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Pandora competitor Rdio chases Spotify into Asian markets
Music streaming service Rdio, which competes with Spotify and Pandora, is launching in seven new territories, including Hong Kong and Malaysia. This marks the first time Rdio (pronounced are-dee-oh) will be available to listeners in Asia, the company...
Tags: Music, Hong Kong, Pandora Media, Inc., Spotify, Czech Republic
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Firm challenges plan to select AEG to run L.A. Convention Center
A company seeking to run the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday filed a challenge to the city's plan to hire Anschutz Entertainment Group, saying AEG lacked the experience needed to secure the lucrative contract. Pennsylvania-based SMG said in a...Tags: Local Elections, Staples Center, AEG, Entertainment, Elections
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Planning your trip to Myanmar
THE BEST WAY TO KALAW, MYANMAR From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) to Yangon is offered on China Airlines, Singapore, Malaysia and China Eastern. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $893, including taxes and fees. Kalaw has no airport but...Tags: Burma, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Los Angeles International Airport
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Liberty Reserve indicted on digital currency money-laundering charges
NEW YORK — In what was described as the biggest-ever international money-laundering scheme, a federal grand jury has indicted a company on criminal charges that it used "virtual" currency to launder more than $6 billion in ill-gotten gains....
Tags: Costa Rica, Finance, Lawyers, Trials, Justice System
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In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: U.S. Navy, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Maritime (music group), Petroleum Industry, Boats
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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...
Tags: Beijing (China), Fishing, U.S. Embassy, Taiwan, China
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Ship crash in Italy kills at least seven
This post has been corrected and updated. See below for details.ROME -- Rescue workers in Italy scrambled Wednesday to find survivors after a container ship slammed into a 165-foot-tall observation tower at the port of Genoa, toppling it into the sea and killing at least seven people. Divers searching through rubble-...Tags: Government, Television Industry, The Happiest News!, Politics, Human Interest
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Asia: Festival to honor street food across the globe
Hungry for a change of pace? The World Street Food Jamboree in Singapore, May 31 to June 9, may be the place to find it. The event, described as a "mega street food feast," will feature 35 master chefs. Entries will hail from Indonesia, India, Thailand,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Saveur, Singapore, Culture, Ceremonies
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Travel info for Boracay Island, Philippines
The best way to Boracay, Philippines From LAX, Philippine Airlines offers nonstop service to Manila, and All Nippon Airways, JAL, Cathay Pacific, Asiana, Delta, Korean, Hawaiian, Air China, Singapore and Malaysia offer connecting service (change of...
Tags: Seafood, Travel, Foods and Beverages, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry
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Alarm among activists after Malaysia kills nearly 100,000 monkeys
Tourists adore them. Homeowners bemoan them. And the Malaysian government has killed them –- by the tens of thousands. They are macaca fascicularis, mischievous monkeys with unusually long tails that give them their common name: long-tailed...
Tags: Science and Technology, Activism, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Endangered Species
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'Iron Man 3' rockets to second-best opening ever
"Iron Man 3" surpassed everything except "The Avengers." The third Tony Stark movie from Disney’s Marvel Studios enjoyed the second-best opening in box-office history, grossing an estimated $175.3 million in its debut weekend, Disney said Sunday....
Tags: Movies, Tyler Perry, Avatar (movie), The Avengers (movie, 2012), Iron Man 2 (movie)
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High-profile neo-Nazi murder trial opens in Germany
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BERLIN -- The surviving member of an alleged neo-Nazi cell accused of a string of racially motivated murders went on trial Monday in a case that has forced Germany to confront the extent to which racism continues to pervade society here. Beate Zschaepe,...Tags: Germany, Lawyers, Murder, Trials, Justice System
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