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Random acts of kindness impress
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 06/11/2022
» In late August, Erin Alexander, 57, sat in the parking lot of a Target store in Fairfield, California, and wept. Her sister-in-law had recently died, and Ms Alexander was having a hard day.
Video: Starbucks customer thwarts armed robbery
Published on 23/07/2017
» A Starbucks customer in Fresno, California tried to stop an armed robbery with a metal chair, CNN reported.
Zero hour: Indonesia debates rupiah redenomination
Asia focus, Published on 09/01/2017
» What would eliminating three zeroes from Indonesian rupiah banknotes mean to people? For many, it would make calculation a lot simpler. It would also change perceptions of what things really cost.
7 dead as suicide attackers strike Jakarta
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» JAKARTA -- Suicide attackers struck the Indonesian capital Thursday, with a series of explosions and gunfire that tore through a Starbucks cafe and shook an embassy district in the Muslim-majority nation.
Japan gets taste for 7-Eleven coffee
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2015
» TOKYO: The fastest-growing drinks market in Japan isn't craft beer or fruit smoothies. It's US$1 cups of black coffee from the local 7-Eleven.