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Key defends asset sales plan Otago Daily Times| The Prime Minister has defended some of the Government's most controversial actions at his annual Waitangi D...
China visa boost The Star| BEIJING: Chinese visitors will have a breezier and faster entry into Malaysia with the easing of the visa ap...
Expert lauds Malaysian Hokkiens The Star| MALACCA: The Hokkien culture and dialect in Malaysia is more vibrant than its birthplace - China. | French a...
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Whatever You Desire, My Duchess The New York Times| In “That Woman,” her solid biography of the woman who was born Bessiewallis Warfield and, on Dec...
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