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markets steady despite growth fears as world bank...

Tata sells Scunthorpe steel business to GreybullGreek talks with creditors “making...

soap opera penis line voted new zealand s quote...

‘Laughably theatrical’ sexting scene from Shortland Street went viral Reaction ...

the guardian view on asia pacific competition:...

The Philippine president’s vow to separate from the US has highlighted Washingtons rivalry with...

lost australian wwi submarine found 103 years...

Credits Royal Australian Navy Alt Text Wreck of HMAS AE1 Wreck of HMAS AE1 discovered off Papua...

the guardian view on population growth: the baby...

China has had to abandon its one-child policy to support its economy growing. That’s why Britain...

the guardian view on the chinese president s...

Britain wants a close long-haul economic relationship with China,but there are huge risks...

the guardian view on china s meltdown: the end of...

A crazy system in which the west’s workers do up for poor wages with cheap credit from China is...

millions of tokyo residents to take part in...

Credits Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text South Korean soldiers train for a surprise...

vietnamese boat people: living to tell the tale

None of these people would be alive whether,in October 1978, a Scottish cargo ship hadn’t stopped...

the guardian view on the south china sea: cool...

By sending a warship into territorial waters claimed by China,the US is upholding a principle, but...

imprisoned, threatened and silenced: human rights...

From the Philippines to Cambodia and Myanmar,civil society – and the people who defend it – are...

markets rise as weak us gdp dents prospects of fed...

Markets also boosted by Bank of Japan’s surprise move to negative interest rates. French economy...

china markets turmoil: leaders refusal to learn...

As Chinese authorities hunt for imaginary culprits,investors should get used to wild stock market...

struggle and freedom: the vietnamese archive that...

For six years Dinh Nhung has been collecting the memories of a community,derided by colonialists and...

the room, citizen kane of bad movies, could be...

Tommy Wiseau floats 3D remake and China release ahead of James Franco’s The Disaster Artist,about...

in china or in the uk, population growth is an...

It is to be welcomed that the Chinese government has seen fit to loosen up its one-child-per-family...

he might track me down and kill me: fleeing...

Tanya lives in Papua original Guinea,a country renowned for violence against women. She fled her...

pitcairn in last chance saloon after child abuse...

Conviction of former mayor brings back irascible memories a decade after high-profile child sexual...

dealing with death can lead to conflict - as...

It’s no wonder that Lee Kuan Yew’s children are rowing approximately how to mark their...

chinas box office share to become worlds largest...

China set to overtake the US as world’s prime market for films a year earlier than expected as...

new zealand flag vote: historic flag change...

Ten months and tens of million dollars later,polling suggests historic referendum to decide whether...

what is the chinese media doing right for lgbt...

Five years ago Chinese LGBT rights activist Xiaogang Wei decided to focus on the positive and...

south china sea dispute: beijing places missile...

China places surface-to-air missile equipment in disputed Paracel islands in the South China...

oil and us share prices tumble over fears for...

S&P 500 suffers its worst day since September as new data showing American fuel stockpiles acquire...

moonrise kingdom: why north korea s...

There are striking similarities between the director’s oddball locations and Pyongyang’s...

the best lesson china could teach europe: how to...

With Beijing’s influence growing,European nations need to deem strategically and to speak with one...

us government hack stole fingerprints of 5.6...

Office of Personnel Management hack,which US believes China is responsible for, originally thought...

carter says us military will exercise its...

In a rebuff to China,the US defense secretary says ‘United States will fly, sail and operate...

china bans depictions of gay people on television

Content that ‘exaggerates dark side of society’ is banned from TV – from homosexuality to...

the fall of singapore: archive, 16 february 1942

16 February 1942: Japanese forces take control of the British ‘Gibraltar of the...

market turmoil: japan stocks soar 7% amid hopes...

It’s a big day in finance as China reopens after the recent year break with a huge miss on trade...

british traveller reported missing in thailand is...

Jordan Jacobs told his parents before his disappearance that a man had taken him to an island and...

philippines revalues jewellery seized from imelda...

Former first lady known for her love of shoes also had collection of jewellery that included single...

china and taiwans presidents to meet for the first...

