High-tech tomato: Japan offers wearable tomatoes

High-tech tomato: Japan offers wearable tomatoes


High-tech tomato: Japan offers wearable tomatoes

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:53 PM PST

A Japanese vegetable juice maker has unveiled a wearable tomato machine. "Tomatan" is a backpack of sorts that holds six fresh tomatoes that the inventor says can power hungry runners through...
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President Obama sends a Lunar New Year Message

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:06 PM PST

The President, together with First Lady, of the United States of America sends their best wishes to all who are celebrating the Lunar New Year in 2015. Watch the video to hear what they have...
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Cute red pandas frolic in the flakes

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:44 PM PST

Cold weather is smashing records and causing chaos across the U.S., from New England all the way down to the South of the country. But some cute animals are enjoying an easier time in the snow....
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1 German killed in Philippines restaurant shooting

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 09:25 PM PST

A German national has been killed, and one Indian and one French man wounded, after a shootout inside a fast food restaurant in the central Philippines. Henry Haffner, a 31-year-old German...
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Japan welcomes influx of Chinese tourists

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 09:23 PM PST

With start of the Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year, a large number of Chinese tourists have chosen Japan as their travel destination. Japan's National Tourist Organization is sparing...
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Blaze at Dubai Skyscraper The Torch Extinguished

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 09:08 PM PST

A fire that engulfed the higher floors of a 79-story apartment tower in Dubai, raining down burning debris, has been extinguished, a witness said. There were no reported injuries but the fire...
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Chinese soldiers send New Year wishes

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:47 PM PST

For most people in China, Spring Festival is a time for family reunions. But for soldiers stationed far from home, how do they celebrate the holiday? Our correspondent takes a look from the...
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HK Victoria Harbour fireworks for Chinese New Year

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:45 PM PST

Hong Kong continued its New Year celebrations with stunning fireworks displays. All the action was down on Victoria Harbour between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui. Thousands of locals and visitors...
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Al-Shabaab insurgents claim responsibility for the Somalia hotel attack

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:42 PM PST

Insurgents from Somalia's Al-Shabaab militant group have claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in the country's capital, Mogadishu, as senior government officials gathered inside....
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Ukraine says rebel attacks continue

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:41 PM PST

A Ukrainian military spokesman has said that rebel forces continue to fire on Ukrainian positions despite a ceasefire that was called into effect five days ago. Meanwhile, Russia's military...
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Cheers! Red Wine boom in China

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 07:14 PM PST

The standard of living in China is soaring, and with it comes a taste for foreign luxuries such as wine. The country is now the world's largest consumer of wine and the world's 7th largest...
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Feng Tang deemed a controversial writer in China

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:34 PM PST

As a novelist whose works are heavy with social criticism and satire, Feng Tang has been named the most controversial contemporary writer in China.Some of his latest tales, set in the Tang...
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Chinese language is more popular than ever in India

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:34 PM PST

Many Indian people can speak English. But less commonly do you hear an Indian person speaking Mandarin. This is set to change, with Mandarin being introduced into India's schools as part...
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Five W. African nations prepare to fight Boko Haram militants

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:20 AM PST

Regional forces have already begun actions to fight Boko Haram. The move by African armies, from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and now Benin to join the war against Boko Haram has been ...
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Yingluck accused of negligence in rice scheme

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:38 AM PST

Thailand's attorney-general has pressed ahead with criminal charges against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. She is accused of dereliction of duty in a rice subsidy program that...
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David Cameron and other leaders offer Chinese New Year wishes

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:38 AM PST

Leaders from around the world are extending their best New Year wishes to the Chinese people. British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed a golden year for bilateral ties, while Indian Prime...
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Mid-air stunt collision at Bengaluru airshow

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:55 AM PST

Video captured the moment that two Flying Bulls aircraft collided in mid-air at the Bengaluru's airshow in India on February 19th. Luckily no one was injured. The incident occurred during...
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Sports Series: Developing football in China? - Episode 2

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 06:14 AM PST

This series looks at the development of football in the world's most populous nation. This second episode begins with a trip into the mountains. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/us...
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Shake your phone to earn some 'lucky money’

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 06:23 AM PST

To paraphrase Tom Cruise from Jerry Maguire – “Shake me some money!” That was the newest tradition added to the list during the Chinese New Year celebrations this year. With “Hongbaos”...
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