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Duke Of Cambridge Wears Samurai Warrior Uniform In Japan
The Duke of Cambridge was dressed as a famous samurai warrior during a visit to the set of a long-running historical drama in Japan.
Prince William visited a Tokyo studio where a popular costume drama is filmed - dressing as a samurai who unified the country in the 16th century.
However, he stopped short of wearing a samurai wig, saying his brother Prince Harry would "never let me forget it".
He is on a week-long visit to Japan and China to promote UK relations.
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Dress Worn By Lupita Nyong'o At Oscars Found In Bathroom
A dress "resembling" the $150,000 (£97,000) outfit worn by actress Lupita Nyong'o at this year's Oscars that was stolen this week has been recovered, Los Angeles police have said.
It was found in a bathroom of the same Hollywood hotel where it was taken.
Police were tipped off by gossip site TMZ, who said they were contacted by a man claiming to be the thief.
He said he had returned the dress after learning the pearls studding the dress were fake.
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Vint Cerf : Concern Over Digital Dark Age And Loss Of Records
Vint Cerf, a "father of the internet", says he is worried that all the images and documents we have been saving on computers will eventually be lost.
Currently a Google vice-president, he believes this could occur as hardware and software become obsolete.
He fears that future generations will have little or no record of the 21st Century as we enter what he describes as a "digital Dark Age".
Mr Cerf made his comments at a large science conference in San Jose.
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Growth Of Economy In Japan Slow After Recession
Japan came out of recession in the fourth quarter of last year, but the world's third largest economy grew at a slower than expected pace.
The economy expanded by an annualised 2.2% in the three months to December in a preliminary reading, compared to forecasts for a 3.7% increase.
Japan's growth in the fourth quarter comes after the economy contracted for the two previous quarters.
Japan has been recovering from a sales tax hike, which dampened spending.
The economy grew 0.6% in the period from the previous quarter, but that also fell below forecasts of 0.9% growth.
Weak Growth
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India Young Business Woman's Macaroon Empire
When Pooja Dhingra tasted her first macaroon she immediately knew what she wanted to do with her life.
It was back in 2008, and the young Indian woman was in Paris studying to be a pastry chef.
When her college friends realised that she had never tasted a macaroon - a small, colourful circular cake made from ground almonds and filled with cream or icing - they whisked her to one of the best macaroon shops in the French capital.
After just one bite, Ms Dhingra decided there and then that when she returned to Mumbai she would open her own macaroon store, the first of its kind in India.
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Copenhagen Attacks Just A Matter Of Time
It was always a case of not if but when. What's surprising is that it has taken this long for Denmark to be scarred by a fatal terror attack.
In September it will be 10 years since the Jyllands Posten newspaper inflamed the Muslim world with the publication of 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, including one of him with a bomb in his turban.
The country has been perpetually vigilant since 2005, after its embassies in the Middle East were burned, and Danish exports threatened.
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Over 2000 Migrants Saved By Italian Coastguards
The Italian coastguard has rescued more than 2,000 migrants in a major operation off the Libyan coast, officials say.
During the rescue, search teams were threatened by Kalashnikov-wielding men who approached in a speedboat from Libya, Italian officials said.
Last week, at least 300 migrants perished in the Mediterranean Sea.
They were travelling in dinghies that ran into trouble during stormy weather after leaving the coast of Libya.
On Friday another 600 migrants were rescued about 50 miles (80km) off the coast of the North African country.
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Fighting Continues In Eastern Ukraine After Ceasefire
Fighting is continuing in eastern Ukraine more than a day after a ceasefire was supposed to take effect.
The Ukrainian military command said the pro-Russian rebels had attacked 112 times since early Sunday, mostly in the bitterly contested Debaltseve area.
A Ukrainian officer said there was also fighting near Mariupol, a port city.
The rebels accused Ukrainian forces of shelling Donetsk airport. Meanwhile, further EU sanctions against Russia have gone into effect.
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Kapersky Reports $1bn Stolen In Cyber Theft
Up to 100 banks and financial institutions worldwide have been attacked in an "unprecedented cyber robbery", claims a new report.
Computer security firm Kaspersky Lab estimates $1bn (£648m) has been stolen in the attacks, which it says started in 2013 and are still ongoing.
A cybercriminal gang with members from Russia, Ukraine and China is responsible, it said.
Kaspersky said it worked with Interpol and Europol on the investigation.
It said the attacks had taken place in 30 countries including financial firms in Russia, US, Germany, China, Ukraine and Canada.
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UK Growth Forecast Upgraded By Confederation Of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) business lobby group has upgraded its forecast for the UK's economic growth this year.
The CBI now expects the UK economy to expand by 2.7% in 2015, compared with its November forecast of 2.5%.
It credited a combination of low inflation and improvements in employment for the increase.
However, it warned that "volatility" in the eurozone, including Greece and Ukraine, was a risk to growth.
The CBI said increased household spending, thanks in part to low inflation boosting pay, as well as wage growth finally picking up would help to drive growth.
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