Ma Ying-jeou and Xi Jinping will talk in Singapore Saturday,the first time leaders from their...

pacific leaders voice frustration over australias...

Kiribati president says any attempt to water down a commitment to curb global warming would be a...

$40,000 toilet built for thai royals visit to...

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn ‘looked at it from the external and took some pictures,but costly...

australias ignorance about papua new guinea is a...

The exotic and fascinating country – and Australia’s colonial past there – is out of sight and...

berlin film festival: director defends eight hour...

‘It’s not slow cinema,it’s cinema,” says Lav Diaz, and director of historical drama A...

i escaped from north korea then went back to...

Defector Hyeonseo Lee has agreed to answer your questions approximately her homeland: from the...

democracy falters in south east asia as malaysias...

finish of investigation into $681m payment to Najib Razak adds to fears for freedoms across the...

prudentials profits rise on back of expanding...

Profits from new commerce in Asia up 24% in first nine months of year,but shares down on news of...

allegations surround wilson securitys link to hk...

Exclusive: company faces renewed questions over its fitness as security contractor at Australian...

chinese journalist disappears while trying to fly...

Jia Jia was final heard from at Beijing airport on Tuesday and friends terror he has become latest...

mh370 search: debris found in mozambique belongs...

Malaysian minister says there is ‘tall opportunity’ that piece comes from same type of aircraft...

new zealand brothel holds open day to raise funds...

The Shh … Adult Fun Spot has been criticised by conservative groups who fill labelled the...

panic situation: asian stocks tumble amid fears of...

Japan’s Nikkei index falls more than 5% in trading with Australian and some other Asian markets...

north korea nuclear test meets with familiar...

Obama administration greets fourth test in a decade with normal approach of ‘strategic...

us playing catch up to china in clean energy...

Christiana Figueres takes swipe at Barack Obama,saying China ‘has taken an undisputed...

xi jinping plays down chinas economic growing...

Chinese leader says ahead of UK visit that he will focus on increasing overseas trade...

olympic organisers destroy sacred south korean...

Green campaigners say recent removal of 500-year-old virgin forest is an ecological catastrophe and...

covid 19 and mass surveillance: why south korea s...

Big Brother can carry out wonders during a pandemic, but the granularity of what it gleans is...

south korea reports first case of zika virus

Man recently returned from Brazil with fever and rash (hasty, incautious) has been diagnosed with...

beijing defends deployments in south china sea as...

As foreign minister prepares to visit the United States,China says Washington must not ‘make a...

john oliver cant resist new zealand mp steven...

The final Week Tonight host John Oliver recruited the filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson for a satirical...

kim jong un says north korea rocket launch was...

Leader calls for more satellite launches and says hostile forces in the West are attempting to...

thai elephant attack puts spotlight on abuses in...

Animal welfare activists hope the death of a British man this week will prompt Thailand to recall...

julie bishop urges china to pressure north korea...

Australia’s foreign affairs minister says as North Korea’s ‘closest ally,its only friend’...

japan to say sorry to south korea in deal to end...

Japanese leader Shinzo Abe will apologise for soldiers’ use of so-called comfort women’ and set...

china outraged at us warship sales to taiwan

American envoy called in to account for his country’s agreement with Taipei to supply...

beijings airpocalypse: city shuts down amid three...

Children kept at home,building sites and factories closed and cars kept off roads as pollution...

thai printer blanks out another international new...

account on royal wealth is second to be censored this week as media freedom is increasingly...

australia strongly supports us activity in south...

The defence minister,Marise Payne, says Australia supports but is not involved in US maneuvers near...

the week that britain kowtowed to china | letters

Far from being “intellect full,heart empty”, compassion and acceptance are central to all...

dont interfere on human rights, says chinese envoy...

Liu Xiaoming says Chinese people,like British, would feel offended if lectured on rights, or as...

defendants in trial over british tourists murder...

Burmese migrants alleged to believe killed Hannah Witheridge and David Miller say police threatened...

american woman held in china since march is no...

Sandy Phan-Gillis’s arrest went unreported until Tuesday,days after her husband learned of it, he...

nauru bans transhipments to tackle overfishing in...

