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Japan mulls abolishing face-to-face immigration checks amid tourism surge
Kyodo News, Published on 09/03/2026
» The Japanese government is moving to abolish with the need for most foreign tourists to meet face-to-face with immigration officers to enter the country as it seeks to streamline entry procedures amid the inbound tourism surge.
Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» N'DJAMENA — A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara".
China decries CIA videos aimed at informants
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2025
» BEIJING - China on Tuesday warned it would take all necessary measures to crack down on the “infiltration and sabotage activities of foreign anti-China forces”, in response to Chinese-language videos released by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
Michelin to rate hotels as well as restaurants
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - From stars to keys -- the Michelin Guide will start rating hotels in the same way as restaurants, it announced on Thursday.
Researchers question the effectiveness of China's game time restrictions for minors in reducing heavy play
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/08/2023
» Children in mainland China are subject to some of the world's strictest restrictions on online gaming time, but a new study published in Nature found no evidence that those government-imposed rules had reduced heavy gaming.
Viral disease killing felines on 'cat island' Cyprus
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» NICOSIA - A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia.
Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on Sunday.
Iraq dig uncovers 5,000-year-old pub-restaurant
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» LAGASH, Iraq: Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly 5,000 years they hope will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world's first cities.
Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» MANOKO (PERU) - They call themselves "the multicolored people," or Siekopai, after the eye-catching traditional body paint and adornments they used to wear in their ancestral home in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» PARIS - Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.