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Asia shares drop on Fed minutes, oil edges up after big drop

MostAsianstockmarketsfellonThursdayafterminutesfromtheFederalReserve'slastmeetingshowedalackofconsensusonthefuturepaceofU.S.interestrateincreases,whileoilprices

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At least 1 dead, scores missing in Japan's rain-pummeled southwest

TorrentialrainhaspummeledKyushu,thesouthwesternmostofJapan'smainislands,leavingonepersondeadandatleast11unaccountedforduetointensivefloodingandmudslidesinthereg

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China's Dalian Wanda Group denies 'rumors' of bond sales

China's Dalian Wanda Group Co denied as "malicious speculation" that some Chinese banks had ordered the sale of its bonds, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

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Explosion rocks local bank office in S. Afghanistan

AnexplosionandensuinggunfirerockedalocalbankofficeinLashkarGahcity,capitalofAfghanistan'ssouthernprovinceofHelmandonThursday,withfearedcasualties,sourcessaid.(A

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China's Dalian Wanda Group denies 'rumors' of bond sales

China'sDalianWandaGroupCodeniedas"maliciousspeculation"thatsomeChinesebankshadorderedthesaleofitsbonds,thecompanysaidinastatementonThursday.WandaGroup,controlle

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Leonardo DiCaprio forced to return Oscar as US investigates 1MDB scandal

In July, Hollywood production company Red Granite was accused in a US civil lawsuit of using 100 million US dollars that prosecutors said had been diverted from the 1MDB fund to finance DiCaprio's 2013 film, "The Wolf of Wall Street."

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Leonardo DiCaprio forced to return Oscar as US investigates 1MDB scandal

InJuly,HollywoodproductioncompanyRedGranitewasaccusedinaUScivillawsuitofusing100millionUSdollarsthatprosecutorssaidhadbeendivertedfromthe1MDBfundtofinanceDiCapr

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KCNA: Kim Jong Un supervised Thursday's test of new anti-ship missiles

Pyongyanghasconfirmedittestfiredanewtypeofground-to-seacruisemissileonThursdaywithtopleaderKimJongUnsupervisingthelaunch,accordingtotheKoreanCentralNewsAgency(K

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KCNA: Kim Jong Un supervised Thursday's test of new anti-ship missiles

Pyongyang has confirmed it test fired a new type of ground-to-sea cruise missile on Thursday with top leader Kim Jong Un supervising the launch, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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10 Philippine soldiers killed, 8 wounded in gov't airstrike

TensoldiershavebeenkilledandeightotherswoundedonWednesdayduringagovernmentairstrikeinMarawiCityinthesouthernPhilippinesasthemilitaryfiredrocketstoflushouttherem

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Helicopter carrying chief minister of Indian state crash-lands

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Civilian killed, 9 injured in mortar shelling attack in N. Afghanistan

AtleastonecivilianwaskilledandnineotherswoundedinamortarshellingattackinAfghanistan'snorthernprovinceofKunduzonThursday,localofficialssaid.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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In pics: People commemorate girl killed in Times Square

PicturesofthevictimandflowersareplacedattheroadsideofTimesSquareinNewYork,theUntiedStates,May19,2017,tocommemoratetothegirlkilledhereonThursday.Avehiclethatstru

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Brazilian President refuses to resign despite corruption allegations

BRASILIA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Michel Temer refused to resign on Thursday despite being implicated in corruption allegations.

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China initiates emergency response to Xinjiang quake

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The China Earthquake Administration has activated level-III emergency response procedures following a 5.5-magnitude earthquake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Thursday.

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Breakdancers perform on the sky deck of the newly-opened World Tower in Seoul

Breakdancers perform on the sky deck of the newly-opened World Tower in Seoul on Thursday.

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French police raid Fillon's home as he is warned of political 'abyss'

Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party "into an abyss".