JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む (Japan Today)
“Talent” Uno Kanda and her husband Takuro Nishimura held their 5th wedding ceremony at Bali over the New Year, she says on her blog. Pictures of the ceremony on her blog revealed she wore a native dress, and others showed her posing with local children.
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Nigeria: Absent for Two Months, Lawmaker Earns the Wrath of Colleagues (AllAfrica.com)
Following his absence from sittings on the floor of the Taraba State House of Assembly for two months without official permission, the Assembly queried one of its members, Kenneth Kaigama, to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.
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Bridesmaid’s 50-day trip to Oz (icWales)
GETTING to the church on time took on a whole new dimension for bridesmaid Barbara Haddrill.
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Homecoming for first 'Maori Royal' (Stuff)
The first "Maori Royal" and his wife have reportedly relocated to Auckland from London, keen to leave behind the credit crunch and the English winter.
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24-Hour Room Service: St Regis Bali Resort, Nusa Dua, Bali (Independent)
It's hard to think of anywhere in the world that, mile for mile, has more luxury spas and resorts than Bali. Nor anywhere where they are more prolific than in Nusa Dua, a gated beach development on the southern tip of the island, built in the 1970s. So any new addition to such a glut would have to be pretty impressive to earn its keep.
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After Mumbai, India's Hotels Brace for a Sharp Downturn (Time Magazine)
After years of successfully growing its tourist trade, the country now has too many rooms with too few people wanting to fill them
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Letters: Welfare reform (Independent)
Your editorial on the Rhys Jones murder, "A life claimed by nihilistic violence and malign neglect" (17 December), rightly identifies "the problems of estates blighted by a chronic welfare dependency, antisocial behaviour and crushing poverty of aspiration". In the same edition David Cameron is reported opposing even the very gentle approach being proposed by the Government to ease lone parents ...
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The 'Old Florida' feel of Anna Maria Island (USA Today)
In the age of $400-a-night beachfront resorts and mondo-condo high rises, it's hard to find an unassuming, wallet-friendly "Old Florida" vacation spot. Anna Maria is one of few remaining.
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The 'Old Florida' feel of Anna Maria Island (WTSP-TV Tampa)
"Please be sweet and rinse your feet," hand-painted signs over troughs of water outside rooms at the beachfront, 23-unit Cedar Cove Resort & Cottages gently urge.
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Deep recession could force more foreclosures: BoC (CTV British Columbia)
If the global recession deepens, a growing number of Canadian households could be driven into foreclosure by crushing consumer and mortgage debt, the Bank of Canada warned Thursday.
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