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Olympics 2020
2020 Olympics, Tokyo 2020, Olympics
Sun, 08 Sep 2013 08:00:00 +0800
The Guardian

Tokyo beat Istanbul in
2020 Olympics
host city race; Madrid out in first round
The Japanese city of Tokyo has been awarded the right to host the
2020 Olympic Games
at the 125th International
Olympic
Committee Session in Buenos Aires on Saturday. Tokyo defeated Istanbul in a secret ballot among members of the IOC, winning 60
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Straits Times
Tokyo
2020 Olympics : hugs, tears and shouts of 'banzai ' greet news of victory
The International
Olympic
Committee (IOC) president, Jacques Rogge, had barely finished uttering the city 's name thousands of miles away in Buenos Aires when thousands of Tokyoites began celebrating. There were hugs, tears, and relief that the Games
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The Guardian
Sun, 08 Sep 2013 11:00:00 +0800
SuperSport

LIVE: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - follow all the
action from Monza as it happens
LIVE: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - follow all the
action from Monza as it happens. By Dan Ripley. PUBLISHED: 22:00 EST, 7 September 2013 | UPDATED: 06:46 EST, 8 September 2013. 0. View comments
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Daily Mail
Live updates and live video from the Italian GP
Monza holds fond memories for the German driver, being the site of his first win back in 2008 when he quite literally made a splash in
by winning for Toro Rosso in torrential rain. However, with teammate Mark Webber looking to claim his first win of
NBCSports.com
Star Magic Ball 2013
Sun, 08 Sep 2013 02:00:00 +0800
Inquirer.net

Show-biz fashion at its best on
Star Magic Ball 2013
MANILA, Philippines – Young stars stunned fans and fashionistas during Saturday night 's
Star Magic Ball
as they paraded in ball gowns and suits made by the country 's top designers. The yearly event, hosted by ABS-CBN, held its 7th edition at the
Inquirer.net
Maja Salvador and Gerald Anderson receive Best Dress award at the 7th
in the "7th
Star Magic Ball " held at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City. The "
Star Magic Ball " is a yearly event that has been developed by ABS-CBN seven years ago. It is too hard for the management to organized this kind of event, but because
Examiner.com
Tony Abbott
Australian Election 2013, Australia election, Australian election, Kevin Rudd, Australia
Sat, 07 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0800
BBC News

Tony Abbott
photobomber used fake wristband to dodge security
The intruder who caused a security breach during
Tony Abbott 's
election victory party hobnobbed with Liberal faithful before the stunt and lamented not combing his hair before rushing the stage. The incident has cast serious doubt over security
The Age ' euphoria for
Abbott
backers "It 's Tony Time " read the banner at the coalition victory party last night, as two glitzy-looking women encouraged the crowd to "gimme a T, gimme an O, gimme an N, gimme a Y " and then begged the question: "What have you got? " The answer is
Tony Abbott
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BBC News
Cara Delevingne
Sat, 07 Sep 2013 23:00:00 +0800
Entertainmentwise
'Don 't Take My Picture!
Cara Delevingne
Turns Photographer On A Night Out
Cara Delevingne
went from model to paparazzi in a flash- (excuse the pun), on a night out with friends that included British singer Ellie Goulding. The 21-year-old model was spotted leaving London hotspot, The Box, where hip-hop legend Snoop Lion
Entertainmentwise
Cara Delevingne
has Heard it all before from many admirers
THE list of blokes – and girls – chasing
CARA DELEVINGNE
for a date gets longer by the day. And who can blame them when she can look this good during a photoshoot, even after a tear-up into the wee hours the night before at London 's The Box club?
The Sun
Nick Vujicic
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:00:00 +0800
Channel News Asia

Nick Vujicic
spreads message of hope in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Motivational speaker
Nick Vujicic
continued to spread his message of hope on the second day of his visit in Singapore when he gave inspirational talks to both employees and business leaders. Born without limbs, the 30-year-old Australian has
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Channel News Asia
Nick Vujicic 's
Divine Appointment in Malaysia
Evangelist
Nick Vujicic , near the end of a two-week Christian outreach tour of several countries in Asia, shared a remarkable story on Wednesday of a "divine appointment " with a family who has a girl with no arms or legs they met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Christian Post
Robocop
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:00:00 +0800
Contactmusic.com

