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News Headlines May 6, 2015: Thief Steals 1/8th of Moldova’s GDP, Dubai Police to Wear Cameras, Yemeni Rebels Firing Rockets Into Saudi Arabia

Bandit Steals 1/8th of Moldova’s GDP Macedonian Protesters Demand Resignation of Cabinet Dutch Demonstrator Offends Lèse-majesté Laws Chinese Tourist Blacklisted for 10 Years Dubai Police Begin Wearing Cameras North Korea Launches E-Commerce Store Front Quebec Town Outlaws Insults Against Police Indonesia Bans Maids from Working in Saudi Arabia Yemeni Rebels Firing Rockets Into Saudi Arabia […]

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Headline News April 25, 2015: Vancouver Lives the High Life, Sabeen Mahmud Assassinated, Gerhard Schindler and NSA Worked Together, Greek Bank to Launch Debt Forgiveness

Massive earthquake strikes Nepal, hundreds feared dead Vancouver, Canada Has 80 Marijuana Dispensaries in Sign of Changing Times Protesters Gather in Istanbul to Protest Turkey’s Non-recognition of Armenian Genocide Pakistani Female Rights Worker Sabeen Mahmud Assassinated Russia Unveils Armata Battle Tank German Spy Chief Gerhard Schindler Revealed As Collaborator with USA’s National Security Administration, Faces Calls […]

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News Headlines August 8, 2013: Lavabit Founder Claims to Not Use Email, Volcano in Indonesia Erupts, Japanese National Debt Passes 1 Quadrillion Yen

Lavabit Founder Claims to Have Stopped Using Email Due to Security Concerns Volcano in Indonesia Erupts Radioactive Water Overwhelm Fukushima’s Barrier Pakistani Troops Violate Cease Fire with India Mass Grave of Palestinians Dating to 1948 Discovered Ultra-Orthodox Jews Close to Joining Israeli Military Astronomer’s Find Star ‘Methuselah’ Believed to Be Older than Known Universe Vietnamese […]

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Flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia Leaves 100s of Thousands Homeless

Indonesian authorities have lost count of the numbers of homeless people after a major flood swept through the capital, leaving nought but devastation in its wake. The Presidential Palace, as well as the city centre, are both awash in debris. The Indonesian National Disaster Management organization said that up to 350,000 people could be affected […]

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The Rise of the Welfare State in Asia

With ever-increasing prosperity, will the emerging economies of Asia embrace Western-style welfare states? A controversial subject even in the West, it is more so in the growing economies of Indonesia and China, where both massive populations and booming economies are coupled with debilitating social inequality, disease, and poverty. While reforms initiated thus far are small […]

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