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Almost Everything You've Heard About the North Korean Space Launch Is Wrong
Last week, North Korea finally managed to put an object into orbit around the Earth after 14 years of trying. The event was greeted with hysterical headlines. Most of those headlines were dead wrong.
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Behind closed doors at the UN's attempted "takeover of the Internet"
Conflicting visions for the future of the Internet collide in Dubai.
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Play the first ever video game developed in North Korea
Relatively speaking, North Korea seems to be making some major progress lately. And now, the first ever video game developed in North Korea has been released!
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Russia, India sign weapons deals worth billions
Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed cooperation between their countries as officials signed a $1.6 billion deal for 42 Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets that will be license-built in India from Russian components and a $1.3 billion contract for the delivery of 71 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters.
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China Now Has 1.1+ Billion Mobile Users
Statistics released yesterday by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that as of the end of November 2012, there were 1.104 billion mobile phone users in that country, an increase of nearly 118 million people during the first eleven months.
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China to be surrounded by US stealth jets by 2017
The United States’ presence in the Asia-Pacific is about to be much more impressive: by 2017, the US is expected to have all but surrounded China, its number one economic rival, with fleets of the most advanced stealth warplanes in the world.
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The girl the Taliban wanted dead
The Pakistani teen blogger simply wanted to get an education. But she became a global symbol of empowerment for young women.
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Engraved Stone Dating Back 30,000 Years Found in China
Chinese archaeologists have discovered a stunning 30,000-year-old engraved stone artifact in a collection of stone tools unearthed at the Paleolithic site of Shuidonggou in 1980.
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China may make real-name registration mandatory for all its internet users
Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo has already made it a requirement that its users register with their real names, and now the Chinese government is considering a similar measure.
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China tightens up censorship of Internet sites
For years, China's net nannies turned the other cheek to a loophole in their vast online censorship apparatus.
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Syria's War Leaves Its Scars On The Children
Many Syrian children have lost family members and are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Even those who have fled into neighboring Turkey have not been able to leave the trauma behind.
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Japanese Firm Unveils Flying Surveillance Robot
Secom Co Ltd developed a small, autonomous, flying surveillance robot for security purposes.
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China opens world's longest high-speed rail route
China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou.
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Gang-raped Indian Teenager Kills Herself
A rape victim is found dead after swallowing poison in the latest case to shine a light on police handling of sex crimes in India.
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China rejects claims of producing fake medicine for Africa
Beijing responds to the Guardian's investigation that around one third of anti-malaria treatments were counterfeit.
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The Shocking Truth About Tokyo's Love Hotels
No, you won’t be staying here with your extended family. Yes, you can rent rooms by the hour. No, you won’t be receiving room service.
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India Rape Death: Six Charged With Murder
Six men could face the death penalty if they are convicted of the murder of a woman who died after being gang raped on a bus.
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Australia condemns Japan for whale hunt
Environment minister threatens Japan with diplomatic action unless it stops 'scientific' whaling programme.
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India's ‘Two-Finger’ Test for Rape Needs to End
While India has promised swift justice in the case of the woman who died Saturday after a brutal gang rape, human-rights groups say the problem is much thornier than punishing the six men accused in this case.
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World’s tallest (and smelliest) building
Dubai's Burj Khalifa is the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It also has a serious sewage problem.
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