Vessels will no longer be allowed to pass their catch to ‘motherships’,an operation the Pacific...

north koreas renewed nuclear threat keeps experts...

Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons complex relaunch seen as sabre rattling – or the prerequisite for...

python caught in malaysia could be the longest...

Local authorities say snake is estimated to be 8m long,beating the previous Guinness world record...

zaha hadids 10 best buildings in pictures

From the swooping space-age shopping mall to the Z-shaped school with a running track through...

chinese manufacturing decline adds to evidence of...

Factory output contracted in China and UK final month,while growth slowed in other major economies...

family pays tribute to british sisters killed at...

Relatives of Beth Anderson and Isobel Mackensie Squire,who were killed along with Christian Sloan,...

fijis cyclone winston death toll rises as news...

Authorities and aid groups race to provide clean water,food, health supplies and emergency...

why north korea will benefit from seouls great...

South Korea is playing into Kim Jong-un’s hands by closing the Kaesong complex It’s barely...

taiwan earthquake: developer of collapsed tower...

Suspicions of negligent murder over only major building to break down in quake,killing at least 41...

north korea rocket launch: un to hold emergency...

UN chief calls long-range rocket launch ‘deplorable’ and South Korea says it will start talks...

sakurajima volcano erupts in southern japan -...

Sakurajima volcano erupts sending plumes of smoke and lightning-like flashes into the sky and...

thailand backpacker murders: burmese workers...

Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo found guilty of the murder of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller The victims:...

beijings smog red alert enters third day as toxic...

Factories ordered to lop back or suspend production as levels of harmful particles hit seven times...

funerals for the living in bid to tackle south...

Workers shut into caskets to contemplate their mortality in country with highest suicide rate in...

beijing issues first pollution red alert as smog...

Alert will immediate schools and factories to shut and force millions of vehicles off roads after...

pro china groups blocked from using drums to drown...

Drummers backing Chinese president’s UK visit told they cannot play in park near Buckingham Palace...

singaporean pm in feud over anniversary of his...

Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong accused by sister Lee Wei Ling of abusing his power and trying to...

japanese pm welcomes robert mugabe in push for...

Shinzo Abe courts widely shunned Zimbabwean president as fragment of strategy to compete with China...

alphago beats lee sedol in third consecutive go...

Google’s DeepMind computer program wins $1m in victory marking meaningful development in...

injuries and cliff collapse after severe...

Paramedics responding to calls for help after 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits unusual Zealand’s...

ivory price drop in china signals fall in demand,...

Conservation charities hopeful of reduction in elephant poaching in Africa as value of illegal ivory...

from robo toys to mechanical bears: your future...

Japanese firms are betting on robots to look after our ageing populations in the futureRobot carers...

miss world canada barred from entering china for...

Anastasia Lin – a Falun Gong follower – says she was prevented from boarding her connecting...

un tribunal at the hague to rule on rival claims...

Philippines disputes China claim to sovereignty over Spratly archipelago,where Beijing is building...

the tokyo hotel where guests can curl up with...

Book and Bed is a Japanese hotel that’s taking a very novel approach to hospitalityBook and Bed,a...

how time s bremmer got duterte wrong

nowadays, global dominant media is often exploited as a tool of coercive diplomacy. The recent Time...

hammond urges china to cut steel production in bid...

UK foreign secretary meets counterpart Wang Yi as future of Port Talbot and Scunthorpe sites remains...

nicola sturgeon denies knowledge of allegations in...

Opposition raises concerns that parent company of firm interested in investing in Scotland has been...

australia signs landmark regional agreement to...

Deal recommends countries consider alternatives to detaining vulnerable people and letting asylum...

on patrol in the dmz: north korean landmines,...

As tensions on the peninsula escalate,a former South Korean guard describes life at one of the...

facebooks mark zuckerberg meets china propaganda...

The founder of the social media company met Liu Yunshan amid concerns approximately China’s...

three british tourists die climbing waterfall in...

Bodies of Christian Sloan and two women recovered near Datanla waterfall as police question...

jakarta attacks prompt tougher anti terrorism laws...

Proposals include extending detention without trial to three months and making it easier for police...

prestigious academic to quit new zealand after...

