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Massive tuna nets $3.1 million at Japan auction
(CNN)Self-proclaimed Japanese "Tuna King" and sushi restaurant owner Kiyoshi Kimura paid a record $3.1 million (333.6 million yen) for a giant bluefin tuna at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market Saturday.
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Why getting fit to ski can harness your ‘sixth sense’
(CNN)You know you're a skier when winter daydreams involve swooping down sparkling slopes on far off majestic mountains.So when your precious ski trip does come around, it pays to have done a bit of
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A partial solar eclipse happens this weekend over Asia
(CNN)A partial solar eclipse will help kick off the new year Sunday as the moon passes between Earth and the sun. But visibility depends on where you live -- and clear skies, of course.The
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Tropical Depression Pabuk leaves Thailand, moves into Andaman Sea
Surat Thani, Thailand (CNN)Tropical Storm Pabuk has been downgraded to a depression and has left Thailand, the Thai Meteorological Department said Saturday. The storm made landfall Friday and killed at least three people in
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Five teens die in Poland escape room blaze
(CNN)Five teenage girls celebrating their friend's birthday Friday afternoon at an escape room in Poland died in a fire, officials said.Police and fire officials are still trying to figure out how the room caught
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Former Credit Suisse bankers charged in $2 billion loan fraud
London (CNN Business)Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been charged by the United States over their role in a fraudulent loan scheme that prosecutors allege included at least $200 million in bribes and kickbacks.Andrew
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Lawyer for American charged with espionage in Russia appeals detention and applies for bail
(CNN)A lawyer for Paul Whelan, a US citizen charged in Russia with espionage, said Thursday he has filed an appeal in court against Whelan's detention without bail, which he called unwarranted and excessive.Whelan, 48,
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A judge ordered Tijuana’s mayor not to badmouth migrants. He’s appealing
(CNN)A Mexican federal judge has ordered Tijuana's mayor not to spread negative messages about migrants.Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum says he's appealing the ruling, which he argues violates his right to free speech.Gastelum made international
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China’s far side of the moon mission is just the start of its space ambitions
Hong Kong (CNN)As you read this, a spindly-looking silver robot with a satellite dish for a head is exploring places never seen up close before by humans. Named after the pet rabbit belonging to
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Ebola ruled out in Swedish patient suspected of having virus, hospital says
(CNN)A man in Sweden who was being treated for suspected Ebola contamination at Uppsala University Hospital on Friday does not have the deadly virus. "We have run several tests for the Ebola virus and


