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Time and tide have no respect for vulnerable coastal residents

[2014-12-16 08:01]

Bryony Nierop-Reading has what she calls a million-dollar view from her cliff top property in east England, looking out over North Sea swells beyond a sandy beach where gulls wheel overhead.

Dutch turn to sand in battle with nature

[2014-12-16 08:01]

A pile of sand about eight times the volume of the Great Pyramid of Giza is shaping up as a cut-rate model for protecting coasts from rising seas.

Cancer patients pay labs big bucks to breed mice for tests on tumors

[2014-12-16 08:01]

Scientists often test drugs in mice. Now some cancer patients are doing the same - with the hope of curing their own disease.

Dump offers living amid Maputo's stark poverty gap

[2014-12-16 08:01]

In an acrid brown fog, hundreds of figures like ghosts pick their way across an ocean of garbage.

Abe to face tough reform battle despite House election victory

[2014-12-16 08:01]

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Monday to prevail over resistance to his plans for economic and political change following a weekend election victory that gives him up to four more years in power.

Japan's opposition leader resigns

[2014-12-16 08:01]

The leader of Japan's largest opposition party stepped down on Monday after losing his seat in a weekend election.

Korean Air cabin crew chief forced to kneel in humility

[2014-12-16 08:01]

The head of a cabin crew who was kicked off a Korean Air Lines flight after a company executive raged over the way she was served macadamia nuts said he was insulted and forced to kneel down to apologize to her.

Macadamia sales jump on S. Korean shopping sites

[2014-12-16 08:01]

Nut rage blew up the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now, South Korean retailers are experiencing an unexpected upside: a boom in sales of macadamias.

India to encourage taxis driven by women

[2014-12-16 08:01]

The alleged rape of a woman passenger by an Uber taxi driver once again spotlights the risks of India's transport system, which has failed to keep women safe.

Nightmare brings disbelief to Sydney

[2014-12-16 08:01]

It is one of the most popular cafes on a thoroughfare that is thronged at this time of year with festive shoppers, in addition to everyday office crowds and tourists.

Chinese embassy warns over crisis

[2014-12-16 08:01]

The Chinese Embassy and Chinese Consulate in Australia warned Chinese citizens on Monday to stay away from the hostage crisis that is taking place at a cafe in the city center of Sydney.

Report revives legal debate on interrogation

[2014-12-16 08:01]

When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging.

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