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Japan’s population contracts at fastest rate since at least 1947

January 3, 2012

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Japan’s population contracts at fastest rate since at least 1947 By Julian Ryall in Tokyo Daily Telegraph The population shrank by 204,000 in 2011 to a total of 126.24 million, according to the health ministry, the sharpest decline since comparable figures were first compiled in 1947. Of the total, nearly 20,000 were victims of the […]

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Nigeria gas price protest turns violent in Lagos over spiraling gas prices

January 3, 2012

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Nigeria gas price protest turns violent in Lagos By SUNDAY ALAMBA and YINKA IBUKUN Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria— Protesters furious over spiraling gas prices set fires on an expressway Tuesday and at least one person was killed in the violent unrest after Nigeria’s government did away with a subsidy program that had kept fuel costs […]

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It’s election day in Iowa……Video: The Iowa you didn’t know

January 3, 2012

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Iowa Nice Use caution as this video contains language that may not be appropriate for all age groups.  

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