Japan unveils ‘anti-loneliness’ hugging chair
TOKYO: There are times in everyone’s life when only a hug will do. Now one Japanese company has come up…
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Japan business confidence up in second quarter
Japanese business confidence improved in the three months to September after it sagged following a sales tax hike in April,…
Jihadists free 70 kidnapped students in Syria: monitor
The Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday freed more than 70 Kurdish school children it kidnapped in northern Syria in…
Britain carries out first airstrikes on IS group targets in Iraq
Britain’s Royal Air Force has carried out its first airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq, Defence Secretary…
Boxing promoter Goossen dies at 64
Boxing promoter Dan Goossen, who handled some of the biggest names in the sport including Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and…
Nearly 300,000 people uprooted in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS: Nearly 300,000 people have been displaced in Ukraine with over five million living in conflict-affected areas, the UN…
Australia in US talks to speed up TPP agreement
MELBOURNE: The push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will get a shot in the arm when Australia’s Minister for…
Search for MH370 to enter new phase
SYDNEY: The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 enters a new underwater phase this week almost seven months after the…