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Giant Messi statue in India to be removed over safety concerns
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Hong Kong school suspends principal for swearing at security guards in Singapore
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Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan concludes working visit to North Korea
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China’s military says it drove away Dutch frigate in South China Sea
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Global fuel crisis adds urgency to Cambodian push to tap US$300 billion energy resources
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Commentary: Ex-Malaysian ministers Rafizi and Nik Nazmi’s ‘kamikaze’ mission is a brazen double dare
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13 dead after overloaded bus rear-ends truck in central China
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