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Australia signs $1.4 billion deal to upgrade navy submarines

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines. The “sustainment contract” is part of a government pledge to keep the diesel-electric powered Collins-class fleet “a potent strike and deterrence capability”, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said in a statement. The contract will be “directly ensuring job security for more than 1,100 highly skilled workers”, […]

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Japanese dancer wins breakdancing world final

NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) — Issei Hori took home the biggest prize in breakdancing when he came first in the Red Bull BC One final in Nagoya, Japan on Saturday (December 3). Organisers say it is the biggest one-on-one breakdancing competition in the world, with a crowd of 3,500 spectators watching the dancing, which is known as B-Boying. Issei Hori won against Hong 10 of South Korea, who is a two-time winner and is 12 years […]

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Duterte claims Philippine presidency, vows crime crackdown

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) 5/10/2016 –Incendiary Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte vowed  a relentless crackdown on crime after claiming a landslide presidential victory built on foul-mouthed populist tirades that exposed deep voter anger at the establishment. The 71-year-old firebrand stormed to victory in Monday’s election, securing an insurmountable lead of nearly six million votes over his nearest rival, as a growing global howl for strong, populist leaders swept across the Southeast Asian nation. Duterte, the longtime mayor […]

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