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Japan zoo keeps monkey's princess name
Published on 08/05/2015
» OITA, JAPAN — A zoo in Oita in southwestern Japan will not change the name of a baby monkey despite a domestic uproar over naming her after Britain's newborn princess, an official of the Oita city government said on Friday.
Volcanic activity intensifying at Mount Hakone
Published on 08/05/2015
» TOKYO — Volcanic activity at Mount Hakone is intensifying to levels unseen over recent years, an expert said Friday after conducting research in a no-entry zone.
High heels & flip flops: Be careful
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/05/2015
» From muscle injuries to blisters to arthritis to other foot problems, wearing high heels (or flip flops) requires a little extra thought, taking precautions to avoid injury.
EU says no further delay on Ukraine trade deal
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» BRUSSELS - The EU said Thursday it would not bow to Russian demands to delay further the planned January 2016 implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine which is bitterly opposed by Moscow.
Real, Barca players threaten strike
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» MADRID - Spanish football stars from teams including Barcelona and Real Madrid threatened on Thursday to go on strike from May 16 to demand fairer distribution of riches from television broadcast rights.
Belarus stun USA, Czechs sink France at worlds
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» PRAGUE - The USA lost their first points at the ice hockey world championships on Thursday after losing to underdogs Belarus 5-2 in their fourth game at the tournament.
Alonso unfazed by crash site return
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» BARCELONA - Wearing dark glasses to protect an infected eye, Fernando Alonso said Thursday that he is unfazed by returning to race this weekend at the scene of his major pre-season testing crash.
Dongfeng wins dogfight to take Volvo race leg
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» NEWPORT (UNITED STATES) - China's Dongfeng Race Team won a dogfight with their Abu Dhabi rivals up the US East Coast to claim their second stage in the Volvo Ocean Race.
Canada court bails ex-Guantanamo killer
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» OTTAWA - A Canadian appellate court released former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on bail Thursday, rejecting the government's attempt to keep him in prison while he fights a US conviction for murdering an American soldier.
Rosberg seeks max factor in Barcelona
AFP, Published on 08/05/2015
» BARCELONA - Nico Rosberg on Thursday dismissed the notion that he has slowed down this season, in relation to team-mate Lewis Hamilton, and instead suggested he can win this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, if he "maximises" his performance.