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Philippines' Duterte skipped Asean meetings to take 'power naps'Philippines' Duterte skipped Asean meetings to take 'power naps'
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte missed several meetings at a regional summit because he was taking "power naps", said the presidential office.

A spokesman said Mr Duterte missed four scheduled events on

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Suneung: The day silence falls over South KoreaSuneung: The day silence falls over South Korea
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All across South Korea, at exactly 08:40 local time (23:40 GMT Wednesday) on Thursday, more than half a million students take the exam for which they have been preparing their entire lives.

The infamous Suneung, an abbreviation for College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korean, is an eight-hour marathon of

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Are these people really a threat to Thai national securityAre these people really a threat to Thai national security
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APEC: The summit held on a boat off Papua New GuineaAPEC: The summit held on a boat off Papua New Guinea
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Paraplegic athlete 'forced to urinate in bottle' on flightParaplegic athlete 'forced to urinate in bottle' on flight
Image copyrightDARREN BELLINGImage caption Darren Belling (R), pictured with a friend, says he was left humiliated

An Australian paraplegic athlete says he was forced to urinate into a bottle on a flyDubai flight after being told he could not access the toilets.

Darren Belling, 52, flew to Finland in October to

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US hotel in Japan refuses Cuba ambassadorUS hotel in Japan refuses Cuba ambassador
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A US-owned hotel in Japan has been criticised by Japanese authorities after it denied the Cuban ambassador a room over fears it would violate US sanctions on Cuba.

The Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk told Ambassador Carlos Pereria he could not stay last month because it could not accommodate Cuban government guests.

That prompted a

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