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Ageing Japan faces dementia healthcare crisis

Ageing Japan faces dementia healthcare crisis

Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved…
Chaste peacocks, cosmic cows: Indian judge baffles with theories

Chaste peacocks, cosmic cows: Indian judge baffles with theories

Peacocks don’t have intercourse, but rather shed tears to conceive, according to a judge in western India whose unique theories…
Generation homeless: trying to help Egypt’s street kids

Generation homeless: trying to help Egypt’s street kids

Barefoot and wearing shabby clothes, the two-year-old wanders through the dirty streets of Cairo alongside her mother, who has also…
Indonesia’s hijab-wearing Muslim metal group challenges stereotypes

Indonesia’s hijab-wearing Muslim metal group challenges stereotypes

With their heads covered with Islamic headscarves, the three members of the Indonesian band VoB (“Voice of Baceprot” or “Noisy…
Britons hold vigils for Manchester victims as UK raises terror threat level

Britons hold vigils for Manchester victims as UK raises terror threat level

Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point…
Feline good: Cats counter stress at Tokyo firm

Feline good: Cats counter stress at Tokyo firm

Workaholic Japan is known for long office hours and stressed out employees, but one company claims to have a cure:…
Wedding of the year? British royalty and reality TV flock to Pippa’s marriage

Wedding of the year? British royalty and reality TV flock to Pippa’s marriage

With royalty as in-laws and a reality TV star rumoured to be the best man, it is little wonder that…
Uber partners with NileTaxi, launches UberBoat for riders to sail away from Cairo traffic

Uber partners with NileTaxi, launches UberBoat for riders to sail away from Cairo traffic

Ride-hailing app Uber has partnered up with the leading Nile river transport company NileTaxi to introduce UberBoat in Cairo, offering…
600,000 women in Egypt married before legal age of consent

600,000 women in Egypt married before legal age of consent

A study prepared by the International Population Council, in collaboration with the National Council for Population and Development and Assiut…
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