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Japanese Women are Running for Parliament in Record Numbers, But Face Many Obstacles

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Japanese Women are Running for Parliament in Record Numbers, But Face Many Obstacles

2019-07-16

Japan - When anti-nuclear activist Junko Isogai ran for office in Japan’s northern Niigata region, it had an awkward dimension:..

Man's Best Friend: The Dogs Who Sniff Out Explosives in Kabul
2019-07-16
Philippines' Duterte Mulls Cutting Iceland Ties Over UN Probe
2019-07-16
How 'The Ballad of Mulan' and Other Asian Myths Prove Timeless in Young Adult Novels
2019-07-16
'The Agenda of White Nationalists': AOC, Other Congresswomen Respond to Trump's Attacks
2019-07-16

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Former Teen Vogue EIC Elaine Welteroth says These Two Words Can Help You Negotiate More Confidently

2019-06-23

At just 32 years old, Elaine Welteroth is an award-winning journalist, author, host and judge on Bravo’s “Project Runway.” She became the beauty director at Teen ...

2019-06-09

The programme aims to teach basic, traditional ways of agriculture to those who have forgotten or never known life on the land. Photo: AFP Tori-Bossito (Bénin): ...

2019-05-24

Ankiti Bose is 27, a fashion junkie, and on course to become the first Indian woman to co-found a $1 billion start-up. In four short years, ...

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Twitter Acknowledges Outages Affecting Some Users
2019-07-12
France Passes Law Taxing Digital Giants In Defiance Of US Anger
2019-07-11
US Launches Investigation Into France’s Plan To Tax Tech Companies
2019-07-11
Amazon’s Alexa will Deliver NHS Medical Advice in the UK
2019-07-10

Twitter Revamps Website In Bid To Mimic Mobile App

2019-07-16

San Francisco: Twitter on Monday began rolling out an overhauled version of its website, making it more similar to the mobile version of the one-to-many

Sports

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England 'Mistakenly' Awarded Extra Run in World Cup Final: Former Umpire

2019-07-15

Sydney - England were mistakenly awarded an extra run during their nailbiting World Cup win over New Zealand at Lord's,..

England Eye World Cup Glory As New Zealand Plot Shock

England captain Eoin Morgan (left) is set to lead his side in the World Cup final against New Zealand...
New Challenge At Barcelona Set To Be The Toughest Yet For Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann coming up against Lionel Messi and Barcelona last season. Now the World Cup winner will hope to..

Asia

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At Least 50 Dead In Nepal's Monsoon

2019-07-14

Kathmandu: Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across Nepal while dozens more are missing, officials said Sunday. Northeast..

2019-07-12

Torrential monsoon rains have brought floods and landslides to Nepal and northeast India. Photo: National News Agency Nepal Kathmandu: At least 17 people have been killed..

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Some Reef Islands Resilient To Climate Change: Study

2019-07-16

Wellington: The Pacific's low-lying reef islands are likely to change shape in response to climate change, rather than simply sinking..

Empty Nets As Overfishing And Climate Change Sap Lake Malawi

Malawian fishermen fix their fishing nets on the shores of Lake Malawi where fish stocks..