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A-bomb survivors group struggle to continue efforts 60 years on
News, Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2016
» While Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima as the first sitting US president in May highlighted again the need to eliminate nuclear weapons, Japan's major...
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Tokyo trials lower flagfall for taxis
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2016
» TOKYO - The transport ministry said on Friday it started allowing taxi services to charge a lower, minimum fare of 410 yen (about 140 baht) on a trial basis at...
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Political protests mark end of Olympic torch relay
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Olympic torch approached the end of its nationwide relay around Brazil on Thursday, the day after police clashed with demonstrators and with...
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USA Gymnastics denies not reporting coach sex abuse
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny denied an Indianapolis Star report Thursday on the eve of the Rio Olympics saying organization leaders have...
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Three Zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies: report
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» MIAMI - Three different experimental Zika vaccines being developed in the United States have worked well in monkey studies, paving the way for human trials in...
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Top designers back Apple in Samsung patent appeal
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» WASHINGTON - More than 100 global design professionals on Thursday offered support to Apple in its long-running patent design battle with Samsung, now before...
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Late Bowie vies with Radiohead, Anohni for Mercury Prize
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» LONDON - Late rock legend David Bowie was nominated Thursday for the prestigious Mercury Prize for his final album, going up against fellow critic favorites Radiohead...
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WADA sleuth slams Russian athletes 'arrogance'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The World Anti-Doping Agency's new chief investigator has accused Russian athletes of displaying arrogance during the body's investigation that...
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Samaranch junior becomes IOC vice-president
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The son of former Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch was elected a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, returning...
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'What goes around, comes around,' Popov warns Coe
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Alexander Popov told world athletics chief Sebastian Coe "What goes around, comes around" in a dark warning on Thursday, revealing...