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Justin Bieber Cancels Remaining Purpose World Tour Dates

Justin Bieber has cancelled the rest of his Purpose World Tour because of “unforeseen circumstances”, his publicist...

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N. Korea Appears To Be Preparing New Missile Test

Speculation intensified Tuesday that North Korea is preparing another missile launch to coincide with a military...

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Japan Aims To Reduce Suicides By 30% In 10 Years

Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to...

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Indian Stocks Hit Record, Break 10,000 Barrier

India's stock markets hit record highs on Tuesday with the National Stock Exchange's much-watched Nifty index breaking...

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Justin Bieber Abruptly Ends Tour

The 23-year-old Canadian superstar -- who in recent years has been as known for off-stage antics as for his music --...

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Home Favourites Snag First-Round Tennis Wins In Jiangxi

Chinese players dominated first round matches on Monday at the hard court WTA Jiangxi Open in the city of Nanchang,...

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Two Chinese Warplanes Buzz US Recon Plane

A US surveillance plane was forced to take evasive action after two Chinese fighters intercepted it over the East China...

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Japan Marks Three Years To Tokyo 2020 As Issues Linger

Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers...

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IMF Says Global Recovery On Firmer Footing

The global economic recovery is on firmer footing as improving growth in China, Europe and Japan offset downward...

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No-Show Inflation Poses Conundrum For US Fed

After tightening monetary policy last month for the second time this year, the US central bank is expected to pause for...

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Robot Finds Possible Melted Fuel Inside Fukushima Reactor

Lava-like rocks believed to be melted nuclear fuel have been spotted inside Japan's stricken Fukushima reactor by an...

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Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a...

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Bieber Not Welcome Thanks To ‘bad Behaviour’

Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after...

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Underwater Robot Probes Inside Fukushima Reactor

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it is using an underwater robot in a renewed...

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Tokyo Olympic Stadium Worker’s Suicide Due To Overwork

The suicide of a 23-year-old worker on Tokyo's Olympic stadium was due to overwork, his family said, as Japan races to...

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Tokyo 2020 Living With Spectre of Killer Quake

For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought...

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Spieth In Tie For Lead At British Open As Rivals Trail

Jordan Spieth produced one of his best major championship efforts to take a share of the lead alongside fellow...

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US Warns South Sudan Regional Plan Is Last Chance For Peace

The United States warned Thursday that a new regional plan to shore up South Sudan's failing peace agreement was the...

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Britain’s Johnson Meets High-Tech Robots In Japan

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday shook hands with one of Japan's high-tech robots, a humanoid...