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The centers where the trials will be conducted are run by the medical charity organization Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Abe raised the sales tax to 8 percent in April, triggering Japan's worst economic contraction since the global financial crisis.

North Korea, shaken by a damning U.N. report on its human rights abuses, is employing Cuban diplomatic proxies to try and quash charges.

Neymar's scored seven goals since the World Cup.

Tariffs on popular technology products will be reduced over seven years, and the White House hopes the plan will create 60,000 jobs.

Traces of radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have been detected about 100 miles off the coast of northern California.

The University of Tokyo expects to ship 5,000 muscle suits in 2015, mostly to benefit the elderly and workers with back pain.

Toyota is the largest seller of automobiles in the world, having recently pulled ahead of other players like Volkswagen and General Motors.

The announcement came after Russia recently warned its citizens not to travel abroad to avoid exposing themselves to the Ebola virus.

No election need be called until 2016, but Abe might seek to renew his mandate for another four years before taking unpopular steps.

The Swiss star conceded just five games in two sets in London.

The 21-member nations in the APEC bloc approved the launch of a two-year study of the initiative proposed by China.

Fujifilm, once a pioneer in photography, is seeking to expand in the pharmaceuticals business through a subsidiary.

Independent ethics investigator Michael Garcia has provided a lengthy report on his findings for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Executives working in a number of sensitive areas essentially gave Asian spies access to their digital lives.

Boeing has been operating in Japan for the last 60 years and considers the country to be one of its strongest markets.

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has “the potential for being a historic agreement.”

As competition heats up in India's online shopping scene, Flipkart's reportedly considering potential investors for a massive fund infusion.

The meeting follows two years of heightened tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea, and other issues.

Japan urged Russia to respect the ceasefire just as Donetsk saw some of the heaviest shelling in over a month.

Poor performance in midterm elections and an onslaught of global issues could dim Obama's presence at APEC.