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Japan bathhouses in deep water as energy costs boil over
Published on 27/04/2026
» Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply disruptions threaten to extinguish the fires of a fading tradition, with some of them forced to shorten their hours or even shut their doors for good.
In the land of milk and honey
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/04/2026
» There is something appealing about travelling to the last major habitable land to be populated by humans.
Preventive Genomics: The Key to Longevity and Cost-Efficient Healthcare
Published on 27/04/2026
» As deaths from critical illnesses such as cancer and cardiovascular disease continue to rise, questions are increasingly being raised about why seemingly healthy individuals with access to quality healthcare remain vulnerable.
Caught between wars, US Afghan allies trapped in Qatar without safe exit
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» DOHA - Stuck for over a year behind a perimeter fence on a defunct American base on Doha's edge, 1,100 former Afghan allies of US forces and their families have escaped Afghanistan with their lives only to find themselves trapped in uncertainty.
Thailand wilts as 'financial summer' batters households
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/04/2026
» As temperatures climb across Thailand, households are feeling more than just the heat. This year's hot season has brought a sharp rise in living costs, particularly fuel prices, tightening budgets and amplifying financial strain.
Putting it to rights
Postbag, Published on 27/04/2026
» Re: "Anti-Orban bias", (PostBag, April 19) and "Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'", (World, April 16).
Their Majesties to visit Sweden for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 80th birthday
Online Reporters, Published on 26/04/2026
» Their Majesties the King and Queen will make an official visit to Sweden from April 29 to May 2 at the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf, to attend events marking the Swedish monarch’s 80th birthday.
Teenager charged over Thai's murder
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2026
» An 18-year-old man has been extradited from Dubai and charged with the murder of a Thai woman who was stabbed to death at her £4-million (175 million baht) Hyde Park home two years ago, according to the Daily Mail.
GitHub curbs individual plans as agentic AI demand surges
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 25/04/2026
» GitHub has tightened usage conditions for its GitHub Copilot individual plans after a sharp rise in demand for computing resources overwhelmed its current system capacity, driven largely by the adoption of AI agentic workflows.
The voice of a billion
Life, Published on 25/04/2026
» The world's most recorded singer, the legendary Indian playback artist Asha Bhosle died earlier this month at the age of 92. The Guinness Book of Records, upon honouring her in 2011, said that she had recorded more than 12,000 songs in her eight-decade career.