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Japanese women MPs want more seats, the porcelain kind
Although the number of women politicians rose at the last election -- and despite Takaichi becoming the first female prime minister in October -- Japanese politics remains massively male-dominated.
Dec 31, 2025
Trump issues vetoes for first time in his second term
Trump issues vetoes for first time in his second term
Dec 31, 2025
Leftist Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Tr...
Leftist Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Tr...
Dec 31, 2025
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces an...
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces an...
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Foreign Minister Sharma to attend state funeral of Begum Khaleda Zia in Bangladesh
Government prioritizes good governance and service delivery: Home Minister Aryal
3PR electoral system under scrutiny as parties recycle elites over marginalised
4NGOs barred from campaigning for candidates under election code of conduct
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‘Curating our reality’: Investigative journalist Abby Martin takes aim at US media hegemon...
‘Curating our reality’: Investigative journalist Abby Martin...
MOSCOW, Sept 6: A journalist whose documentary series was shut-down by financial difficulties due to US sanctions on Venezuela, has told RT that the US along with tech giants “are curating our reality” when it comes to independent media.
Sep 06, 2018
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Delhi metro 2nd most expensive worldwide among cities where journey is 50c or less
Delhi metro 2nd most expensive worldwide among cities where...
MOSCOW, Sept 6: New Delhi has the second-most unaffordable metro system among world cities where a travel fare costs less than half a dollar, with average workers forking out 14 percent of their salary on transport, a new study has found.
Sep 06, 2018
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Salisbury plot thickens, questions without answers multiply
Salisbury plot thickens, questions without answers multiply
WASHINGTON DC, Sept 6: Britain has shown images of the people allegedly responsible for the Skripals chemical weapons saga and claimed there were Russian military spies. As the case moves forward, questions remain unanswered about the British narrative.
Sep 06, 2018
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Scientists develop new way to harness solar power
Scientists develop new way to harness solar power
LONDON, Sept. 5: Photosynthesis, a process which plants and other organisms used to convert sunlight into energy and produce oxygen as an important byproduct for animals on earth, has been altered by scientists as a new way to harness solar energy, a new study said.
Sep 05, 2018
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South Korean envoys en route to North Korea as denuclearization talks stall
South Korean envoys en route to North Korea as denuclearizat...
SEOUL, Sept 5: South Korean special envoys left Seoul on Wednesday for a one-day trip to North Korea to discuss a third summit to be held this month between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Sep 05, 2018
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US Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
US Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters...
WASHINGTON, Sept 5: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to reverse a court ruling that imprisoned two Reuters journalists for seven years and to release them immediately.
Sep 05, 2018
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Stepmother had Kashmir girl raped, eyes gouged out, burnt with acid
Stepmother had Kashmir girl raped, eyes gouged out, burnt wi...
KASHMIR, Sept 5: Horrific details have emerged about the case of a nine-year-old girl, whose stepmother allegedly got her raped and killed in Kashmir’s Baramulla district last week. After being raped – by her step brother and three others – she was hit in the head with an axe, her eyes were gouged o...
Sep 05, 2018
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Researchers hope some objects survived Brazil museum fire
Researchers hope some objects survived Brazil museum fire
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 5: Researchers held out hope that a famed skull and other valuable objects might somehow be recovered from the ashes of a massive blaze that tore through Brazil's National Museum after firefighters found bone fragments from the collection.
Sep 05, 2018
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In Pictures: Devastation from Jebi, Japan's biggest typhoon in 25 years time
In Pictures: Devastation from Jebi, Japan's biggest typhoon...
TOKYO, Sept 5: A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats from a flooded airport, the government said on Wednesday, as more than a million homes were without power.
Sep 05, 2018
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Saudi Arabia declares online satire punishable offence, with up to 5 years of imprisonment
Saudi Arabia declares online satire punishable offence, with...
SAUDI ARABIA, Sept 5: Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that “disrupts public order” with up to five years in prison, the public prosecutor said Tuesday, as the kingdom cracks down on dissent.
Sep 05, 2018