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Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’
Australia bars North Korea’s U-19 football team from entering country citing ‘illegal nuclear programmes’

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Australian federal government has blocked the Under-19 men’s team of North Korea from entering the country. “Hosting the team would be contrary to the Government’s strong opposition to North Korea’s illegal nuclear and missile development programmes”, Australian foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop told the SBS News yesterday. The Korean team […]

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Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later
Daughter of Yuko Ikeda kidnapped to ransom in Tokyo; freed 13 hours later

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 Ikeda Kanako, a 21-year-old senior student of the Meiji Gakuin University and the first daughter of celebrity surgeon Yuko Ikeda, was kidnapped at about 1225 (UTC+9), June 26, 2006, in Shibuya, Tokyo. A bullet was fired and one officer slightly cut when police stormed a Kawasaki apartment to rescue the girl. […]

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Multifaith council commends Malaysian politician’s comments on conversion to Islam
Multifaith council commends Malaysian politician’s comments on conversion to Islam

Saturday, May 3, 2008 The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism issued a statement Friday praising comments made Wednesday by Malaysian politician Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan on conversion to Islam. Malaysian Consultative Council president Datuk A. Vaithilingam said that Ong’s views are shared by Malaysians from all religious faiths in […]

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