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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.
Ten killed in Austrian school shooting
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2025
» VIENNA — Ten people including the suspect are dead after a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz, the news agency APA reported on Tuesday, citing Mayor Elke Kahr.
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.
Hong Kong launches first bus route with women drivers only, sets up rest facility for them
Published on 05/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Franchised bus firm KMB has launched Hong Kong's first route with women drivers only and set up a rest facility that prioritises female workers at terminuses as part of its efforts to buck gender stereotypes.
Japan’s top court backs trans woman in toilet case
AFP and Reuters, Published on 11/07/2023
» TOKYO: In a landmark ruling, Japan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favour of a transgender bureaucrat who sued the government over access to female toilets at work.
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.