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Need to pee? Japan has a QR code for that
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» TOKYO - The Japanese toilet maker Toto has introduced a service allowing those caught short in public to locate the nearest washrooms and see how busy they are real-time with a phone and QR code.
Starbucks shift on non-paying visitors stirs debate in US
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» NEW YORK - Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its bathrooms, with the US public warned they'll need to buy something or get out.
DUP Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» BEIJING - The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by coronavirus curbs.
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight Covid
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» BEIJING: The streets of Beijing's business district were deserted on Thursday as the government called for people to return to work remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by coronavirus curbs.
'Don't say gay:' Sex education fuels US culture wars
AFP, Published on 10/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: Swelling mobilisation by American conservatives over what is taught in schools has led several states to push for new curbs on what educators can discuss related to sexual and gender identity -- opening yet another front in the country's rolling culture wars.
US tycoon gets life in prison for killing of his best friend
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES - US real estate scion Robert Durst was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no possibility of parole for the killing of his best friend.
Bernie Sanders joins union drive as clashes with Amazon intensify
AFP, Published on 27/03/2021
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED STATES) - Senator Bernie Sanders joined the drive Friday to unionize Amazon workers in Alabama as clashes intensified between lawmakers and the e-commerce giant ahead of a deadline for a vote that could lead to the first union on US soil at the massive tech company.
US state bans transgender athletes from women's sports
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON: Mississippi became the first US state on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women's sports teams, a move denounced as discriminatory by LGBTQ groups and likely to face legal challenges.
R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges in New York
AFP, Published on 02/08/2019
» NEW YORK - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Friday in a New York court to federal charges including racketeering that allege he systematically recruited girls for sex while touring.
Starbucks shuts 8,000 US stores for racial bias training
AFP, Published on 30/05/2018
» NEW YORK: Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores on Tuesday to train around 175,000 employees against racial bias, an unprecedented public operation that highlights America's ongoing struggle with discrimination.