24 Feb 2013

Islamists, who have won every election since the 2011 overthrow of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, dismissed any suggestion that the parliamentary polls would lack credibility and predicted a strong...

8 Jan 2013

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3 Dec 2012

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3 Dec 2012

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28 Aug 2012

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From the South China Morning Post this week in: 1973

Hongkong, April 13

The so-called orgy arranged by Japanese tourists in Zhuhai last month has understandably caused a furore in the local, Chinese and Japanese media.


Scandalous behaviour no doubt, but...

I do not object to the current operation of the on-board television in buses, simply because when it comes to any campaign against bus operators, there are more important things to highlight.

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