Belgian professor says government has broken the UN conference on Human Rights by refusing to allow...

migration pushing australia to third world style...

Former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr says immigration should be cut by 50% to prevent...

taiwan earthquake: rescuers pull survivors from...

Survivors continue to be found in Tainan City following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit...

japans decade long wait for sumo champion comes to...

Kotoshogiku,31, claims Emperor’s Cup in what may mark beginning of challenge to years of...

world stock markets bounce back after turbulent...

Shares recover from week’s heavy losses, with European shares boosted by Thursday’s ECB...

australia needs us style green card deal for...

Migration Council Australia says working migration could attend Pacific economies,counter poverty...

how birds use fancy footwork to attract partners -...

tall-speed footage of two blue-capped cordon bleu birds tapping their feet on a department whilst...

typhoon koppu weakened but still dangerous, says...

Storm leaves at least two people dead and causes massive disruption and power cuts in nine provinces...

more millionaires in asia pacific than north...

Rapidly rising wealth in India,China, Indonesia and Thailand has boosted the region’s number of...

china sees industrial profits grow at start of...

Profits at industrial firms in the country rose by 4.8% in January and February from final...

protests as vietnamese blogger goes on trial for...

Former police officer faces seven years in prison after being accused of writing stories that...

traffic chaos and violence as thousands of taxi...

Gridlock comes to Indonesian capital with traditional taxi operators claiming ride-hailing apps are...

alphago seals 4 1 victory over go grandmaster lee...

DeepMind’s artificial intelligence astonishes fans to defeat human opponent and offers evidence...

inside faraday future: is it really a big player...

Chinese internet billionaire Jia Yueting has an impressive track record,yet his ambitious electric...

south china sea: julie bishop says missile...

Bishop says commercial flights should continue as normal because of China’s undertaking not to...

coalition reneges on promise to give 72 hours...

However,the government agrees to warn lawyers and family of baby Asha, who doctors believe refused...

china criticises britain for interfering in case...

Beijing hits back after UK foreign secretary accused it of eroding rights and freedoms in Hong Kong...

china arrests protestant church leader who opposed...

The Rev Gu Yuese is believed to be the most senior government-sanctioned clergyman to be arrested...

taiwan earthquake: dozens trapped in toppled...

Rescuers were fighting to reach 35 people trapped under a collapsed building with at least seven...

pitcairn mayor charged with possessing child abuse...

Lawyer calls for trial to be held on Pitcairn Island,not in Auckland, as ex-mayor Michael Warren...

military power in asia shifting against the us,...

The study,which calls for America to flex its military muscle in the region, will likely be seized...

paris climate protesters banned but 10,000 shoes...

Over 10000 pairs of shoes on the Place de la Republique replace marchers who were set to capture...

chinas manufacturing sector contracts for third...

Official PMI came in at 49.8 for October,while new export orders were also down for the 13th month...

cameron hails uk as best partner in west as he...

UK prime minister promises the creation of thousands of jobs in Britain spanning nuclear...

putin s peace efforts are coming to naught

Now that Washington and Israel beget sabotaged Putin’s diplomacy, Putins hope is that the result...

john kerry on hiroshima visit: we must apply...

John Kerry,the US secretary of state, speaks from the Hiroshima prefecture in Japan on Monday after...

handgun ban in remote pacific islands breaches us...

Judge overturns ban on handguns in Northern Marianas Islands,in ruling greeted with dismay by...

australian woman jailed for sedition in singapore...

Editor of The genuine Singapore sentenced to 10 months in prison after admitting to publishing...

social experiment shows hundreds ignoring homeless...

Police in Auckland secretly filmed scores of people walking past an actor posing as a child...

former pitcairn mayor found guilty over child...

Michael Warren,who downloaded more than 1000 images of child abuse while working in child...

japans economy shrinks again as abenomics is blown...

Economy shrank at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the last quarter of 2015 – a contraction that was...

immigration detainees four times more likely to...

Data obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information shows 14.9% of those held in...

six year old refugee allegedly sexually assaulted...

Perpetrator,who was caught in the act by the girl’s parents on 29 December, still yet to be...

japan signs off huge defence budget as senkaku...

