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• South Africa will sell ivory to Japan, China
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The South African government said Thursday that it will press ahead with plans to sell just over 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan under a special exemption to the international ban on the trade. The Convention on ...
• Japan’s Nikkei tumbles in morning trade
Dealers react during morning trading session at Tokyo Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 10. Japan's Nikkei index fell more than 10 percent in early trading following massive losses on Wall Street. TOKYO - Japanese shares plunged in morning trade Friday as ...
• Naked man swims in Japan palace moat
A man identified as a middle-aged Westerner swims in the moat of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Japanese police officers on a boat try to apprehend him on Tuesday.    Oct. 7: There is wild speculation that Sarah Palin may appear on Thursday night ...
• Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk
TSUKUBA, Japan - A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month starting Friday — an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly ...
• U.S. to remove N. Korea from terror list
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discussed North Korea on Friday with the foreign ministers of Japan, China and South Korea, the State Department said. The delisting depended on North Korea agreeing to a plan to verify an account of its nuclear ...