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Resort airports in stormy SE Asia leave safety to chance
Reuters* Bali crash highlights risk of turbulent winds on landing * Southeast Asia's top holiday spots lack critical wind shear alerts * Bali airport traffic controllers over-worked, official says By Neil Chatterjee and Trisha Sertori JAKARTA/DENPASAR,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Southeast Asia, Asia, Finland, NASA
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PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - May 2
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Standard Chartered chairman to step down from Experian () Apple avoids potential...Tags: Warren Buffett, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Finance, Israel
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Soccer-Sheikh Salman wins AFC presidential election
ReutersBy Patrick Johnston KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Reuters) - Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian soccer for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Thursday....Tags: American Football Conference, Elections, Sports, Politics, Football
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Soccer-Sheikh Salman wins FIFA executive committee seat
ReutersKUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Reuters) - Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa was elected on to FIFA's executive committee after beating Qatari Hassan Al Thawadi in Thursday's vote in Malaysia. The Bahraini secured 28 votes of the 46 available to secure a four-...Tags: Elections, Sports Organizations, Sports, Politics
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Global consumer confidence improves, noticeably in U.S., Japan
Reuters* Indonesia overtakes India as the most optimistic market * Portuguese, Greeks most pessimistic * Economic stimulus in Japan boosts confidence * Consumers globally still cautious By Susan Fenton LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Global consumer confidence rose...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Economic Indicator, India, Portugal, Japan
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Amir Ahmad Nasir: How the web radicalizes and liberates Muslims
When I woke in Malaysia to the news of the Boston Marathon bombings halfway around the world, I instantly worried about two things. The first thought was, "I hope Nasser and Sam are safe," (they are friends of mine) and that the number of casualties,...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Social Media, Arab Spring, Computer Crime
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Survey: Many Muslims want sharia, but differ on what that means
In Afghanistan, Iraq and many other countries across the globe, most Muslims support making sharia, or Islamic law, the official law of the land, according to a sweeping survey released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. But sharia means different...
Tags: Egypt, Asia, Southeast Asia, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 1
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * High-speed traders are using a hidden facet of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's computer...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Federal Communications Commission, The Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Media Industry
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NEWSMAKER-Time running out for Malaysia's veteran reformer Anwar
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Reuters) - On Sunday, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim has his best - and seemingly last - chance to complete an extraordinary political comeback from beaten-down prisoner to leader of his country. The 65-year-old...Tags: Government, Culture, Islam, Parliament, Religion and Belief
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NEWSMAKER-Caution may be the undoing of Najib, Malaysia's hesitant reformer
ReutersBy Stuart Grudgings KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 (Reuters) - Like his father four decades ago, Prime Minister Najib Razak has been handed the perilous task of ushering Malaysia into a new political era at a time of dramatic social change. Abdul Razak, Malaysia's...Tags: Social Sciences, Najib Razak, Elections, United Kingdom, Government
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The Week Ahead: A king at last, Obama to Mexico, Malaysia divided
A man takes charge in the House of Orange-Nassau Tuesday, April 30 -– Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands becomes king, the first male head of state in 123 years. The 46-year-old heir to the throne will inherit the crown, scepter and...
Tags: Culture, Government, Racism, Politics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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FEATURE-Rise of young voters shifts Malaysia election balance
ReutersBy Siva Sithraputhran and Anuradha Raghu KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak escaped a direct showdown with youth when a 23-year-old student gave up his bid to challenge him in his home constituency in the May 5...Tags: Najib Razak, Culture, Government, Parliament, Science and Technology
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