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By , on June 19th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements for the first time make it compulsory that plants take steps to guard against radiation leaks in the case of severe accidents, install emergency command centres and enact anti-terrorist measures. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft has made an unprecedented landing on a Japanese naval vessel off the California coast. The aircraft flew from San Diego to the Japanese ship Hyuga on Friday as part of an 18-day drill aimed at improving Japan’s amphibious capabilities. The Osprey has sparked protests in Japan over concerns about its safety record. There were two crashes last year, in Florida and Morocco. The Japanese government approved the deployment of 12 Ospreys last year to Okinawa after receiving additional assurances from the Pentagon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 11th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — In a story June 10 about Iceland’s role as a possible destination for the American intelligence contractor who leaked National Security Agency secrets, The Associated Press quoted a man who identified himself as Bjorn Sigurdarson, an executive at the University of Iceland, as saying that it would be good if the contractor ended up in Iceland. University officials said after the story was published that there is no one with that name working at the university. A corrected version of the story is below: <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — From seafaring Vikings to digital dissenters, Iceland has always attracted outsiders. This North Atlantic island nation has welcomed eccentric chess master Bobby Fischer, WikiLeaks secret-spiller Julian Assange and the online freedom advocates of the Pirate Party. Could its next guest be Edward Snowden, the American intelligence contractor who leaked secrets from the National Security Agency? <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 5th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The weapon, called Ray Ting 2000 or “Thunder 2000″, went into service for the first time on Matsu island and could reach Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait, said the United Evening News citing sources. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> HONG KONG (AP) — Every year, Hong Kong residents gather in droves for the annual vigil to commemorate the Tiananmen democracy protests. More than marking the brutal crackdown in Beijing 24 years ago, the event here increasingly symbolizes disaffection with rule by China. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius appears in South African court for hearing in his murder trial. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The death toll from deadly tornadoes and severe flooding that struck Oklahoma on Friday and Saturday has risen to 18, including 12 adults and six children, with the bodies of seven people still unidentified, the state’s chief medical examiner said on Monday. Officials on Monday added five victims – three adults and two unidentified children – to the tally of confirmed deaths, said Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A missile strike near Syria’s biggest city Aleppo killed 26 people and government warplanes pounded Qusayr, a watchdog said on Monday, as a regime offensive to retake the town entered its third week. Regime opponents also suffered a blow when one of the main groups in the National Coalition withdrew from the bloc, denouncing its leadership. US officials said, meanwhile, that Washington would send a Patriot missile battery and F-16 fighters to Jordan for a drill and may keep them there to counter any threat posed by the Syrian war. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Missile strike in Aleppo kills 26 as Syrian battle enters third week
By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A former provincial vice governor is under investigation for alleged disciplinary violations, state media reported on Tuesday, in the latest instance of a high-level clampdown on corruption. Ni Fake, who was once the vice governor of Anhui province in eastern China, is being probed for “suspected serious disciplinary offences”, the official Xinhua news agency said. The phrase is a euphemism for corruption in China’s state media. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China ex-vice governor in Anhui province in corruption probe
By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Philippine aviation authorities said on Tuesday they were investigating Cebu Pacific pilots and crew who left passengers waiting some 15 minutes before deploying emergency slides on a plane that overshot the runway and landed on its nose. None of the 165 passengers was injured, but several complained about the slow response. The rough landing in stormy weather on Sunday evening forced the closure of the Davao International Airport in the southern Philippines while the Airbus A320-200 remained stuck on the runway. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Banks in Kwun Tong on Tuesday reported an enthusiastic response to the third issue of iBonds – which are issued by the government and offer interest rates linked to inflation. In an hour after business began at 9am, subscribers at one bank at Yue Man Square, Kwun Tong, collected brochures of the retail bond issuance programme and approached bank staff for subscriptions. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A senior official at a poultry processing firm in China has been detained over a plant fire that killed 120 people – the country’s deadliest blaze in 12 years – a local official said on Tuesday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading China poultry plant official detained over Jilin fire that killed 120
By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> North Korea may be just one to two months away from following through on its threat to restart a plutonium reactor that can produce fissile material for nuclear bombs, a US research institute said on Monday. But the North’s ability to put the five megawatt reactor back to work will depend on the availability of fresh fuel rods to power it, and that remains uncertain. The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies is basing its conclusions on analysis of commercial satellite images, the latest taken on May 22. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> But the Guardian, which ran the interview in which Douglas made the claim, stuck to its guns and posted an audio clip on its website, insisting that Douglas had been referring to his own cancer being caused by cunnilingus. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Now Michael Douglas denies blaming oral sex for his cancer
By , on June 4th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> More than 60 countries on Monday signed a landmark conventional arms trade treaty, but the United States held back from joining the first wave of signatories while Russia and China are expected to stay out of the accord. The UN-brokered treaty is the first covering weapons of any kind for more than a decade and aims to bring transparency and protection of human rights into the often dubious US$85 billion-a-year global trade. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 3rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The American soldier accused of providing more than 700,000 documents to WikiLeaks went on trial yesterday charged with the biggest leak of classified information in US history. Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is an intelligence analyst who faces a possible life sentence without parole if convicted for the 2010 leak that outraged the US government. Manning sat at the defence table between his lawyers at his court-martial in Maryland, where he faces 21 counts, including the most serious one of aiding the enemy, and prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 3rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> India has become the leading source of permanent migrants to Australia for the first time, ahead of China, a government report showed yesterday. Reflecting the growing prominence of Asia to Australia, seven of the top 10 source countries during 2011-2012 were from the region, Australia’s Migration Trends study showed. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 3rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Gibraltar is launching a campaign to persuade hedge funds to ditch their plush offices in central London for the low taxes of “the Rock”. Fabian Picardo, chief minister of the British overseas territory, said multimillionaire hedge fund managers should quit London for Gibraltar because it is “much cheaper”, while promotional material promises they are “unlikely to be liable for corporation tax”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 3rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The leader of Japan’s biggest opposition party challenged the government to better protect the elderly and small companies, charging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies with ignoring the risks of monetary easing and a weakened currency. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Goshi Hosono challenges Shinzo Abe to protect the elderly, small business
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Japan formally accepts new nuclear safety requirements
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The new requirements for the first time make it compulsory that plants take steps to guard against radiation leaks in the case of severe accidents, install emergency command centres and enact anti-terrorist measures. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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