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Goldman, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley defeat appeal over Facebook IPO

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) need not forfeit their estimated $100 million of profit from trading Facebook Inc (FB.O) stock soon after underwriting its May 2012 initial public offering, a federal appeals court said on Thursday.

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All public gatherings, demonstrations banned in Ankara

​The Ankara governorate announced on Monday that all public gatherings and demonstrations are banned until Nov. 30 after receiving information about potential terror attacks.

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Japan's Adventure World Publicly Shows Newborn Panda and Seeks Name

​Adventure World, a theme park featuring "Contact with Humans, Animals and Nature" in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, is publicly seeking the name of a female giant panda born on Sept. 18 while showing her and her mother.

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"Silver tsunami" predicted to swamp Hong Kong's public hospitals by 2041

University study warns of massive surge in patient admissions as a result of baby boomers ageing and population rising

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Health alert after HK's first local case of dengue fever confirmed

Some 81 people in the city have been treated for the mosquito-borne disease this year in the city, however 79 of those were classified as imported cases, with one still under investigation

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Brazilian Senate begins impeachment trial against Dilma Rousseff

The Brazilian Senate began Thursday the impeachment trial of suspended president Dilma Rousseff.

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Google performs balancing act over the right to be forgotten

Two years have passed since the European Union Court of Justice recognized an individual's "right to be forgotten," leading to the removal of delicate personal information found through Internet search engines.

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Healthy China driven by strong central leadership

After drastically prolonging people's lives, and slashing infant and maternal mortality rates, China is poised to become healthier as it is building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

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Health care costs typical Canadian family more than 11,000 dollars per year: study

An average Canadian family of four will pay 11,494 CAD (8,792 U.S. dollars) for public health-care insurance in 2016, a new study released on Wednesday revealed.

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China puts new rules on heat misbehaved tourists

Chinese tourists on the country's blacklist because of uncivilized behavior will face restrictions when taking flights, joining travel groups or even taking overseas trips, under a revised draft of travel regulations released on Monday.

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How Europe to respond to terror, refugees after attacks spree?

With Europe still reeling from a wave of recent terror attacks in Germany and France, tough questions confront the continent as to how it will affect public opinion, politics and refugee policy.

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China's public hospital doctors to lose their iron rice bowls

New hiring practice based on contracts instead of quotas will benefit private sector, analysts say

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Security worries grip France after Nice attack

Questions over the ruling Socialists' capacity to ensure public security in France have resurfaced after a 31-year-old man killed 84 people celebrating French national day in Nice.

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Answering the call of nature: Bangladesh stops open defecation in just over a decade

Answering nature’s call was once a nightmare for Rashida Begum, who had to creep around the jungle for a suitably private spot. Her home had no toilet, like the thousands of others in her crowded cluster of farming villages outside the capital.

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South Korean gov't exploits THAAD deployment to draw public attention on security threats

South Korea's decision to comply with the U.S. Pivot-to-Asia strategy by deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system may help the government draw public attention on security threats, experts here said.

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Abe's remilitarizaion goals closer after election win, Japanese public can still choose peace

Following a widely anticipated win for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party-led (LDP) coalition in Sunday's upper house election, the prime minister has tightened his grip on power by wooing the electorate with dubious pledges of economic salvation, but in fact bringing his goal of constitutional amendment closer to actualization.