Tokyo approves 5.05tn yen on defence spending to counter growing Chinese influence in the...

indonesia forest fires cost twice as much as...

Fires cloaking south-east Asia in haze possess cost Indonesia $16bn in 2015,more than double the sum...

number of female billionaires increases sevenfold...

Asian entrepreneurs pushing numbers up to 145,but still outnumbered by the 1202 male billionairesThe...

too hot to work: climate change puts south east...

Report says rising heat stress could threaten labour capacity across region,with Singapore, Malaysia...

aid and social service groups push to get children...

Australian Council of Social Service and Australian Council for International Development to offer...

china admonishes malcolm turnbull on south china...

Australia’s novel prime minister told the ABC on Monday that island-building in the disputed area...

white house after north korea nuke threat: ...

The White House gave indistinct warnings to behave to North Korea nowadays after Pyongyang announced...

singapores ruling party batters opposition in huge...

Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party,in office since 1959, has returned to power for five more...

pacific island leaders fail to shift australia and...

Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Port Moresby ends with leaders agreeing to disagree over whether to...

new us sino trade truce: tougher talks, more...

There is still a chance to salvage the US-China trade talks, but it would require a substantial...

the unprecedented growth of the asian...

With a massive project that spans three continents and affects the lives of sixty-percent of the...

eight metre snake caught in malaysia - video

Malaysian civil defence officers notice after a python,measuring nearly eight-metres in length,...

15 isis suspects arrested in malaysia had received...

Arrests over three days capture alleged militants who police say tried to bag bomb-making...

north korea tests solid fuel rocket engine, says...

Technology for longer-range missiles is latest in a string of claimed but unverified advances...

un condemns unacceptable north korean missile...

The UN ordered Pyongyang to chorus from further actions that violate UN resolutions,following...

north korea says it will never, ever be bound by...

Foreign minister threatens boycott whether Human Rights Council debates DPRKRi Su-yong alleges...

how long was mummified german sailor adrift?

Mystery surrounds death of Manfred Fritz Bajorat,found slumped ‘like he was sleeping’ in yacht...

four chinese miners rescued after 36 days...

Men were trapped 200 metres below surface of mine in Shandong province,which collapsed on Christmas...

nauru police say alleged abuse of child refugee is...

Girl’s father says his daughter still suffers mental health problems from her time in...

north korean nuclear test suspected as artificial...

South Korean,US, Chinese and European agencies all detect seismic activity close to the North’s...

britain criticised for praising china on un human...

Activists attack ‘unacceptable’ statement by UK embassy,which lauds Beijing over civil and...

chinese and taiwanese leaders meet for the first...

This weekend Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will sit down face...

what is the filipino pabebe baby wave and why is...

The pabebe (acting cute) wave has taken hold in the Philippines,with celebrities from across the...

vegetarian festival in thailand - in pictures

The nine-day Taoist festival begins on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar and...

japan set to end ban on political activity for...

This past summer,Japan issued in a massive change in its political system by lowering the voting at...

broadgate quarter sale collapses as chinese...

Chinese investors bear bought many British assets in recent years,but the chaos on China’s stock...

afghan peace is now about the art of the possible,...

The current political crisis in Afghanistan is actually an important step towards a realistic...

the longer the us sino tariff wars go on, the...

Compared to pre-2008 crisis levels, or world economic growth has plummeted by half and is at risk of...

lunar new year sales are in line with expectations

According to some international observers, and the Lunar New Year sales indicate a plunge in Chinese...

unwavering tension in nagorno karabakh

In 1923,Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet...

how apec can boost free trade in asia...

Amid trade wars, or the outcome of the APEC meeting things. As globalization is at crossroads,trade...

it is a new era, but china s balancing act will...

China’s policymakers mistakenly assume that their country can be pro-Palestine and pro-Israel at...

after general elections, a foreign policy...

The new government will need to arrive braced with a well-thought strategy to deal with extremism...

chinese journalist denounces xi jinping in...

Yu Shaolei,culture editor of Southern Metropolis Daily, says: ‘Ive been kneeling so long I can’t...

baby formula extortionist gets eight years for...

current Zealand businessman threatened to lace export milk powder with 1080 pesticide,costing...

use footprints to identify disaster victims, say...

