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A combined five pods have been held in Japan's infamous "killing cove" since 1 a.m. Friday EST.

Winning every set he’s played thus far, the Spaniard won 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 after shaking off an early in injury scare in the second set. Up 2-1 in the second, Rafael Nadal began to limp and favored his right foot as he crossed to the changeover chair.

International direct-action conservationists report that approximately 250 bottlenose dolphins have been corralled into Taiji’s “infamous killing cove” featured in the 2009 documentary film “The Cove”.

The Nintendo 3DS sold over 11 million units in 2013.

Earnings from GE and other majors, and numbers on housing starts, industrial production and consumer sentiment will influence investors.

Global industrial robot sales are booming. U.S. manufacturing jobs ... not so much.

Despite the territorial conflicts over the Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, Chinese tourists are still flocking to Japan.

Earnings of banking heavyweights, and data on jobs and inflation should provide direction to the markets.

Three years after Fukushima, England continues to advance its nuclear energy program with three plants in progress.

Press days at the Detroit Auto Show are over. Here's the best of the best from the show.

The humble receipt was hailed as a “communication channel” and “product unto itself” by Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey.

The Japanese government approved a plan that Fukushima plant operator hopes will revive company finances.

An annual report determined the economic costs of 2013’s most devastating floods, storms and earthquakes.

The EU's trade balance slightly declined in November on a monthly basis, while the euro zone trade surplus topped consensus estimates.

The fourth-quarter earnings announcement from Bank of America and the Producer Price Index could influence markets.

The phony "moon melon," which is also known as "asidus," is a new hoax making its way around Twitter and Pinterest.

Notable players advanced at the Australian Open in temperatures that exceeded 100 degree Fahrenheit.

The maker of American whiskeys and bourbons Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark announced a deal to be acquired by Suntory -- and some customers are very unhappy.

South Korea says it will push for a South Korea-China free trade agreement over joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) this year.

Venezuelans have an almost pathological obsession with physical beauty.

It’s the beginning of a new quarter -- a time to assess how companies did in the previous one. In other words: earnings season.