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Most Taiwan residents dissatisfied with economy: Poll

About60percentofTaiwanresidentsweredissatisfiedwiththecurrentTaiwanleader'sperformanceindevelopingtheeconomy,apollreleasedbytheTaiwanPublicOpinionFoundationshow

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China: More than half of Taiwan residents dissatisfied with its economy

About60percentofTaiwanresidentsweredissatisfiedwiththecurrentTaiwanleader'sperformanceindevelopingtheeconomy,apollreleasedbytheTaiwanPublicOpinionFoundationshow

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Fitch maintains Pakistan credit rating at ‘B’, warns of medium-term risk

FitchhasmaintainedPakistan’screditratingat‘B’withstableoutlook,andwarnedofmedium-termrisksduetoslidingforeignexchangereservesandwideningcurrentaccountdeficitsin

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SpaceX to replace Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon with one spaceship

WhenElonMusktookthestageattheInternationalAstronauticalCongresstodaytoexpandontheMarsplanherevealedattheeventlastyear,hestartedwherepeoplehadthemostquestionslas

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Samsung Gear VR app provides help to the visually impaired

Samsungisn'tjustusingVRheadsetsasameansofboostingphonesales.Thecompany'sC-LabhaslaunchedRelumino,aGearVRappthatusesaugmentedrealitytocompensateforvisionproblems

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Venezuela’s Supreme Court a target of unrest amid international calls to end turmoil

Venezuela's opposition-led congress appointed on Friday alternative judges to the country's Supreme Court, whose current pro-government members have been a bedrock of support for President Nicolas Maduro.

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29th AU Summit: Key topics likely to be discussed

Amidthecurrentcrisestakingplaceonthecontinent,frommilitia-wartowidespreaddrought,the29thAfricanUnion(AU)Summitislookingtoaddressmanyissues.KickingoffinAddisAbab

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Japan posts current account surplus for 25th straight month in July

​Japan logged a current account surplus in July for the 25th straight month, owing to the yen's appreciation and lower costs for crude oil imports, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.

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Zika has "significant" genetic changes in past 70 years: study

​The Zika virus has undergone "significant" genetic changes since it was first discovered in 1947, according to a study published Friday by U.S. and Chinese researchers that traced how a relatively unknown pathogen led to the current fast-spreading outbreak in the Americas.

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Cost of new flag change still uncounted: New Zealand gov't

​New Zealanders were warned Thursday that they could face a big bill for changing their flag as polls showed stubborn support for the existing flag in an ongoing referendum.

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Japan's cabinet approves PM's war anniv. statement

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's war anniversary statement was endorsed by his cabinet Friday in an extraordinary meeting.

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​The Ebola virus not becoming more dangerous: study

​The Ebola virus circulating in West Africa for the past year, deadly as it is, is not showing any evidence of being more dangerous than the first one that emerged in 1976, according to a U.S. study published Tuesday.

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Smokers likely to die 10 years earlier: Aussie research

​Current smokers are estimated to die an average of 10 years earlier than non-smokers; however, mortality decreases as soon as smokers quit, an Australian research shows.

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Bangladesh posts current account surplus of 1.02 bln USD

​Bangladesh recorded a current account surplus of over one billion U.S. dollars in the first month of the current 2014-15 fiscal year (July 2014-June 2015) as import payments dipped by double-digit levels, official data showed Sunday.

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Japan's cabinet OKs bill to ratify arms trade treaty

Japan's cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to ratify the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Kyodo News agency reported.

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Japan logs record current account deficit on rising import cost

Japan logged its largest current account deficit in November 2013, marking the second straight month of red ink as a weaker yen pushed up costs for energy imports, but failed to buoy Japan's key export sector, according to data issued by the Finance Ministry Tuesday.

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Japan's architects voice against new Tokyo stadium plan for 2020 Games

A group of about 100 people led by architect Fumihiko Maki voiced in a petition against the Japanese government's current plan on the New National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to local media Friday.