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| Japanese translation glasses seen as Olympic boon for tourists | | | Oct. 1 - Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has developed glasses that automatically translate foreign languages. It's hoped the glasses, unveiled by the company this week, will make life easier for foreigners visiting Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Rob Muir reports. |
| Bangladeshi workers 'remain in peril' | | | Six months after more than 1,000 people lost their lives in the deadliest garment factory accident in Bangladeshi history, the South Asian country continues to mourn the deaths of workers in other avoidable incidents. |
| Mountain mirrors to bring light to dark Norwegian town | | | Oct. 22 - Three giant mirrors have been erected on a mountainside in Norway, to bring much needed sunlight to residents of a small town. The town is situated at the bottom of a narrow valley where the sun doesn't shine during the long Nordic winter, but its hoped the mirrors will change all that and bring its residents out of the shade and into the light. Jim Drury reports. |
| Anger Growing Among Allies on U.S. Spying | | | Germany became the latest ally to confront the United States over reports that it was the target of N.S.A. surveillance, with its leader angrily calling President Obama |
| UPDATE 4-Bunge may sell money-losing Brazil sugar unit -new CEO | | | CHICAGO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Bunge Ltd's new chief executive signaled plans to shed its loss-making Brazilian sugar milling business, making Bunge the first major merchant to consider exiting the one-hot sector that has swallowed billions of dollars of investment. |
| French Fault Banks Over Tax Evasion | | | Lawmakers issued a report that blamed a chain of financial players in connection with a flight of revenue estimated at 80 billion euros a year. |
| Black customers claim discrimination by Barneys New York, police | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A civil rights organization on Thursday demanded a meeting with the CEO of Barneys New York and threatened to picket the luxury department store in Manhattan after two black customers said they were stopped by police after making expensive purchases. |
| Brand America star is waning WPPs Sorrell | | | Oct. 24 - As Merkel seeks answers over allegations of US phone tapping, and with memories of US political bickering still fresh, WPPs CEO Sir Martin Sorrell gives us his verdict on the health of Brand America. |
| India's obsession with lighter skin | | | In India, many women are obsessed with lightening their skin. CNN writer Moni Basu recalls her own family's pressures to not get "too dark." |
| Reviving Italy's 'Old Lady' | | | If the "Old Lady" of Italian football needs a sharp reminder of where she wants to be, Wednesday's European Champions League clash should provide it. |
| Why the global economy will not affect India | | | Nov. 14 - Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, sits down with Chrystia Freeland to discuss the global economy and how India will not be affected like European countries have been. |
| Solar sail set for deep space voyage in 2015 | | | Oct. 23 - NASA has plans to launch a lightweight, highly efficient solar sail in 2015 to explore as far as three million kilometres into deep space. The sail, propelled by the Sun's rays, will also be tested as an early warning system for potentially damaging solar emissions headed for Earth. Rob Muir reports. |
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