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India's women water warriors transform parched lands
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» CHHATARPUR, India: As the monsoon storms bear down on India, a dedicated group of women hope that after years of backbreaking labour, water shortages will no longer leave their village high and dry.
Japan Airlines embraces gender-neutral greetings
AFP, Published on 28/09/2020
» TOKYO: Japan Airlines is ditching the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" and instead embracing gender-neutral terms during in-flight and airport announcements from next month, the company said Monday.
No kidding: Japanese airlines offer bawling babies seat maps
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» TOKYO: Fed up with finding yourself next to a screaming child on a long-haul flight? On some Japanese airlines a seat map will warn you where potentially bawling babies are sitting.
Plane skids off runway, closing parts of Tokyo's Narita
AFP, Published on 01/02/2019
» TOKYO: A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a snow-bound runway at Narita Airport on Friday, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main aviation hub.
JAL to launch low-cost carrier ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
AFP, Published on 14/05/2018
» TOKYO: Japan Airlines (JAL) on Monday announced plans to launch a budget airline, hoping to take advantage of an expected expansion in the nation's low-cost market ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.