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Japan eyes capping foreign workers at 426,000
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2025
» KYODO — The Japanese government said Tuesday it is considering capping the number of foreign workers it accepts under its new training and employment system at around 426,000 in the first two years after the programme launch in fiscal 2027.
Nato tests war preparedness on eastern flank facing Russia
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» ALBA IULIA —On the Mures river in central Romania, French armoured vehicles and Romanian trucks board a motorised floating bridge, part of a large military exercise to showcase the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's (Nato) ability to rapidly increase force levels on its eastern flank facing Russia.
Another President Bolsonaro? God knows
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» SAO PAULO - Brazil’s right is scrambling for a candidate in next year’s election after leader Jair Bolsonaro was convicted over a botched coup — and one of the names that keeps cropping up is that of his wife, Michelle.
Brash Trump approach brings Gaza deal but broader peace in question
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - A new US president, focused on domestic priorities, criticizes his predecessor as too hard on Israel but soon takes on the mantle of peace and reaches a deal heralded around the world.
New Zealand's population exodus hits 13-year high
Reuters, Published on 15/08/2025
» SYDNEY — New Zealand citizens leaving the country have hit the highest levels in 13 years, with more than a third of those emigrating aged under 30 years as unemployment rises and economic growth remains soft.
As heatwaves intensify, Morocco ups effort to warn residents
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» CASABLANCA — Lhoussaine Youabd knows nearly all the languages spoken in Morocco, a useful skill in his role warning the population of growing climate-related risks in the country braving increasingly common heatwaves.
Iran says all options open after US strikes, Israel under missile attack
Reuters, Published on 22/06/2025
» JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Israel faced a missile attack on Sunday as Iran said it reserved all options to defend itself after unprecedented US strikes that President Donald Trump said had "obliterated" its key nuclear facilities.
For gay Malaysian refugee in UK 'you have to live authentically - you're saving yourself'
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/06/2025
» LONDON — "Growing up in a Muslim family, I was told that liking another person of the same sex was haram," said Warren Hallett of how Islam forbids homosexuality, considering it sinful. "My religion teacher said [gay people] were going to hell.
Myanmar quake death toll at 3,354
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2025
» The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake climbed to 3,354, with 4,850 injured and 220 missing, state media said on Saturday, as the visiting United Nations (UN). aid chief praised humanitarian and community groups for leading the aid response.
Irish school trains thatchers to save iconic roofs
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» PORTNOO — A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape.