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Business › DBJ agrees to expand credit line for Japan Airlines
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 5:17am MST
The state-owned Development Bank of Japan agreed in a meeting with government officials Thursday to expand its current 100 billion yen credit line for Japan…
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Crime › Man robs dry cleaner of Y70,000; gets away on bicycle
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 5:00am MST
A man robbed a dry cleaner in the town of Kumatori Wednesday, thrusting a replica gun at the female cashier, 44, and making off with… -
Crime › 9 years on, police pay respects at site of unsolved Setagaya family murders
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 4:55am MST
About 40 police officers on Wednesday paid their respects outside a home in Setagaya Ward, where a family of four was killed nine years earlier… -
Crime › Police to form national center for DNA analysis
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 1:16am MST
The National Police Agency will create a national-level center specializing in DNA analysis during the year from April in an effort to improve its scientific…
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National › Panel eyes law for limiting parental rights to curb child abuses
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 11:14pm MST
A study group of government officials and scholars is preparing a report that calls for establishing a legal provision to restrict parental rights as a…
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Business › Gov't may expand credit line for JAL
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 11:05pm MST
The government is making arrangements for an increase in a credit line set by the state-owned Development Bank of Japan for Japan Airlines Corp as…
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Crime › Karate club supervisor at high school indicted over student's injury
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 11:02pm MST
Prosecutors have indicted a teacher at Kaishin High School in the city of Kumamoto over an accident that left a karate club member at the… -
Crime › New allegations surface over fund reports linked to Ozawa
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:46pm MST
Alleged fund-reporting irregularities involving ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa have unfolded further as the amount of unlisted money transfers in the fresh case is believed…
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National › Cardinal Shirayanagi passes away at 81
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:06pm MST
Cardinal Seiichi Shirayanagi, who was named cardinal in October 1994 by Pope John Paul II, died of heart failure Wednesday morning at a monastery in… -
National › Health ministry to investigate link between deaths, flu vaccination
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 8:48pm MST
The health ministry will conduct an epidemiologic investigation into whether H1N1 influenza vaccination can increase death risks for people with serious chronic diseases, ministry officials…
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Politics › Ozawa floats Shimoji, Ie islands as Futenma's possible alternative
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 8:35pm MST
Ichiro Ozawa, the powerful No. 2 figure in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, referred to two small Okinawa islands as a possible alternative site…
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Business › Nissan fails to declare Y64 bil in income
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 7:14pm MST
Nissan Motor Co failed to declare some 64 billion yen in income during a three-year period through March 2007 in connection with its group realignment,…
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Politics › LDP upper house member Yoshimura to run as independent next summer
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 7:06pm MST
Gotaro Yoshimura, a House of Councillors member from the Liberal Democratic Party, said he submitted notification Wednesday that he will leave the party before his…
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National › Dalai Lama to visit Zenkoji Temple in June
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 6:22pm MST
Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Zenkoji Temple in central Japan, which earned praise from him for rejecting cooperation in a Beijing Olympic… -
National › Wartime pension records on S Koreans found
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 5:34pm MST
Employee pension records of 4,727 South Koreans, including people who were forcibly brought to Japan during World War II, have been found and provided to…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › Bali police arrest 2 suspects in murder of Japanese woman
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 9:02am MST
Bali police said Wednesday they have arrested two men suspected of involvement in the killing of a 41-year-old Japanese woman at her rental home in…
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Business › Tokyo stocks fall on last trading day of 2009
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 8:53am MST
Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday as year-end profit-taking and a soured mood from Japan Airlines' plunge to a record low outweighed gains from a weaker yen…
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Politics › Hatoyama unveils policy for growth strategy through 2020
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 6:56am MST
The government unveiled Wednesday a basic policy for its growth strategy through 2020, aiming to achieve an average economic growth of 3% in nominal terms…
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Crime › 110 windows smashed at elementary school in Chiba
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 6:38am MST
