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North Korea’s “home-grown” smartphone may not be quite what it seems
Always keen to impress an image of strength and prosperity upon his countrymen and the international media in general, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was photographed operating a newly made...
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Sony launching major offensive at PAX Prime show, bringing 39 playable games,...
The PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) Prime 2013 video game trade show kicks off at Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center this weekend, with all the big names in gaming (yes, even Nintendo!) turning up...
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“No kiss, no graduation certificate!” Uproar as photos of students and...
Internet message boards and news sites in China were ablaze earlier this week when photographs showing a male teacher kissing and being kissed by a number of his high school students were published...
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Footage of rare tornado touchdown in urban Japan appears online
At around 2 p.m. on Monday, September 2, a rare sight filled the skies of Tokyo’s neighbour to the north, Saitama Prefecture. From a layer of thick, dark cloud, a twisting grey finger reached down and...
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Rumour: Sony to unveil ‘virtual reality headset’ at Tokyo Game Show 2013
Long-running gaming site CVG revealed earlier today that Japan’s Sony Computer Entertainment is poised to unveil a new “virtual reality headset” at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, stating that the unit...
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Nintendo announces new Pokémon cloud-based storage service, X&Y-themed 3DSXL
Wednesday, September 4 will always be remembered as a big day for Pokémon fans. Not only did Nintendo just lift the lid on two swanky Pokémon X & Y-themed 3DSXL portables, but it has become clear...
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Tokyo bookmakers’ favourite to host 2020 Olympics
With just two days to go until the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games is announced, sports fans and economists all over the world are busy listing each of the three candidates’ strengths and...
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PlayStation 4 not launching in Japan until 2014
Despite launching in Europe and North America this November, Sony’s next generation console, PlayStation 4, will not launch in its homeland until 2014, it has been revealed. In news that will no doubt...
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Crossover coming between Tetris and beloved Sega puzzle series Puyo Puyo?
Every now and again, a video game comes along that’s such a big hit that it creates its own, oftentimes oddly specific, genre. Super Mario Bros. begat a plethora of titles where characters run from...
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Snake being pickled to create healing liquor awakens after 3 months and bites...
Shejiu is a traditional type of liquor that is made by pickling a venomous snake in a bottle of alcohol such as baijiu. The venom of the snake is neutralized by the liquor and, thanks to the essences...
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Tokyo Game Show floor map revealed, Battlefield 4 confirmed as playable on...
In less than one week’s time, the doors of the Makurai Messe convention centre will be opened and Tokyo Game Show 2013 will begin. RocketNews24 will of course be heading along to play a few games on...
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Heroic Chinese exchange student rescues nine-year-old boy from fast-moving river
The powerful Typhoon Man-yi having swept through the region and dumped enough rain to completely submerge parts of Kyoto, the majority of rivers in Kansai were either worryingly high or had completely...
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Miss World 2013 pageant labelled “pornography” and a “whore contest” by...
Last Saturday on the resort island of Bali, 23-year-old Megan Young claimed victory for the Philippines and was crowned Miss World 2013. Promising to be the “best Miss World ever,” the model and...
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Outrage as NASA bans Chinese scientists from upcoming Kepler conference
Despite ordinarily being seen as the clean-cut hero of Western science and the organisation that millions of little boys dream of one day being a part of, NASA has come under fire this week after it...
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Chinese army steps in to tackle giant wasp nest, quite literally kills it...
For many Westerners, particularly those from places like my own native UK, the thought of calling in emergency services to help with an infestation of bugs or rodents would seem quite absurd, but when...
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Man cautioned for keeping endangered leopard cat at home for 15 years, then...
There are few things quite like the bond between a human and their pet, and most of the staff here at RocketNews24 can’t even begin to imagine life without their respective pups and feline overlords,...
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Russia thinks China is launching cyber attacks via microchipped irons and...
In one of the strangest stories we’ve come across so far this week – yes, stranger than exploding yogurt and ramen cake – reports are coming in of a number of Chinese-made irons that contain “mini...
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【Updated!】Sony’s Japan-only portable gizmo “PocketStation” returns as a...
After releasing a teaser video last week promising an announcement on November 5, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed that its “PocketStation” brand is officially making a return, though...
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Police in Japan on the lookout for photogenic German fugitive
On 22 October, a young Twitter user with the handle Baku5538 happened to meet a German man out on the town by a stained glass window. The two chatted for around 30 minutes and went on with their...
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15-year-old genius revolutionizes cancer detection with 3-cent test
So what was your biggest achievement when you were 15? I was pretty proud of getting my learner’s permit. I also made a couple nice tackles on the football field, and came this close to finally...
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