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Saudi Arabian vote in first female councillors in landmark election

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RIYADH: -- Saudi Arabian women have taken another large leap forward in their path to greater equality with at least eight female candidates winning seats in Saturday’s local council elections, according to regional media.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878209-saudi-arabia-women-vote-for-first-time-in-local-elections/?p=10189222

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Obama aims to allay concerns about terror-fighting strategy
By JOSH LEDERMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears of terrorism are hanging over America's holiday season, so President Barack Obama is planning a series of events this week aimed at trying to allay concerns about his strategy for stopping the Islamic State group abroad and its sympathizers at home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878431-obama-aims-to-allay-concerns-about-terror-fighting-strategy/

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Large 2016 establishment field has NH GOP leaders on edge
By JULIE PACE

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Republican establishment has flexed its muscle in New Hampshire's presidential primaries for years. But in the unpredictable 2016 election, the state's standard political playbook faces challenges on two fronts.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878432-large-2016-establishment-field-has-nh-gop-leaders-on-edge/

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Libyans urged to accept cease-fire, embrace UN unity plan
By MATTHEW LEE

ROME (AP) — Diplomats trying to help Libya emerge from the chaos that terrorists have exploited said Sunday that rival political factions in the North African country need to accept an immediate cease-fire and embrace a U.N.-brokered plan aimed at creating a "secure, democratic, prosperous and unified state."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878434-libyans-urged-to-accept-cease-fire-embrace-un-unity-plan/

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Company plans gravel island to extract Arctic offshore oil
By DAN JOLING

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Arctic offshore drilling by Royal Dutch Shell PLC drew protests on two continents this year, but a more modest proposal for extracting petroleum where polar bears roam has moved forward with much less attention.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878437-company-plans-gravel-island-to-extract-arctic-offshore-oil/

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Bangladesh blocks Twitter, Skype, imo after unblocking Facebook
Senior Correspondent, bdnews24.com

DHAKA: -- The latest clampdown on micro-blogging site Twitter, Microsoft Corp's online telephone and video service Skype, and communication app imo came on Sunday night amid the ban on Facebook Messenger, Viber, and WhatsApp.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878443-bangladesh-blocks-twitter-skype-imo-after-unblocking-facebook/

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Band favored by North Korean leader cancels Beijing concerts
CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — An all-female band formed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un canceled its concerts in Beijing and abruptly left the Chinese capital due to unspecified communication issues, possibly further cooling relations between the traditional allies.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878452-band-favored-by-north-korean-leader-cancels-beijing-concerts-leaves-china-abruptly/

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Alibaba agrees to pay US$266m for South China Morning Post

[sHANGHAI] Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to pay HK$2.06 billion (S$375.6 million) to acquire Hong Kong's flagship English-language newspaper the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the newspaper group said in a statement on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878470-alibaba-to-pay-us266-million-for-hong-kongs-south-china-morning-post/

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Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in response to rocket firing
English.news.cn

GAZA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli fighters carried out two successive airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday in response to earlier rocket firing from the coastal enclave into Israel, and no casualties were reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878475-israel-launches-airstrikes-on-gaza-in-response-to-rocket-firing/

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Taiwanese, Chinese nationals nabbed in Yogya for alleged cybercrime

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JAKARTA: -- Indonesia's Immigration officials and police have arrested 15 Taiwanese and Chinese nationals for allegedly running a cybercrime operation from Yogyakarta's Sleman district, The Jakarta Globe reported on Sunday.

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Malaysian children attending 'terrorist school' in Syria

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KUALA LUMPUR: -- Malaysia's Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division has said a number of Malaysian children are believed to be undergoing training at a militant camp in Syria, run by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, New Straits Times reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878477-malaysian-children-attending-terrorist-school-in-syria/

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Military-run telecom firm offers free 4G service in southern VN province

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HANOI: -- Viettel Telecom under military-run Viettel Group on Saturday began offering free 4G mobile service on a trial basis to customers in some parts of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau for one week, Tuoi Tre News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/878480-military-run-telecom-firm-offers-free-4g-service-in-southern-vn-province/

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