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Dog Helps In The Rescue Of An Old Man In JapanUnidentified Location, Japan - The fact that the dog is the most faithful animal ever was proved yet again when a pet dog in southern Japan helped rescuers find her 88-year-old owner, who went missing the day before. |
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Poor Nations Brake Greenhouse Gas RiseOslo, Norway - Developing nations that are fast industrialising, such as China and India, have braked their rising greenhouse gas emissions by more than the total cuts demanded of rich nations by the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol. |
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New video reveals major sun eruptionA new movie from the Japanese Hinode spacecraft is one of the most detailed glimpses of a solar flare ever made and has helped scientists see what's behind the colossal eruption. |
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Sewers to help heat 2010 Olympic villageVancouver, British Columbia, Canada - In an effort to make the 2010 Winter Olympics as environmentally friendly as possible, the city of Vancouver is turning to its sewers to help heat the athletes' village. |
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Japan Donates $200K to New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA - A region of Japan devastated by a 1995 earthquake donated $200,000 to the New Orleans Museum of Art to help this city's children cope with post-Hurricane Katrina devastation. |
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Billionaire Opens Mansions to HomelessHonolulu, Hawaii, USA - Dorie-Ann Kahale and her five daughters moved from a homeless shelter to a mansion Thursday, courtesy of a Japanese real estate mogul who is handing over eight of his multimillion-dollar homes to low-income Native Hawaiian families. |
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Dolphin With First Artificial Fin Makes a SplashOkinawa, Japan - A dolphin, equipped with what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin, demonstrated her swimming and jumping skills to celebrate her recovery at a Japanese aquarium. |
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Monster Glowing Squid Caught on CameraOff the Ogasawara Islands, Japan - Monster-size, deep-sea squid that use their glowing arms to blind and stun their prey have been filmed in the wild for the first time, scientists say. |
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Japan uses satellites to track disastersTokyp, Japan - Japan launched a satellite-based alert system Friday that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said. |
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Unknown van Gogh painting auctioned for $933,000Tokyo, Japan - An unsigned painting of a peasant woman was auctioned off in Japan yesterday for Y66 million ($933,190) just two days after it was revealed to be a previously unknown work by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh. |
news from East Asia
- Beijing’s New Year Resolution: Scrap Polluting Cars
- Report: Toyota developing solar powered green car
- Japanese City Finds Treasure in Recycling Unwanted Electronics
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Japanese Workers Forsake Cubicles, Embrace Outdoors
- UN disarmament events kick off in Republic of Korea and Brazil
- Japan says to spare humpback whales again
- Wind power can prevent climate change: study
- Good news? There is some
