Senin, 11 April 2011

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Asia Pacific Program for 11 April 2011

Protest forces India's hand on anti-corruption bill

In India, people are celebrating what they see as a win against corruption.

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Philippine show taken off tv over inappropriate child participation

In the Philippines, the country's most popular TV game show has been pulled, after a public uproar against the host for paying a 6-year-old boy to mimic a male stripper.

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Hong Kong limits mainland Chinese women giving birth


Hong Kong is restricting the number of mainland Chinese women allowed to give birth in the city's hospitals which are struggling to cope with the tens of thousands who arrive each year.

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Why African Union peace plan for Libya is likely to fail


NATO says it's taken note of an African Union proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, although the alliance insists it will continue to target Colonel Gaddafi's forces as long as they threaten civilians.

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Japan looks forward, one month after quake


One month after its worst post-war disaster, Japan today suffered a 7.1 aftershock which shook large swathes of the eastern coastline of the main island of Honshu.

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