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Israel joined the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, in ratcheting up the pressure on Iran last night, calling for "crippling" sanctions on Tehran to force it to give up its nuclear programme. Israel's Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, said a nuclear-armed Ir
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TOKYO — Emperor Akihito of Japan was in stable condition after undergoing open-heart surgery and could leave the hospital within two weeks, doctors said Saturday. The emperor’s lead physician, Dr. Ichiro Kanazawa, said the procedure, performed at the Uni
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Japan's 78-year-old Emperor Akihito underwent successful heart bypass surgery Saturday and should begin rehabilitation in a few days, doctors and palace officials said. After the operation, Akihito was being monitored in …Seattle Times · 12 hours ago It
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TOKYO: Japan’s 78-year-old Emperor Akihito underwent successful heart bypass surgery on Saturday, doctors and palace officials said. Akihito was being monitored in an intensive care unit at the University of Tokyo Hospital, according to the doctors who o
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TOKYO: Asian currencies gained, rebounding from a decline earlier in the week, as improved US economic data and optimism Greece will secure a second bailout buoyed demand for emerging-market assets. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index (ADXY) rose 0.
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As senior U.S. security adviser Tom Donilon arrived in Saturday night to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with top Israeli officials, a U.S. official has told Haaretz that all the messages from Israel in recent months pointed to the likelihood of an Isr
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(Updates with Iranian ships in Mediterranean in sixth paragraph, letter to EU in seventh.) Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called for “tight, ratcheted up” sanctions against Iran to force the country to curb its nuclear ambitio
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Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka on Saturday visited Okinawa to discuss the revised plan to realign U.S. forces in the island prefecture. Tanaka met with Okinawa Gov Hirokazu Nakaima and Atsushi Sakima, the newly elected mayor of Ginowan which hosts the con
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday called on the world to tighten sanctions on Iran before the country enters a “zone of immunity” against a physical attack to stop its nuclear program. “We have to accelerate the pace of imposing sanctions,”
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Most people would expect the foundations of a global religion like Christianity to be undermined only in blockbuster style by secret hidden codes, Vatican cover-ups, the mysterious Illuminati or the like. Not in the quiet, understated and actually very p
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Japan 's Emperor Akihito underwent on Saturday a successful heart bypass operation and doctors said they hoped he would be able to resume the normal lifestyle he wished for. Japan ese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at the entrance of the
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Japan's 78-year-old Emperor Akihito (picture) underwent successful heart bypass surgery yesterday, doctors and palace officials said. Emperor Akihito was being monitored in an intensive care unit at the University of Tokyo Hospital, according to doctors.
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The Tokyo Game Show used to be filled with eccentric Japanese titles, destined to be locked away from all but the most hardcore collectors. Those days are over. Almost every major upcoming title on show this year was confirmed for release outside of Japa
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Ehud Barak, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at his official residence in Tokyo on Wednesday. (ISSEI KATO/AFP/Getty Images) In a related development, The Associated Press said unnamed diplomats posted to the International At
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Japanese Emperor Akihito, left, waits for Empress Michiko and doctors upon his arrival at the entrance of University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo Friday. The Imperial Household Agency said Saturday that the operation safely ended about six hours after Akih
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Japan's Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2012. UPI/Keizo Mori Published: Feb. 18, 2012 at 3:18 PM TOKYO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito was recovering Saturday from successful cardiac bypass surgery, doctors said. Akihi
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Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak called on the international community Saturday to tighten sanctions even further on Iran, warning it is essential to halt the Islamic Republic's nuclear development activities. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo following
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Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas captured her first mixed martial arts title belt tonight at DEEP: “57 Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. Lucas survived a late rally from veteran opponent Yumiko Hotta en route to claiming the vacant DEEP Women’s Open-Weight Championship
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Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s 78-year-old czar was recuperating Saturday from a successful cardiac bypass medicine during a University of Tokyo Hospital, according to Japanese open promote NHK. Akihito, a rite though worshiped figure in Japan, has suffered from
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