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Amid New Year fireworks, reminders of darkness
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Asia-press-comment HONG KONG, Jan 1 (AFP) - The following is a selection of
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California floods force hundreds out of homes
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Avalanche kills off-piste skier in French Alps
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Three Hurricane Katrina survivors found shot dead in US
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Sydney, Hong Kong kick off New Year celebrations
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Sydney fireworks kick off New Year celebrations
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Fireworks and fanfare to usher in 2006
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Kenyan prisoners to skip New Year meal in aid of starving
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Violence destroys Sri Lanka's post-tsunami tourism revival
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