Some 110 windows were found smashed at a public elementary school in Ichihara City early Tuesday morning, after police received a call from a nearby…
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National › Return rush to hometowns for New Year holidays hits peak
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 6:24am MST
Transportation facilities were crowded Wednesday with people returning to their hometowns for the New Year holidays. Reserved seats on Shinkansen bullet trains from Tokyo to…
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Business › Nipponkoa shareholders OK merger with Sompo Japan
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 3:13am MST
Shareholders of Nipponkoa Insurance Co on Wednesday approved a merger with Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. at an extraordinary general shareholders meeting, paving the way for…
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Politics › Thatcher refused 'karate ladies' for bodyguards on Japan trip, files show
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 2:07am MST
Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, demanded Tokyo change plans to give her an all-women team of karate experts as personal protection officers during…
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National › Saitama man dies in love hotel fire
Posted: January 5th, 2011, 1:34am MST
A love hotel in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, went up into flames just after midnight Tuesday, burning the entire building and killing one…
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Crime › Police track down 8 mothers who sold porn images of daughters
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 11:00pm MST
Eight mothers in their 20s and 30s have been found by police to have distributed and sold pornographic images of their daughters, apparently motivated by…
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National › 136 local authorities offer counseling services for jobless
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 10:56pm MST
A total of 136 municipalities and 78 "Hello Work" job placement centers in 23 prefectures across the nation launched special year-end counseling services Tuesday for…
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Crime › Ex-pop idol Akasaka arrested again for violating stimulants control law
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 10:48pm MST
Akira Akasaka, a former member of now-defunct all-male pop idol group Hikaru Genji, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly using illegal stimulant drugs, police said. Akasaka,… -
Crime › Hit-and-run case involving U.S. soldier to be handed to prosecutors
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 10:26pm MST
Police have decided to send papers on a U.S. soldier to prosecutors over his alleged involvement in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture,…
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National › Japan, U.S. mulling Tokyo's participation in F-35 development
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 10:24pm MST
Japan and the United States are contemplating Tokyo's participation in a multinational project to develop the F-35 next-generation stealth fighter, sources from both governments said…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › 2 teens die following police pursuit over speeding on bike
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 9:01pm MST
Two teens died Wednesday morning apparently after their motorbike crashed into a roadside tree in the city of Toyama following a police pursuit, police said.…
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Business › Toyota's 2009 auto sales in Asia to top those in Japan for 1st time
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 8:06pm MST
Auto sales by Toyota Motor Corp in Asia other than Japan will outnumber those in the domestic market in 2009 for the first time due…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
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National › Leopard cat found for 1st time in decades on Tsushima island
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 7:56pm MST
A rare leopard cat has been found for the first time on the lower island of Tsushima, in Nagasaki Prefecture, directly confirming their existence there…
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Business › As many as 160 firms exit from Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges in 2009
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 7:14pm MST
As many as 160 companies delisted their stocks from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange in 2009, with the two bourses accounting…
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National › Keio University's forestation plan in China recognized as climate project
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 5:19pm MST
A forestation program being promoted by Keio University in China has been recognized by the Japanese government as a Clean Development Mechanism project under the…
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Politics › Hatoyama returns home from trip to India
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 5:02pm MST
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrived at Haneda airport in Tokyo early Wednesday, returning from a three-day trip to India. During talks in New Delhi on… -
Politics › No dates set for Okada's U.S. visit
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 4:52pm MST
The United States and Japan are in talks about a possible visit to Washington soon by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada but have yet to set… -
Politics › Panel confirms existence of 3 of 4 secret Japan-U.S. pacts
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 4:47pm MST
A Japanese government panel has confirmed the existence of three out of four secret Japan-U.S. pacts involving the 1960 revision of the bilateral security treaty…
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Business › Sumitomo Chemical to buy into Australia's Nufarm
