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Cambodia's famed Angkor earns 53.5 mln USD in 11 months

​Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat Temple reached 53. 5 million U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of 2015, up 1.15 percent year-on-year, according to an official release on Tuesday.

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New Zealand gov't deficit better than expected: treasury

The New Zealand government deficit for the four months to the end of October came in below forecast, putting the full-year accounts on the road to a second successive surplus, according to financial statements from the Treasury Tuesday.

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Death toll from toxic dog meat dish in Cambodia rises to 5

Two more Cambodian villagers died after consuming a toxic dog meat delicacy in eastern Kratie province, bringing the number of the dead to five, a local official confirmed on Tuesday.

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Pearl Harbor attack remembered in Washington

​A memorial service was held at the National World War II Memorial in Washington to honor the dead in the Japanese bombing on Pearl Harbor 74 years ago.

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Former Argentina coach Sabella admitted for heart condition

Argentina's national soccer team's coach from the World Cup Brazil 2014, Alejandro Sabella, underwent an angioplasty procedure for a heart condition.

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New Zealand formally becomes member of AIIB

​New Zealand has formally become a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Minister Bill English said Tuesday.

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Australia's National Health Survey reveals declines in smoking, excessive drinking

Australian adults are continuing to ditch the cigarettes and drink less, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday.

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Palmer's business empire set to crumble after failing court action in Australia

The empire of Australian businessman turned politician Clive Palmer is set to tumble after a last ditch court action failed overnight which will potentially force his Queensland nickel mine into voluntary administration on Tuesday.

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Australian state to allow marijuana to be cultivated for medicinal reasons

​"Landmark" legislation which will allow marijuana to be grown for medicinal purposes will go before an Australian state's parliament on Tuesday.

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Flood defences face criticism as storms wreak havoc in northern England

Thousands of properties remain without power, and evacuation works are continuing on Monday after Storm Desmond wreaked havoc over the weekend in northern England.

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Tu Youyou: Artemisinin, gift from traditional Chinese medicine to world

Artemisinin, the most effective drug that combat malaria today is "a gift from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to the world", said Tu Youyou, in her presentation at Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine in Stockholm on Monday.

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Southern California shooters radicalized "for some time": FBI

Investigators believed that the suspect couple who killed 14 people and injured 21 others in a deadly shooting in San Bernardino of Southern California had been radicalized "for some time," the FBI said on Monday.

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Three injured in blast at bus stop in Moscow

Three people were injured in a blast reportedly caused by a firecracker at a bus stop in central Moscow, the TASS news agency reported Monday.

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H1N1 outbreak kills 33 in Iran over recent weeks

At least 33 people were killed in an outbreak of H1N1 in Iran over the past three weeks, an Iranian health official said here on Monday.

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Iraqi PM says IS smuggles oil via Turkey

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday said that the Islamic State (IS) group smuggled most of its oil through Turkey.

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Pakistan confirms visits of Afghan president, Indian FM

Pakistan has confirmed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend the conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process in Islamabad this week.