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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, affected by plunging crude oil prices, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
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 local government in Japan to do so.
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 of Cambodians in Thailand, according to a copy of the letter released Thursday.
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 programme facing a series of headaches.
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 and elsewhere with advertisers.
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 employers. A website pinpoints US police checkpoints.
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 her individual event debut in Thursday's giant slalom.
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.
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 drink-driving law.
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 were religiously motivated, as calls mounted for the killings to be treated as a hate crime.