Robocop ' Reboot Trailer Introduces new Justice System
The super fans will have already noticed that
Robocop ' isn 't the body of a dead cop who was shot to death by gangster Clarence Boddicker, but a critically injured cop resulting from a car bomb. We also learn that
Robocop ' will enter in some sort of
Contactmusic.com
First
RoboCop
trailer debuts sleek new look 's one of many famous lines from Paul Verhoeven 's
RoboCop
. It was a B-level sci-fi movie that became a cult classic. The film starred Peter Weller as Alex Murphy, an officer who 's gunned down on the job. Instead of being buried, his remains are
SheKnows.com
Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:00:00 +0800
euronews

ends with Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin sticking to their guns on Syria
summit has finished in Russia – with a clear split remaining over the issue of Syria. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin had a 20-minute chat on the sidelines of the meeting on Friday, but both countries are sticking to their guns. Putin says the
euronews
Majority at
reject military strikes against Syria: Putin
ST PETERSBURG (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said he held talks on Syria with US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the
summit but confirmed the meeting did not end their differences on the conflict. "We spoke sitting
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Straits Times
Singapore Flood
Flood In Singapore, Flood Singapore, Flooding In Singapore, Flash Floods In Singapore, Aye Flood, Singapore News
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:00:00 +0800
Channel News Asia

Heavy rain causes flash
floods , traffic jams in several parts of
Singapore
Many parts of
Singapore
reported moderate to heavy thundery showers on Thursday morning, resulting in flashfloods and traffic jams in some areas. Above is a video from reader Huiyitina. A tree fell on two cars, causing massive traffic jam along Dunearn
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Straits Times
Flash
floods
in several areas around S 'pore after heavy rain
Enlarge.
SINGAPORE : Heavy rain on Thursday morning caused flash
floods
in several parts of
Singapore
. National water agency PUB said on its Facebook page that flash
floods
occured in several areas. It added that most of the
floods
have since subsided.
Channel News Asia
Xperia Z1
Sony Xperia Z1
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:00:00 +0800

(Credit: Aloysius Low/CNET)
Meet the
Xperia Z1
. While the name isn 't quite as exciting as it sounds, the Z1 packs impressive specs into a frame that 's slightly larger than the previous flagship model, the Xperia Z. The main highlight of this Android phone, though, has to be the
Xperia Z1
Android Phone Officially Launched
Behind the 5-inch Full HD Screen lies Sony 's latest advances in mobile camera technology, claiming "World 's leading camera in a smartphone. " In the recent flood of new Sony Products, the
Xperia Z1
has been revealed at the company 's IFA Conference in
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Tom's Hardware Guide
Romain Dauriac
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0800
Daily Mail

A French tattoo artist 's introduction and a shared love of art: How Scarlett
The news this week that Scarlett Johansson and her beau
Romain Dauriac
have gotten engaged has left many wondering exactly who he is, and what they have in common. While Mr Dauriac has managed to stay mostly out of the public eye, the 31-year-old
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Daily Mail
Scarlett Johansson planning 'dream wedding ' to
Romain Dauriac
in Paris
Scarlett Johansson has only had a ring on her finger for a few seconds but already she 's planning her 'dream wedding ' in Paris. The 28-year-old actress confirmed she is engaged to boyfriend of nine-months,
Romain Dauriac , as she showed off a large rock
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Metro
Scarlett Johansson
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0800
Rappler

Engaged
Scarlett Johansson
thrills Venice
VENICE, Italy - US star
Scarlett Johansson
spooked the Venice Film Festival Tuesday, September 3, with her performance as an alien in human form who hunts men, seduces, and feeds on them. On the brighter side, Johansson, 28, also caused a buzz for the
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Rappler
Scarlett Johansson
engaged to Romain Dauriac
Scarlett Johansson , whose latest film "Under the Skin " is showing at the Venice Film Festival, is engaged to her French journalist boyfriend, her spokesman said on Thursday. The 28-year-old actress will marry Romain Dauriac, but the couple has not set
Chicago Tribune
Raghuram Rajan
Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:00:00 +0800
International Business Times

Raghuram Rajan
Named India 's Bank Boss: Are South Indians Just Smarter
Raghuram Rajan
has been named the 23rd governor of the Reserve Bank of India; that is, the central bank chief of the second-largest country on earth. Hopes are riding high in India that Rajan can impose fiscal measures to save the plunging rupee
International Business Times
New RBI governor
Raghuram Rajan
may have short honeymoon
MUMBAI: Newspapers have been gushing about the new governor of the RBI,
Raghuram Rajan , in terms usually reserved for Bollywood film stars: his trim physique, his long-distance running, even his "rather photogenic appeal, " as The Mumbai Mirror tabloid
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Economic Times
Samsung Note 3
Note 3, Galaxy Note 3, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear, Samsung Watch, Samsung Galaxy Gear, Samsung Gear, Samsung smartwatch, Note 3 release date
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0800
PC Advisor

Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch and
Samsung Note 3
Samsung
launched its Galaxy Gear smartwatch yesterday, the first smartwatch which lets users snap photos from their wrists and immediately send the images to their phones. Users can also use the watch to run select Android apps, receive SMS
Straits Times
Galaxy
Note 3
release date, price and specs
Samsung
did, as we expected, announce the Galaxy
Note 3
at its Unpacked 2013 Episode 2 event at IFA. The firm said that the Galaxy
Note 3
will be released 25 September in more than 140 countries. Mobile operator EE has said it will be selling the
PC Advisor
Ariel Castro
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:00:00 +0800
New Yorker (blog)

Ariel Castro 's
Death by Hanging
On Tuesday night, locked in a prison cell in Ohio,
Ariel Castro
died by hanging. He had kept three women captive in his home in Cleveland for more than a decade, had beaten and raped them, caused one to have multiple miscarriages, chained them, and
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New Yorker (blog)
Ariel Castro 's
family prepares to claim his body
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The family of Cleveland kidnapper
Ariel Castro
planned to claim his body Thursday as investigations sought to determine how a man who was perhaps Ohio 's most notorious prisoner managed to hang himself with a bedsheet while in
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Sacramento Bee
Android KitKat
Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:00:00 +0800
Telegraph.co.uk

Android KitKat
unveiled By Google And Nestlé
The news that the letter 'K ' will be dedicated to Nestlé 's
KitKat
will come as a surprise to technology commentators, who had widely thought the latest version would be
Android
Key Lime Pie '. “We couldn 't imagine a better name for our
Android
Telegraph.co.uk
Seriously, the next version of
Android
is called
KitKat
Now here 's a turn up for the books. The next version of
Android
will be called
KitKat , after the famous four-finger chocolate bar. Google made the surprise announcement last night, hot on the heels of Apple sending out invites for its event next week
CNET UK
Charlie Hunnam
Dakota Johnson, 50 Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades of Grey
Tue, 03 Sep 2013 02:00:00 +0800
The Guardian

50 Shades film:
Charlie Hunnam
and Dakota Johnson cast
Charlie Hunnam
and Dakota Johnson have landed the high-profile roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in Sam Taylor-Johnson 's forthcoming big screen adaptation of literary sensation Fifty Shades of Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey; More on this film.
The Guardian
Fifty Shades Of Grey casting announced: Newcastle-born
Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Hunnam , who starred in Byker Grove and Queer as Folk, has beaten a string of actors to the role of Christian Grey in the big screen adaptation of the literary phenomenon. The female lead Anastasia Steele was also revealed, as Dakota Jonson, the
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The Independent
Nokia
Microsoft Nokia, Microsoft, Microsoft buys Nokia, Nokia Microsoft
Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:00:00 +0800
euronews

The search for a culprit in the
Nokia
whodunit
Nokia
has billed its decision to sell most of its handset and services business to Microsoft as the “next chapter”. But for many critics, it is the final episode in a Helsinki whodunit. To them, the perpetrator of this offence against national
Financial Times
Microsoft-
Nokia
move could revolutionise mobile market, competing with Apple
The agreement by communications and IT firm
Nokia
of Finland to sell Microsoft its main handset business marks a significant mutation in the booming mobile market, as PCs have rapidly taken second place to smartphones and one-piece computer tablets.
euronews
Fabio Coentrao
Coentrao
Tue, 03 Sep 2013 08:00:00 +0800
Daily Mail

Man United 's
Coentrao
move hangs in the balance after La Liga retract
Manchester United 's 11th-hour loan swoop for Real Madrid left back
Fabio Coentrao
is on the rocks as the club wait to find out if the necessary paperwork was completed in time for the deal to go through. Having missed out on Leighton Baines, Red Devils
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Daily Mail
Fabio Coentrao
appears to not be joining Manchester United, will stay at Real
Fabio Coentrao 't be joining Manchester United, seemingly, as the paperwork was sent across too late, completing a spectacularly incompetent transfer window from the club.
Fabio Coentrao
will not be joining Manchester United and will remain a Real
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The Busby Babe
Federer
Roger Federer, Nadal, Rafael Nadal
Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:00:00 +0800
The Slatest

Roger
Federer
Has Become Mortal. Now Maybe We Can Finally Appreciate Him.
22 ranking this season—and an 0–10 lifetime record against Roger
Federer
. But in their 11th meeting, in the fourth round of the year 's final grand slam tournament, Robredo 's typical workmanlike game was enough to knock out the 32-year-old
Federer
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The Slatest
Say It Ain 't So, Roger 'm coming to you live from Flushing Meadows, where fans are waiting to see whether Roger
Federer
can make another run at a Grand Slam title. Or, if instead, he 'll screw everything up and somehow lose in the fourth round, leaving us feeling weirdly
New Yorker (blog)