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 4:39pm MST
Sumitomo Chemical Co said Tuesday that it aims to invest in Nufarm Ltd, a major Australian agrochemical supplier, to cooperate in the crop protection business.… -
Business › Nikkei ends flat
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 7:34am MST
The key Nikkei stock index ended almost flat Tuesday after choppy trading, trapped between profit-taking from the previous day's rally and support from the U.S.…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
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National › 2 elderly people killed in residential fires in Shiga, Kochi prefectures
Posted: January 4th, 2011, 4:13am MST
Two elderly people were killed in residential fires in Shiga and Kochi prefectures Tuesday morning. In Nagahama, Shiga, a person believed to be Miyoko Tanigawa,…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › At least 20 hearings to be held on Akihabara stabbing case
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 11:26pm MST
At least 20 hearings will be held in the trial of a man charged over the stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in June 2008… -
Crime › Oshio to be served arrest warrant over woman's death
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 11:07pm MST
Police plan to serve a fresh arrest warrant early in January on former actor and singer Manabu Oshio on suspicion of failing to act appropriately…
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Business › FamilyMart turns am/pm Japan into wholly owned unit
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 11:00pm MST
Convenience store chain operator FamilyMart Co said Monday that smaller rival am/pm Japan Co has become its wholly owned subsidiary. The effective cost for the…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Politics
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Politics › Survey shows officials at 219 local gov'ts receiving excessive pay
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 10:49pm MST
Over 20,000 officials at 219 local governments nationwide are being overpaid, receiving salaries that do not match their actual workloads under a common practice called…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › Woman catches bag snatcher after bicycle chase
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 10:28pm MST
A 26-year-old woman riding a bicycle caught up with a man also on a bike who had snatched her bag, police said Monday. Yugo Komaki,…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Business
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Business › JAL's largest labor union to accept cuts in pension benefits
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 9:25pm MST
The leadership of the largest labor union of Japan Airlines Corp plans to accept a company proposal to cut its pension benefits substantially to help… -
Business › Nov oil imports down for 14th straight month
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 8:53pm MST
Japanese crude oil imports dropped 4.5% in November from a year earlier to 110.20 million barrels for the 14th straight monthly fall, the Natural Resources… -
Business › Pioneer to put off allotting new shares to Honda for 3rd time
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 8:13pm MST
Pioneer Corp said Monday it will postpone a third-party allotment of new shares to Honda Motor Co for the third time as negotiations with other…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Politics
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Politics › Governors reluctant to accept U.S. military facilities
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 8:11pm MST
A Kyodo News survey of governors of all prefectures except Okinawa shows all are reluctant to accept U.S. military facilities or host training exercises by…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › Thieves get away with Y50 mil worth of jewelry in Aichi
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 7:26pm MST
Thieves stole 50 million worth of jewelry from a store in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, on Sunday morning, police said Monday. The theft took place at…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Politics
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Politics › Russian FM open for new ideas in talks with Japan
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 7:13pm MST
Russia's foreign minister says his country is ready to consider new approaches to settling a territorial dispute with Japan. Sergey Lavrov says, after talks with…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › Singer Shion indicted for using drugs
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 7:12pm MST
Singer Shion was indicted Monday on a charge of using the synthetic narcotic ketamine, prosecutors said. According to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, Shion,…
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Politics › 3 ruling parties agree to work out Futenma issue by May
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 4:50pm MST
Japan's three ruling parties agreed Monday to make maximum efforts to reach a decision by May on where a U.S. Marine base in Futenma, Okinawa… -
Politics › Gift tax paid by Hatoyama amounts to Y575 mil
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 7:47am MST
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has paid 575 million yen in gift tax on 1.17 billion yen in funds received from his mother between 2002 and… -
Politics › Aug 30 general election 'unconstitutional': Osaka High Court
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 5:53am MST
The Osaka High Court determined Monday that the Aug 30 general election that brought the Democratic Party of Japan to power was ''unconstitutional,'' given that… -
Politics › Finance chief Fujii admitted to hospital for check-up
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 5:32am MST
Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii was admitted to a hospital Monday to undergo medical tests and take some rest after weeks of hard work to draft… -
