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Lawsuit over skin-whitening cream
Kyodo News, Published on 02/12/2014
» Fourteen women in central Japan filed a suit Monday with the Nagoya District Court seeking about 190 million yen in damages from Kanebo Cosmetics Inc, saying...
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7-Eleven starts duty-free service
Kyodo News, Published on 02/12/2014
» Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Monday started exempting foreign visitors from paying consumption tax at two of its shops, becoming the first convenience store operator...
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Do you want to be astronaut?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2014
» Maybe you can be an astronaut someday, said Nasa astronaut Charlie Duke in Bangkok yesterday, but prepare yourself early.
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Gold prices jump after falling with oil. Why? Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2014
» Oil is not the only commodity to see a steep fall in price recently. The price of gold has been falling too and analysts say the low oil price is one of the reasons....
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Oil prices strike five-year lows
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» Crude oil prices sank to five-year low points on Monday, dragging down the share prices of energy companies, while miners were hit by weak Chinese manufacturing...
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ICC rejects Congolese warlord Lubanga's appeal
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» The International Criminal Court on Monday upheld Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga's conviction for using child soldiers in his rebel army, handing down its first-ever...
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Ronaldo, Messi, Neuer for world player
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» PARIS - Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who have between them won the past six world player of the year awards, face opposition from Germany's World Cup-winning...
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Thai bonds post longest rally
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/12/2014
» Thailand's slowest inflation in five years and prospects of a protracted slump in oil prices are a boon for bond investors enjoying the longest rally since 2010....
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Putin scraps South Stream gas pipeline on Turkey visit
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» President Vladimir Putin on Monday unexpectedly announced Russia was shelving the multi-billion dollar South Stream pipeline project to deliver Russian gas to...
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Original 'Little Prince' illustration to go under hammer
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» PARIS - An original watercolour illustration from Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic "The Little Prince", one of the world's best-ever selling...