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Japan PM's future in doubt after election debacle
AFP, Published on 21/07/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was unclear on Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a right-wing populist party.
Japan PM faces reckoning in upper house election
AFP, Published on 20/07/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a reckoning from voters on Sunday with upper house elections that could end his premiership and see a right-wing populist party make inroads.
Men in China go under the knife to boost life chances
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» BEIJING - Worried his appearance would detract from opportunities in China's competitive society, Xia Shurong decided to go under the surgeon's knife to reshape his nose -- one of millions of young men in the country turning to cosmetic surgery.
Body work: Russia's 'biohackers' push boundaries
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» MOSCOW - Gripping a scalpel, Vladislav Zaitsev makes an incision in the fold of skin between his client's thumb and index finger and pushes in a small glass cylinder.
Kitsch and confidence at Huawei HQ despite US pressure
AFP, Published on 31/05/2019
» SHENZHEN (CHINA) - Emblazoned across a wall at Huawei headquarters is a motto that appears to sum up the attitude of the huge Chinese telecom company toward its multiplying challenges: "Success requires friends. Tremendous success requires enemies."
Kitsch and confidence at Huawei HQ despite US pressure
AFP, Published on 31/05/2019
» SHENZHEN (CHINA) - Emblazoned across a wall at Huawei headquarters is a motto that appears to sum up the attitude of the huge Chinese telecom company toward its multiplying challenges: "Success requires friends. Tremendous success requires enemies."
Get your geek on: 130,000 head for San Diego Comic-Con
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» LOS ANGELES - Desk jockeys in eye-wateringly tight spandex will blur the line between fantasy and reality this week as they invade San Diego for the world's largest celebration of pop culture fandom.