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BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2014

Google acquiring startup Songza to bolster music services

Google Inc. is buying startup Songza Media Inc., bolstering its music services as it tries to draw users away from rival Apple Inc.
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JAPAN
Jul 1, 2014

Abe wins battle to broaden defense policy

The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe authorizes a reinterpretation of war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, allowing Japan for the first time since World War II to come to the aid of an ally under attack.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2014

China's military calls for unity after top level graft bust

China's military called on Tuesday for unity and loyalty to the ruling Communist Party after one of its most senior former officers was accused of corruption, the highest-ranking official to date felled in a battle against pervasive graft.
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2014

Weak response to sexist taunts

The way in which the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's effectively closed the book on the sexist jeering of a female assembly member during a plenary session raises doubts as to whether the assembly takes sexual harassment seriously.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2014

Escaping Moscow's bear hug in Eastern Europe

Three former Soviet republics — Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine — have now signed association agreements with the EU, but it would be naive to think that Russia will give up easily on influencing their geopolitical decisions.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2014

U.K.'s David Cameron loses and so does the EU

The U.K. and the EU may well part ways simply because that's the way the tide is going. Like Jean-Claude Juncker's selection to lead the European Commission despite British Prime Minister David Cameron's objections, it's beginning to look like predestination.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2014

Former Czech PM's aide guilty over scandal that toppled government

An ex-aide and now wife of former Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was found guilty of abuse of power on Monday in a major scandal that exposed their extramarital affair and toppled the government a year ago.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2014

Toronto Mayor Ford exits rehab, says was in 'complete denial'

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Monday that he had been in "complete denial" about his drinking and drug use before entering a rehabilitation clinic two months ago, and admitted that his struggle against substance abuse will never end.
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WORLD
Jul 1, 2014

Rome's Trevi Fountain gets face-lift

Rome unveiled the most drastic face-lift for the Trevi Fountain in its 252-year history on Monday, the latest in a series of privately funded restorations to Italy's prized landmarks.
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WORLD
Jul 1, 2014

Coulson faces retrial on News Corp. bribery charges

Andy Coulson, who will be sentenced this week over phone hacking, will be retried on bribery charges after a London jury failed to reach verdicts following an eight- month trial into wrongdoing at News Corp. tabloids.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2014

World's oldest population drives Asian bonds in quest for yield

Asian bonds are reaping the benefits of Japan's ageing population like never before.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2014

Cultist Kikuchi gets five years

Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Naoko Kikuchi receives a five-year term for attempted murder in the 1995 Tokyo City Hall bombing but avoids explosives violations charges.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 30, 2014

North's missiles may have sent different message

As Japanese and North Korean envoys prepared to hold talks Tuesday, Tokyo faced the difficulty of assessing Pyongyang's seriousness in its promised inquiry into the fates of abducted citizens while apparently snubbing Japan and other neighbors Sunday with a pair of missiles fired into the ocean.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2014

Islamic State crucifies eight rival fighters in Syria

Eight rebel fighters have been crucified in Syria by the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) because they were considered too moderate, a monitoring group said.
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JAPAN
Jun 30, 2014

Dealers hedge their bets on Abe's casino plan

For trainee dealer Taichi Yahagi, the odds of making a better living turning cards at a baccarat table in Tokyo are looking up.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2014

'Black money' fairy tale drives Indian adults

Millions of adult Indians enthusiastically propagate a fairy tale that says once a strong government brings billions of dollars of 'black money' home, India will cease being poor and take its rightful place among the superpowers of the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2014

Who'll pay for the Iraq sins?

Will the purveyors of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq ever do penance for their sins of warmongering?
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 30, 2014

Japan tourism still suffers from a credit card gap

Tourists want two things: to be able to use their smart phones and their credit cards in Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2014

Chinese official cancels events in Taiwan amid violent protests

China's top official in charge of relations with Taiwan has returned to Beijing, hailing his visit to the self-ruled island as "historic," despite violent protests that forced him to cancel several meetings.
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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 29, 2014

Rodriguez fires Colombia by Uruguay, into last eight

A sensational display from James Rodriguez fired Colombia into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Saturday with the attacking midfielder scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Uruguay including a contender for goal of the tournament.

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