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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 their skin broke out in white blotches after using the company's skin-whitening products.
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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 in Japan to launch the service to attract more foreign travellers.
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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. Latest: All of a sudden gold jumps in price again. Why?
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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 data, traders said.
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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 appeals verdict.
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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 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the shortlist announced by FIFA on Monday.
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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 the Europe, blaming the EU for throwing obstacles in its path.
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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 books, is to be auctioned in Paris next week.
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