Japan PM to sack troublesome ministers
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to
sack two troublesome ministers in a cabinet reshuffle as he bids to
clear the way for tax increases, according to reports Monday. Noda
has ordered all members of his cabinet not to miss a meeting on
Friday even if they have to cancel their holiday plans, Japanese
newspapers reported.
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Beyonce, Jay-Z welcome baby girl Blue Ivy
Music royalty Beyonce and Jay-Z are the proud
parents of a baby girl named Blue Ivy, media reports said, breaking
the news of one of the biggest celebrity births in years. Pop diva
Beyonce, 30, gave birth by caesarian section on Saturday night in a
private wing of the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan with rapper
Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, by her side, E! Online reported.
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Iranian leader to meet Chavez for talks
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was to
hold talks yesterday with his closest Latin American ally,
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, after he began a five-day tour
aimed at shoring up Tehran's ties in Latin America.
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