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Japan PM's "Third Arrow" reforms seen short of overhaul
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Linda Sieg and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Anyone expecting a broad overhaul of Japan's economy that would remove barriers to competition will likely be disappointed when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launches his "Third Arrow" policy next month, but those with more modest expectations may be pleased. Abe has promised to make structural reform and deregulation a key part of his growth strategy, the third tranche of his "Abenomics" prescription after hyper-easy monetary policy and big spending. ... More »Japan PM's "Third Arrow" reforms seen short of overhaul
Charles to visit historic pottery
Press Association - Thu, May 16, 2013
The Prince of Wales will pay a visit to a Victorian pottery which was saved from closure by one of his charities. More »Charles to visit historic pottery
'Massive' troop deployment in Nigeria's northeast
AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Nigeria's military has announced a "massive" deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory. More »'Massive' troop deployment in Nigeria's northeast
Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple
Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. With its new service, announced at its annual developers' conference in San Francisco, Google has adopted the streaming music business model ahead of rival Apple Inc, which pioneered online music purchases with iTunes. ... More »Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple
Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook, the organizers said Wednesday. More »Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000
Swine flu transmitted to seals
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Swine flu has been transmitted to elephant seals living off the coast of California. More »Swine flu transmitted to seals
NASA's Kepler planet hunter appears broken
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft appears to be hobbled by a faulty wheel and may be near the end of its four-year mission, space agency scientists said Wednesday. More »NASA's Kepler planet hunter appears broken
Canada pushes development as it takes over Arctic Council
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Canada said Wednesday it will promote unprecedented industrial development in the far north as it takes over the helm of the Arctic Council, while activists called for a ban on oil drilling. More »Canada pushes development as it takes over Arctic Council
Brazil court overturns conviction in US nun's murder
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Brazil's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a landowner found guilty of the 2005 murder of US nun Dorothy Stang, ruling that his lawyer did not have enough time to prepare his defense. More »Brazil court overturns conviction in US nun's murder
EU ministers reach deal on fisheries reform
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
EU ministers agreed early on Wednesday a reform of the EU's fishing quota system that must now be approved by the European Parliament, where lawmakers are set on curbing overfishing. More »EU ministers reach deal on fisheries reform
Stem Cells Made From Cloned Human Embryos
Sky News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Scientists in the United States have hailed a major breakthrough after recovering stem cells from cloned human embryos for the first time. More »Stem Cells Made From Cloned Human Embryos
Study into billion-year-old water
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Scientists are looking for signs of life in a wellspring of ancient water more than a billion years old. More »Study into billion-year-old water
Mayan pyramid razed for road fill: Belize officials
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
A construction company owned by a local politician demolished a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple in northern Belize to use the rubble as gravel for road repair work, authorities charged. More »Mayan pyramid razed for road fill: Belize officials
Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding exhibitions abroad. The clients are the usual family magnates and super-rich - Istanbul ranks fifth in the world on the Forbes list of billionaires. But they also include an expanding class of young professionals looking for investment opportunities and a touch of prestige. ... More »Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
Apes and monkeys go way back: study
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Newly unearthed ape and monkey fossils prove that the cousin species lived side-by-side in Africa as long as 25 million years ago, a study said Wednesday. More »Apes and monkeys go way back: study
Life-giving elements found in prehistoric water: study
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
Scientists said Wednesday they had found life-giving chemicals in water at least 1.5 billion years old, which they are now combing for signs of microscopic organisms surviving from a prehistoric age. More »Life-giving elements found in prehistoric water: study
Stem cell 'milestone' revealed
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
One of the obstacles to human cloning has been cleared by scientists who successfully used skin to generate embryonic stem cells. More »Stem cell 'milestone' revealed
Uganda threatens to punish media over succession reports
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda threatened on Wednesday to penalise media for coverage of a purported plot to stifle allegations that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son for power. Speculation is growing that Museveni, in office since 1986, is lining up his son Kainerugaba Muhoozi to succeed him, a move that would likely test loyalties in Uganda's ruling elite. ... More »Uganda threatens to punish media over succession reports
Freeport suspends Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Randy Fabi and Michael Taylor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc halted operations at the world's second largest copper mine in Indonesia on Wednesday as rescue workers scrambled to find 25 workers caught underground in a tunnel collapse a day earlier. The head of Freeport Indonesia said he would travel to the remote West Papua site later on Wednesday to assess rescue operations and decide on when to resume production at the Grasberg mine, which also holds the world's largest gold reserves. ... More »Freeport suspends Indonesia mine after tunnel collapse
Baby booties made from breast milk
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Tiny baby booties made from donated breast milk have been created by British designers. More »Baby booties made from breast milk
Saldana: Star Trek is a real ride
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
Zoe Saldana boldly went where few women would go, in a daring outfit as the Star Trek Into Darkness cast beamed into Los Angeles for the film's premiere. More »Saldana: Star Trek is a real ride
Merkel offers controlled glimpses of private life
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has revealed she finds "nice eyes" attractive in men, had a Polish grandfather and can easily handle an all-night summit without sleep. More »Merkel offers controlled glimpses of private life
Disabled challenge 'bedroom tax'
Press Association - Wed, May 15, 2013
The High Court has been asked to declare that the Government's so-called "bedroom tax" unlawfully discriminates against disabled people in social housing. More »Disabled challenge 'bedroom tax'
UN, Slow Food agree to boost local recipes
AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
The UN food agency and the gastronomic and ecological movement Slow Food signed an agreement on Wednesday for joint work on promoting small farmers and local recipes around the world that they hope will put Africa on the gourmet map. More »UN, Slow Food agree to boost local recipes
Conductor Gilbert fights 'Bolero effect' - in a car factory
Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Michael Roddy DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - A concert in a car factory using parts of a luxury sedan as percussion instruments is one thing, but a Volkswagen suspended above the New York Philharmonic creates another level of musical drama entirely. The NYPO under its first native New York music director, Alan Gilbert, showed during two concerts this week at the Dresden Music Festival in central Germany why the 46-year-old conductor has a reputation for brushing off the cobwebs at one of America's most distinguished orchestras. ... More »Conductor Gilbert fights 'Bolero effect' - in a car factory

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