Politics › Okada to make 2-day visit to Turkey from Jan 3
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 3:37am MST
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada will make a two-day visit to Turkey from Jan. 3 to meet his Turkish counterpart and attend a ceremony to mark…
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World › Gunmen target U.S. aid group in Pakistan, killing 5
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:43am MST
Gunmen attacked the offices of an international aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people working for the organization, police said. The attackers… -
Business › Toyota, U.S. authorities begin probe on runaway Prius
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:00am MST
Toyota Motor Corp and U.S. authorities said Tuesday they have launched a probe into an incident on Monday in which a Prius hybrid suddenly accelerated…
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Business › Toyota, U.S. authorities begin probe on runaway Prius
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:00am MST
Toyota Motor Corp and U.S. authorities said Tuesday they have launched a probe into an incident on Monday in which a Prius hybrid suddenly accelerated…
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World › Law bars Myanmar's Suu Kyi from elections
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:30am MST
A new election law unveiled by Myanmar's ruling military Wednesday bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and could force… -
Business › Beer shipments fall 6.3% in February
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:04am MST
Domestic shipments of beer and beer-like drinks dropped 6.3% in February from a year earlier to 29.25 million cases, hitting the lowest level for February…
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Business › Beer shipments fall 6.3% in February
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 4:04am MST
Domestic shipments of beer and beer-like drinks dropped 6.3% in February from a year earlier to 29.25 million cases, hitting the lowest level for February…
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National › Students collect anti-nuke signatures for New York conference
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:59am MST
A group of high school students in Tokyo are collecting signatures from people to support a world without nuclear arms to submit to the review…
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National › Students collect anti-nuke signatures for New York conference
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:59am MST
A group of high school students in Tokyo are collecting signatures from people to support a world without nuclear arms to submit to the review…
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Sports › Matsui goes 1 for 2 in Angels debut
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:55am MST
Hideki Matsui made his spring debut for the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, getting a single in two trips to the plate during a 6-5… -
World › Obama says he'll use high-tech 'bounty hunters' to stop health care fraud
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:33am MST
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan… -
Politics › Washington Post criticizes DPJ lawmaker for views on 9/11 attacks
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:00am MST
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yukihisa Fujita faced bitter criticism in a Washington Post editorial this week for what the major U.S. daily described as…
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Politics › Washington Post criticizes DPJ lawmaker for views on 9/11 attacks
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:00am MST
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yukihisa Fujita faced bitter criticism in a Washington Post editorial this week for what the major U.S. daily described as…
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Technology › Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. this week
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:32am MST
Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the… -
Commentary › Japan must correct inconsistency in non-nuclear principles
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:02am MST
Confirming the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact that led Tokyo to allow nuclear-armed U.S. vessels to visit Japanese ports was the first challenge that… -
Crime › Saga man arrested after police find 265 items of women's underwear in truck
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:09am MST
A 36-year-old man was arrested for theft last week, after he allegedly stole two pairs of women's underwear from a coin laundry in the town…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - Crime
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Crime › Saga man arrested after police find 265 items of women's underwear in truck
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:09am MST
A 36-year-old man was arrested for theft last week, after he allegedly stole two pairs of women's underwear from a coin laundry in the town…
Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
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National › Man dies after being hit by Tokyo Monorail train in tunnel
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:47am MST
A man died after being hit by a Tokyo Monorail train bound for Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening in a tunnel between Showajima and Seibijo…
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National › Man dies after being hit by Tokyo Monorail train in tunnel
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:47am MST
A man died after being hit by a Tokyo Monorail train bound for Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening in a tunnel between Showajima and Seibijo…
