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El primer ministro de Japón, Junichiro Koizumi, realizó este lunes otra controvertida visita a un santuario en Tokio que honra a los soldados japoneses caídos en guerra. El sepulcro de Yasukuni es con ...

A Natty Petrosino se la conoce como la "Madre Teresa" argentina. "Para ayudar no hace falta formar parte de una institución o tener dinero, basta con amar al prójimo", dice a BBC Estudio Abierto Natty ...

La empresa Apple, creadora del popular reproductor de música iPod, ahora incursiona en el cine. La compañía anunció un nuevo juguete portátil que permitirá transmitir y ver películas. Pero, ¿logrará m ...

Este sándwich ya pasó su fecha máxima de venta. Lo dejaron unos obreros que trataban de ganarse el pan allá por 1904.

North Korea is one of the most secretive states in the world. Its citizens cannot travel abroad and have little, if any, contact with those who visit their country. The few tourists who do make it are ...

En una semana de intensa competencia en el mundo de la musical portátil, Microsoft anunció la próxima salida al mercado de su reproductor MP3 de música y video Zune, que pretende rivalizar con el iPod ...

Snooker star Paul Hunter has died aged 27 after a battle with cancer. The Leeds player was taken into the Kirkwood Hospice in Huddersfield last Friday and died on Monday evening. The three-time ...

There's no getting away from it, tennis has an unusual scoring system. The score does not go up in units of one or even in units of the same amount. The first point in a game is called 15 and the next ...

This is a very specialised position, and you are more likely to see it in continental football than in Britain. Italy's Franco Baresi was a master. The sweeper's job is mainly to play behind the ...

If bowlers give most batsmen a short and wide delivery outside off stump, chances are they'll be hit for four square of the wicket. The square cut allows batsmen to free their arms and hit the ball ...