Topic: Asia

The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners

AP News - 1026 days ago
Details on the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners and judges' commentsDetails on the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism: David Barstow of The New York TimesBarstow won his second Pulitzer for reporting on military analysts who acted as television war commentators and their conflicts ...
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Thai court bans PM, flights to resume

AFP Global Edition - 1171 days ago
A Thai court stripped Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat of his post and outlawed the ruling party on Tuesday, prompting jubilant anti-government protesters to lift a blockade of Bangkok's main airport.Party leaders quickly vowed to form another government under a new banner but ...
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Samsung chief questioned for 11 hours

AP News - 1412 days ago
Special Prosecutors Question Samsung Chief for 11 Hours As Probe Into Alleged Corruption PeaksSpecial prosecutors probing claims of corruption at Samsung Group took their investigation to the very top, quizzing its chairman in a lengthy interrogation over allegations the conglomerate paid bribes ...
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Samsung Group chairman denies ordering creation of alleged slush fund

AP Features - 1413 days ago
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee denied Friday that he ordered the creation of a slush fund at the center of a high-profile probe into alleged bribery by South Korea's largest business conglomerate. He also denied ordering the alleged bribery.The investigation by an ...
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