draft security agreement

YoopyaNovember 21, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 21, 2013March 6, 20240

(Reuters) – The United States and Afghanistan reached a draft agreement on Wednesday laying out the terms under which U.S. troops may stay beyond 2014, one day...

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Gold bars worth $1.1m found in plane toilet in India

YoopyaNovember 20, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 20, 2013January 31, 20240

A stash of 24 gold bars worth more than $1.1m has been discovered in the toilet compartment of a commercial plane in eastern India. Cleaners...

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Exclusive: Syria’s chemical weapons may be destroyed at sea – sources

YoopyaNovember 20, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 20, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Syria’s chemical weapons could be processed and destroyed out at sea, say sources familiar with discussions at the international body in charge of...

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Mumbai police look to Bollywood for image makeover

YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 20240

Mumbai’s police department has deployed an unusual strategy to revamp its sagging reputation and to counter criticism that it hasn’t done a good job at...

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Two blasts target Iranian embassy in Beirut, kill 18

YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – Two explosions targeting the Iranian embassy hit the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday killing 18 people and damaging buildings around the embassy compound,...

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Philippines says typhoon rebuilding cost may be up to $5.8 billion

YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 3, 20240

(Reuters) – The cost of rebuilding houses, schools, roads and bridges in typhoon-devastated central Philippines could reach 250 billion pesos ($5.8 billion), making it likely...

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Philippines to split up typhoon relief zone country by country

YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – The Philippines will divide up the typhoon-ravaged central Visayas between countries to maximize relief efforts, a senior officer said, as President Benigno Aquino...

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Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon

YoopyaNovember 18, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 18, 2013January 31, 20240

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — When a newspaper for Filipino workers in New Zealand told readers how to donate to the typhoon relief effort in their...

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Assad gaining ground in Syrian civil war

YoopyaNovember 16, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 16, 2013February 14, 20240

BEIRUT (AP) — Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have firmly seized the momentum in the country’s civil war in recent weeks, capturing one...