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Shippers brace for more Suez turmoil after vessel attack
september 02, 2013by latadmin
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – An attack by assailants on a container ship in the Suez canal has heightened risks for merchant shipping using the vital...
Video: Three-year-old snooker prodigy becomes internet sensation in China
september 02, 2013by latadmin
A three-year-old boy in China has become an internet sensation after a video was posted online of him exhibiting his extraordinary prowess at snooker. Wang Wuka may have...
German children’s books find large market in China
september 02, 2013by latadmin
The Beijing International Book Fair, the largest publishing sector event in China, recently opened its doors. Germany was also represented, with Chinese readers...
Analysis: Readying for escalation in Syria
september 02, 2013by latadmin
HIGHLIGHTS US strikes could add to humanitarian needs Jordan “well-placed” to handle refugee influx “Shelter options exhausted” in Lebanon Need...
Tornadoes Rip Eastern Japan, Dozens Injured
september 02, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — Tornadoes tore through eastern Japan on Monday, injuring dozens of people, at least one seriously, and destroying some buildings. Police in Saitama prefecture,...
Doha to host FIBA 3×3 All-Stars, the new endpoint to the 3×3 season (FIBA – International Basketball Federation)
september 02, 2013by latadmin
(Source: FIBA – International Basketball Federation) LAUSANNE, Switzerland ( FIBA 3×3): During the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Lausanne Masters this past...
Car pollution choking ‘Beige-jing’
september 02, 2013by latadmin
Beijing has unveiled a slew of measures to curb a choking pollution problem, including limiting the number of new vehicles on the roads and closing or upgrading the...
Nuclear disaster taking its toll
september 02, 2013by latadmin
Third-generation fisherman Fumio Suzuki sets out into the Pacific Ocean every seven weeks. Not to catch fish to sell, but to catch fish that can be tested for radiation....
Barbie doll collection reaches ‘crazy obsession’
september 02, 2013by latadmin
The white exterior and spartan grey staircase of Jian Yang’s tidy rowhouse give no hint of the shock that lies within — a pink living room floor and his...
Fukushima nuclear plant still ‘unstable’, regulator says
september 02, 2013by latadmin
The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant "has not ended", the country's nuclear watchdog has warned, saying the situation there is...