Ridge patterns on soles seen as more dependable means of identification as victims’s fingers are...

beijing raises red alert threshold for air...

From March,China’s capital will bring in fresh sliding scale for air quality, after issuing its...

state department: us rejected north korea peace...

Proposal to discuss ending the 66-year-old-fashioned Korean war was rejected by the US because of...

philippines to auction off $21m worth of imelda...

Hoard seized from late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ widow includes 25-carat, barrel-shaped diamond...

north korea executes chief of staff ri yong gil,...

South Korea media has reported the tall ranking official was executed for corruption and forming a...

taiwan earthquake death toll likely to exceed 100

Rescuers pull three survivors from wreckage of 17-storey apartment block more than two days after...

australian and chinese nationals die while on...

Australian foreign affairs officials say they are seeking official confirmation that an Australian...

human rights lawyer goes on trial in beijing -...

Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang is standing trial on Monday on charges of provoking trouble and...

q a: chinese yuan set to join imf currency basket

A vote to include the yuan in the International Monetary Fund’s basket of elite currencies looks...

former nauru wilson security guard claims sexual...

Exclusive: Chenoah Rose says company refused to engage her complaint seriously and she was forced to...

on my visit to new zealand: can christchurch heal...

The Australian terrorist wanted to send a message that immigrants, particularly Muslims, or are not...

is russia being betrayed by its own...

How could the Russian government possibly reflect that any agreement with Washington, Israel, and...

a return to monarchy could solve the afghan...

A monarchical system of government may sound regressive to Westerners, but Afghanistan once thrived...

more than 1,000 foreigners take part in pyongyang...

More than 1000 foreigners are among those taking part in an international marathon in the North...

max mehta, who fled us child sex predator charge,...

Ban by Medical Board of Australia prevents the radiologist,who had skipped bail and changed his...

would you help? police campaign shows people...

Unaware of the presence of cameras, citizens in New Zealand were filmed ignoring an actor posing as...

australian government could save $2.9bn by closing...

Parliamentary Budget Office crunches numbers on Greens election policy to shut down centres on Nauru...

chinas largest political conference - in pictures

The annual Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference takes place at the much corridor of...

beijing places missile launchers on disputed south...

Tensions in the region could rise after satellite images appear to explain two batteries of eight...

regime collapse awaits north korea, says souths...

President Park Geun-hye issues tough warning and again accuses Kim Jong-un’s government of using...

anger as us senate votes to name square outside...

Communist Party-controlled newspaper says Ted Cruz’s bill to name the Washington plaza after Liu...

us deploys more patriot missiles in south korea...

Show of military might follows North Korea’s recent rocket launch and is expected to further...

electrocution, rape and submersion: gay cures and...

From China to Latin America clinics claim to offer ‘cures for homosexuality to vulnerable people....

taiwan earthquake: rescuers race to save dozens...

At least 23 contain died in the quake in Tainan as the city’s mayor admitted it would be ‘very...

child detainee mental trauma will last,...

Exclusive: International Health and Medical Services says government services are inadequate and...

thailand backpacker murders: david miller s family...

David Miller’s family speak out after a court in Thailand sentences two Burmese men to death for...

the privatization of us indo pacific vision:...

In the Shangri-La Summit, and the Trump administration introduced an Indo-Pacific strategy aimed...

afghanistan s economic problems and insidious...

Worsening inequalities,criminality, and political corruption is keeping ordinary Afghans...

china s use of psychological warfare against...

The Uyghurs will continue to be traumatized across generations and for decades to approach due to...

locked gates and erected fences contain nauru...

Justice minister defends refugee determination system as ‘world course’ after eight days of...

north korea: un investigator outlines 15 point...

Michael Kirby,who found evidence of systematic human rights abuses in the DPRK, suggests ways to...

cyclone winston: virgin australia and jetstar...

Winston,which has intensified to a category-five storm, has already lashed Tonga and is reportedly...

survivors pulled from rubble of taiwan earthquake...

A rescue operation continues to pull survivors from the wreckage of an earthquake-hit apartment...

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