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Japan government announces disaster relief budget
The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami.
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Kyrgyz Parliament adopts new customs duties
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted new customs duties on a number of basic commodity items, as decided at parliamentary session
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Azerbaijan closes two international NGOs
The Azerbaijani government has quietly stopped the operations of two international nongovernmental organizations in what some local observers claim is a further attempt to clamp down on the country’s relatively weak civil society.
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Georgia cuts Russian military transit to Armenia
Georgia's parliament has annulled an agreement with Russia allowing Moscow to use its territory as a transit nation for a Russian military base in Armenia
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Japan bans entry into Fukushima evacuation zone
Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor.
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Political turmoil follows election ban in Turkey
Rage against the election ban on 12 independent candidates poured out into the streets of Istanbul, Diyabakır, Van and Hakkari on Tuesday, drawing a harsh response from police.
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Libya: Abdul Ati al-Obeidi warns UK plan may worsen war
Libya's foreign minister says a British plan to send a military team to advise rebels fighting Col Gaddafi would harm chances of peace in the country.
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Japanese exports fall 2.2% in March due to tsunami
Japanese exports fell more than expected in March, as damage from last month's earthquake and tsunami affected shipments.
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