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Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:30:17 GMT
Myanmar junta charges Japanese journalist with encouraging dissent
Myanmar's military has clamped down on press freedoms since its coup last year, arresting reporters and photographers, as well as revoking broadcasting licences as the country plunged into chaos. Toru Kubota, who was held while covering a protest i...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:02:13 GMT
Tuneless Bangladeshi social media star grilled by police
"Hero" Alom, as he styles himself, has amassed nearly two million Facebook followers and almost 1.5 million on YouTube with his unique crooning style and arresting, raunchy videos. One of his numbers, "Arabian Song", in which he appears in traditio...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:22:14 GMT
A painful pause as Ukraine's frontline troops think of family
Yet sometimes it is the quiet moments that kill -- when there is a let-up in shelling and a stillness descends -- as thoughts inevitably return to family and home. The Ukraine army's 10th Battalion had begun pushing forward, excavating new trench...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:20:18 GMT
Campaigners bring 'obstetric violence' out of shadows
Alkorta was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after her treatment at a hospital in northern Spain in 2012 and turned to the UN, having failed in the Spanish courts. The UN's Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:12:10 GMT
Wind and water: undersea drone readies to aid offshore boom
The team, which led the development of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at Heriot-Watt university, believe the submersible machine is a game-changer for offshore wind farms, obviating the need for divers. The engineers reckon it will soon be rea...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:00:18 GMT
Kenya's Ruto: the chicken seller turned presidential 'hustler'
Despite being dogged by corruption allegations going back years, the ruthlessly ambitious 55-year-old clawed his way to the corridors of power by playing on his religious faith and humble beginnings selling chickens by the roadside. He has painted ...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:58:11 GMT
'Baba' Odinga: Kenya's diehard presidential hopeful
But his decision to strike an alliance with his arch-rival, President Uhuru Kenyatta, and secure the ruling party's backing as he vies yet again for the top job in the August 9 elections, risks taking the shine off his brand. The Kenyatta and Oding...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:56:10 GMT
Marijuana and snakes: the maverick shaking up Kenya's election
Impulsive, immoderate, politically untested and at best comical, the 63-year-old does not fit the usual profile of a candidate for Kenya's top job -- he is often on the campaign trail in a tracksuit and bare feet. But the eccentric lawyer, who spor...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:50:15 GMT
Great Barrier Reef sees fragile coral comeback
Portions of the vast UNESCO heritage site showed a marked increase in coral cover in the last year, reaching levels not seen in 36 years of monitoring, the Australian Institute of Marine Science said. Scientists surveying 87 sites said northern an...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:42:16 GMT
A stone's throw from Taiwan, beachgoers aren't worried about war
Ignoring stark warnings from Beijing, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived late Tuesday in Taiwan -- the highest-ranking elected US official to visit the island in 25 years -- sparking a diplomatic firestorm. China on Thursday launched some of it...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:38:10 GMT
Heavy rain hits northern Japan, 200,000 urged to evacuate
TV footage showed a muddy mass of broken trees swept into a mountainous residential area by the downpours, which broke records in some areas. Two people have been reported missing, top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. Authorit...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:16:11 GMT
Toyota upgrades forecast even as Q1 net profit slumps
The global chip shortage, Covid-19 lockdowns disrupting Chinese factory output and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are all weighing heavily on the auto industry. But Japanese companies like Toyota selling products overseas have also benefited from a c...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:08:09 GMT
Chrissy Teigen, John Legend announce pregnancy two years after miscarriage
"The last few years have been a blur of emotions to say the least, but joy has filled our home and hearts again," Teigen wrote on Instagram, captioning a photo of her baby bump. "We have another on the way," she told her nearly 40 million followers...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:04:10 GMT
Medvedev makes triumphant return in Mexico with landmark 250th win
It was a milestone 250th match win of the reigning US Open champion's career. "Someone told me this a few days ago," Medvedev said after the match. "Otherwise I would not have known. That's nice, a milestone in a way. "I want more victories, but t...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:42:13 GMT
China's Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
The drills -- China's largest-ever around Taiwan -- are a major show of strength after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi infuriated Beijing by visiting the island. The manoeuvres kicked off Thursday and will take place along some of the busiest shippin...



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