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Business & Finance | Business

Japan, Russia Agree on Economic Ties; Stalemate on Territory

TOKYO—Russia and Japan agreed Friday to hold talks on joint economic development on four islands at the center of a decades-old territorial dispute between the countries. It was a small step forward that fell far short of breaking the stalemate in a dis

Politics | Politics

In Denmark, Harsh New Laws for Immigrant ‘Ghettos’

The Danes, who have struggled to integrate non-Western families, are getting tough: From age 1, immigrant children will receive mandatory instruction in “Danish culture.”

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China smog reaches 50 times WHO recommendations - Yahoo News

From Yahoo News: A swathe of China was blanketed with acrid smog Monday after levels of dangerous particulates reached around 50 times World Health Organization maximums, in what environmental campaigners said were the highest figures ever recorded in the

News | In The News

Indonesia sinks 34 of its neighbors' boats to celebrate Independence Day, and Vietnam isn't happy

In what might be one of the world’s strangest Independence Day fireworks displays, Indonesia sank boats seized for illegal fishing.

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'Auschwitz book-keeper' Oskar Groening sentenced to four years - BBC News

A German court convicts a 94-year-old former guard at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz of being an accessory to the murder of at least 300,000 Jews.

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Paris Charlie Hebdo Attack: Spontaneous rallies of defiance sweep France - Telegraph

Tens of thousands of people join 150 rallies across France to support freedom of expression following the terrorist attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine