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Egypt court sentences pop star over Nile hygiene remarks

AnEgyptiancourtsentencedonTuesdaysingerSherineAbdel-Wahab,knownamongherfansasSherine,tosixmonthsinjailoverherpreviousremarksindicatingthatdrinkingfromtheNileRiv

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YouTuber charged in Singapore for offending Christianity, Lee Kuan Yew

​A Singapore teenager was charged on Tuesday with uploading online materials intending to hurt the religious feelings of Christians and offensive remarks on former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.

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Dutch right wing leader suspected of racial remarks against Moroccans

​Dutch right wing populist politician Geert Wilders was suspected of having insulted a population group of Moroccans, with respect to their race and of incitement to discrimination and hatred, the Dutch public prosecution stated on Thursday.

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Overseas experts laud Xi's National Day remarks

A number of overseas experts have highly commented on Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks marking China's National Day on Oct. 1, saying that the remarks are not only a review of China's development over the past 65 years, but also a future outlook.

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Japan's embattled environment chief delivers personal apologies in Fukushima

Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara Monday apologized to officials in Fukushima Prefecture for remarks he had made earlier.

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NHK officials' remarks on history prompts mounting criticism in Japan

Provocative statements by Katsuto Momii, the head of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, and its board member Naoki Hyakuta on Japan's invasion history have been widely criticized in Japan.

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Japan's remarks on Chinese military "unacceptable","groundless:ministries

China's Ministry of National Defense and Foreign Ministry on Sunday called Japan's remarks on the Diaoyu Islands included in the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone "absolutely groundless and unacceptable."