Japan plans to scrap cap on international arrivals

The Yomiuri Shimbun 09/14/2022

TOKYO – The government plans to scrap the cap on international arrivals and relax other coronavirus pandemic-related border restrictions, according to sources. The government is expected to make a decision this month while taking into consideration the infection…

God does not back war, pope says in apparent criticism of Russian patriarch

Reuters 09/14/2022

NUR-SULTAN , Sept 14 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Wednesday that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a…

Queen’s coffin arrives at Buckingham Palace as huge crowds line London route

Reuters 09/14/2022

LONDON/BELFAST, Sept 13 (Reuters) – King Charles and members of the royal family received the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, after tens of thousands of people lined the streets in heavy…

Brunei sultan now world’s longest serving monarch after Queen Elizabeth’s death

Borneo Bulletin 09/13/2022

BANDAR SERI BEGAWANM — His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has become the world’s longest reigning monarch since…

Japan govt to waive tourist visa requirements as part of border easing -FNN

Reuters 09/12/2022

TOKYO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s government is planning to waive tourist visa requirements from some countries as part of a further easing of border controls enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19, Fuji News Network reported…

Doctors concerned for UK Queen’s health, family head to Scotland

Reuters 09/08/2022

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Doctors are concerned about the health of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and have recommended the 96-year-old remains under medical supervision, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, with immediate family travelling to be by her…

Meet the man with the ‘dream job’: Tokyo resident gets paid to simply exist

Reuters 09/06/2022

TOKYO — Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing. The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen ($71) per booking (roughly P4,000) to accompany clients and…

World ‘not ready,’ WHO exec warns as virus surges in more countries

Agence France Presse 02/27/2020

BEIJING — The new coronavirus epidemic swelled on Wednesday with cases in South Korea surging past 1,000 after deaths soared in Iran and infections appeared in previously untouched countries, prompting dire warnings that the world was not…

Chinese dad beats kid’s dog over vet bill

Inquirer.net 10/10/2019

A Chinese father tried to kill his daughter’s puppy because of the sick animal’s mounting medical bills last Tuesday, Oct. 2. The father bought the dog for his child (names withheld in the report) at a cheap…

Family seeks more answers to London teen’s death in Malaysia

08/17/2019

  SEREMBAN, Malaysia — The family of a 15-year-old London teen who was found dead nine days after she disappeared from a Malaysian forest resort claimed her body on Saturday and hope to find answers to their…

Thousands show up in Delhi marathon

AP 11/19/2017

Tens of thousands of runners braved smoggy conditions for the Delhi half marathon on Sunday despite dire health warnings from doctors who wanted the race postponed in the heavily polluted capital. Around 35,000 people registered for the…

French labor standoff shuts down Eiffel tower

06/29/2016

PARIS – Paris’ most recognizable monument will remain closed to visitors on Tuesday as Eiffel Tower staff joined strike action against controversial labor reforms. “Since there aren’t enough staff present to open the monument under safe and…

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