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Japan prices fall 2.4%, most in 4 yrs
Kyodo News, Published on 12/02/2015
» Japan's wholesale prices dropped 2.4% in January from a year earlier, excluding the impact of last April's consumption tax hike, in the fastest fall in four years,...
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Tokyo ward to certify same-sex couples
Kyodo News, Published on 12/02/2015
» Tokyo's Shibuya ward plans to issue certificates recognising same-sex couples as being in "relationships equivalent to marriage," becoming the first...
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Cambodia protests killings by Thai soldiers
Published on 12/02/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian opposition party lawmakers have written a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to protest against alleged extrajudicial killings...
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Curtain up on World Cup marathon men
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» SYDNEY - The World Cup gets a soft opening on Thursday with a predicted 2.5 billion people poised to tune in to the six weeks of action but with the 49-match...
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Twitter buys agency that grooms social media stars
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter on Wednesday announced it is buying Niche, a startup that acts as a talent agency of sorts matching online video celebrities from Vine...
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Social media lends hand to US-bound migrants
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» TULTITLAN (MEXICO) - A migrant shelter outside Mexico City collects donations of clothes thanks to a smartphone app. Online reviews warn migrants about abusive...
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US looks to Shiffrin after Vonn woes
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» BEAVER CREEK (UNITED STATES) - With Lindsey Vonn struggling at the World Championships, America's hopes rest on rising teenage star Mikaela Shiffrin, who makes...
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Tiger Woods says won't play until game back in shape
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» Fallen world number one Tiger Woods is taking a break from tournament golf in a bid to get his faltering game back in shape after the worst round of his career.
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Breathalyser law gets real, woman arrested
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/02/2015
» Refusing a breathalyser test can land you in court as a Nakhon Phanom woman found out yesterday. She is the first person to face prosecution under a tough new...
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Calls to treat killing of US Muslim students as hate crime
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» CHAPEL HILL (UNITED STATES) - Police investigating the murders of three Muslim students in the United States said they were studying whether the fatal shootings...