Instant phone translation begins in Japan

JAPAN'S biggest mobile operator says it will launch a translation service that lets people chat over the phone in several different languages. The application for NTT DoCoMo subscribers will give two-way voice and text readouts of conversations...

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US stocks slip on Caterpillar outlook

US stocks have opened mostly lower as investors braced for a week of earnings reports, with Caterpillar's lowered outlook hurting sentiment. Five minutes into trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 12.86 points, or 0.10 per...

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11-year-old in US court on manslaughter

AN 11-year-old US girl charged with juvenile manslaughter in the death of a three-month-old baby has entered a "no answer" plea. The girl bit her nails and looked down during the hearing in Maine on Monday. Her other plea choices were "admission"...

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Pregnant women going further to give birth

OVERWORKED maternity hospitals in Melbourne are being forced to turn down bookings from pregnant women, forcing them to hospitals further away or into expensive private care. Fairfax says staff at the recently expanded Werribee Mercy Hospital...

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Oldest Auschwitz survivor dies at 108

THE oldest known survivor of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Antoni Dobrowolski, has died at the age of 108, one of the site's official historians has announced. Adam Cyra, who works at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum,...

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Caterpillar cuts outlook in weak economy

CATERPILLAR says the world's economy is weaker than it thought, and it doesn't expect growth to pick up until the second half of next year. The company on Monday cut its 2012 revenue and profit guidance, and said next year won't be much better....

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Greek deficit, debt worse than thought

GREECE'S national statistics agency has revised upwards the country's 2011 deficit and public debt figures, which will likely further complicate efforts to meet fiscal targets set by international creditors for bailout aid. According to the...

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