Aftershocks rattle Nias as relief effort builds on Indonesian isle

STRONG aftershocks rattled earthquake-devastated Nias island on Thursday as international aid flowed in and rescuers pulled survivors out of the rubble of collapsed buildings. At least three tremors rocked the area off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, one of them measured at 6.3 on the Richter scale by the Hong Kong observatory, causing alarm as rescue efforts and body recovery operations entered a third day.

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Graying, homogenous Japan takes a hard look at immigration

With one of the lowest birth rates in the world, Japan has been forced to look at the once unthinkable and accept wide-scale immigration, a prospect which could keep its economy running but makes much of the public uneasy.

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