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70s Boombox makes comeback in Japan
Published on 24/09/2017
» TOKYO: Along with vinyl's recent resurgence, another throwback from the 1970s gaining in popularity in the digital age is the boombox portable music player.
Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Filipino travellers
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2017
» TAIPEI: Tourists from the Philippines will be allowed to visit Taiwan visa-free over a trial period, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Mag 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean north of Honduras
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Caribbean in modern times struck off the coast of Honduras on Tuesday night, shaking the mainland and setting off tsunami warnings that were cancelled about an hour later.
Transgender whistleblower Manning to run for US Senate
Associated Press, Published on 14/01/2018
» NORTH BETHESDA, Maryland, US: Chelsea Manning intends to run for the US Senate in Maryland, returning the transgender former soldier to the spotlight after her conviction for leaking classified documents and her early release from military prison.
Success to savour
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/01/2018
» We arrive at the House of Jack Rabbit on the Bellarine Peninsula after the normal lunch hour on a Wednesday but the tables at its café are almost fully occupied. From the outside, the panoramic view is unrivalled, taking in Port Phillip Bay to Geelong, the You Yangs and Melbourne.
2016: Global warming caused 'third hottest ever'
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Earth last year wasn't quite as hot as 2016′s record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting.
US parents starved kids until they stopped growing
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» RIVERSIDE, California: A California couple tortured a dozen of their children for years, starving them to the point their growth was stunted, chaining them to their beds for months at a time and forbidding them from showering more than once a year or using the toilet, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Pope stuns Chile with victim-blaming comment
Published on 19/01/2018
» SANTIAGO: Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile's most notorious paedophile of slander, an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse scandal that has cost the Catholic Church its credibility in the country.