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Shukan Post › March is worst month for suicides of salaried workers
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:58pm MST
March is known as the month of the year with the highest suicide rate. For 12 consecutive years, suicide has risen in Japan, with 32,753… -
Picture of the Day › Reaching for the Universe
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:45pm MST
Maiko Itai reacts after being named Miss Universe Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday night. Itai, 25, who lives in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, was picked from…
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Cardinal Levada Explains Ecumenism [2010-03-09]
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Polish Catholic Paper Punished for Abortion View [2010-03-09]
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Learning to Read Signs of Love [2010-03-09]
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Father Cantalamessa's 1st Lenten Homily [2010-03-09]
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Caritas Stresses Protection for Domestic Workers [2010-03-09]
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Nigeria Clash Isn't About Religion, Clarifies Prelate [2010-03-09]
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Vatican: Abuse Scandal a Problem for Society [2010-03-09]
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Spokesman Cautions Against a False Perspective -
Vatican Note on Sexual Abuse of Minors [2010-03-09]
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"The Correct Starting Point Is ... Concern for the Victims" -
Pope Affirms Matteo Ricci's Love for Chinese [2010-03-09]
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Rite of Election of Catechumens [2010-03-09]
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UK Churches Prepare for 2012 Olympics [2010-03-09]
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More Than Gold Plans to Unite 3,000 Communities
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HAITI: The Camp That Vanished
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 9 (IPS) - Perched near the top of a steep hill, the fractured pink walls of Villa Manrese overlook the rest of the capital city. Both ends of the three-story compound have collapsed, spilling into mounds of rubble. The first floor was pulverised into a layer of dust. There are still bodies inside. -
RIGHTS: Middle East Women Ahead But Not Home
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UNITED NATIONS, Mar 9 (IPS) - Male leaders fail to break the Mideast impasse. Enter women from Israel and the Palestinian territories working together. And… it would have been nice to say they succeeded where the men failed. -
MIDEAST: Iran, Israel Spoiling for a Fight?
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SINGAPORE: As Casino Opens, Watch for Its Social Impact Begins
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SINGAPORE, Mar 10 (IPS) - An unfamiliar sight in Singapore – that of vehicles with foreign licence plates filling the car park – meets visitors at the basement of the city-state’s first casino, which opened nearly a month ago. -
POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
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WASHINGTON, Mar 9 (IPS) - After U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's January address on the role of internet freedom in U.S. foreign policy, the Barack Obama administration appears to be taking the first steps to introduce specific legislation and policies to exploit the role of the internet in opening up those countries ruled by oppressive or authoritarian governments. -
FINANCE: Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
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WASHINGTON, Mar 9 (IPS) - An international initiative that seeks to reform how governments profit from their natural resources should not reduce its existing standards of membership solely because candidate countries have been reluctant or incapable of meeting them, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. -
RIGHTS: "Famine Marriages" Just One Byproduct of Climate Change
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UNITED NATIONS, Mar 9 (IPS/TerraViva) - The negative fallout from climate change is having a devastatingly lopsided impact on women compared to men, from higher death rates during natural disasters to heavier household and care burdens. -
ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
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KAMPALA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a usual day in eastern Uganda. -
NAMIBIA: Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes
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WINDHOEK, Mar 9 (IPS) - African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers. -
ECUADOR: Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
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QUITO, Mar 9 (IPS) - Science fiction blockbuster Avatar was the big loser in the Oscar awards ceremony - not only a blow for director James Cameron but also seen as a symbolic reverse in the struggle to recover Amazon rainforest areas in Ecuador from the effects of oil pollution. -
PERU: Suspension of Mining Operation Merely a Placebo
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LIMA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Although the Peruvian government reported that it had suspended the exploration activities of the Afrodita mining company in the country's northern Amazon jungle region to avoid further protests by local indigenous people, officials took no actual steps to bring the firm's work to a halt. -
ENVIRONMENT: Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists
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UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 9 (Tierramérica) - Climate change science has come under full-scale attack in a last-ditch effort to delay or prevent action by the U.S. government against global warming, experts warn.