Japanese government wants to increase acceptance of technology that could help fill the gap in the nursing workforce Japan’s elderly are being told to get used to being looked after by robots. With Japan’s ageing society facing a predicted shortfall of 370,000 caregivers by 2025, the government wants ... Read More »
Former White House senior strategist will defy subpoena, citing lack of agreement on scope of questioning, says individual familiar with matter The former White House senior strategist Steve Bannon will not testify before the intelligence committee of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to sources – defying ... Read More »
MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA: Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and murdered two civilians, while six people were killed in an attack in northern Cameroon, a local resident and security sources told AFP on Monday. The attacks came as Nigeria’s military again maintained the jihadists had been defeated, ... Read More »
Asian markets plunged overnight following the lead of the Dow Jones which registered its largest points fall in history Stock markets across Europe are bracing themselves for big falls after what was described as “carnage” in indexes across Asia overnight. Falls in Japan and Australia were prompted by a ... Read More »
The Defence Logistics Agency reportedly misstated hundreds of millions of dollars in project spending The US Defence Department can’t account for more than $800m(£571m) in spending, according to an audit of one of its agencies. A review of the Defence Logistics Agency, a subsection of the Defence Department, shows ... Read More »
ROME: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected proposals of a partnership with the EU, insisting full membership to the bloc is the only option, in an interview published Sunday. Hosting Erdogan on a visit to Paris in January, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was “hypocrisy” to say ... Read More »
JAKARTA, Indonesia: The UN’s human rights chief has warned that Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority has the potential to spark regional conflict. Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein reiterated while in Indonesia on Monday that acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing may have occurred in the campaign of violence against ... Read More »
Nazmul Islam watched as the army prepared to attack his home in Tula Toli, where its Rohingya residents were raped and murdered After they finished burning the bodies, the soldiers ordered chicken curry. Nazmul Islam watched as local Buddhists set about preparing food for the men he says raped ... Read More »
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday warned countries in the Western Hemisphere to beware of Chinese investment, saying it is reminiscent of European colonialism. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the region. Before embarking Thursday on a five-nation trip to Latin America, ... Read More »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Some polar bears in the Arctic are shedding pounds during the time they should be beefing up, a new study shows. It’s the climate change diet and scientists say it’s not good. They blame global warming for the dwindling ice cover on the Arctic Ocean that bears need ... Read More »
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