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Japan convenience stores use plastic sheets for social distancing
Reuters, Published on 13/04/2020
» TOKYO: Some of Japan's ubiquitous convenience stores have taken a novel approach to social distancing by hanging plastic sheets from the ceiling to provide a barrier between customers and staff at the cash register during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Petrol bomb attacks on Malaysian mart raise heat on Anwar
Published on 05/04/2024
» Attacks on a Malaysian convenience store chain over an insult to Islam have the potential to rock Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s fragile coalition in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Major Japan quake kills four, triggers tsunami waves
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» TOKYO - At least four people have been confirmed dead after a major earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami waves over a metre high, damaging homes and sparking a major blaze.
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Major Japan quake kills six, triggers tsunami waves
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» KANAZAWA (JAPAN) - At least six people died in a major earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day, triggering tsunami waves over a metre high, damaging homes and sparking a major fire that wreaked destruction overnight, authorities said Tuesday.
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Inner city delivery hubs raise child health fears in UK
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» LONDON: From the third-floor window of a London primary school, parent Sarah Slotover stares out over the industrial site at the centre of a "David and Goliath" battle between the online supermarket Ocado and the community.
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Red-zone shopping hours cut further
Published on 24/04/2021
» Operating hours of shopping malls, supermarkets and convenience stores will be shortened further in 18 high-risk provinces in order to reduce the spread of Covid-19, the Thai Retailers Association (TRA) said on Saturday.
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The turnaround guy
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» The shoe factory closed and the supermarket pulled out. So did neighbours whose old homes were now falling apart, overtaken by weeds and trees. Likewise, the best students at Earle High School often left for college and decided their hometown did not have enough to lure them back.
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Anti-migrant town has change of heart
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/01/2023
» For years, the small town of Herouxville in rural Quebec was the embodiment in the province of deep, nativist hostility towards immigrants.
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'Work without limits': Japan's teachers battle for change
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» TOKYO - In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight. Two months later, he suffered "karoshi" -- death from overwork.
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US hit by lottery fever ahead of world record $1.9 bn Powerball draw
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - Americans were dreaming big on Monday hours before numbers were to be drawn for the staggering $1.9 billion US Powerball jackpot -– the largest prize in world history, driving a new surge in lottery fever across the country.
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