Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations
Japan's competition watchdog has raided some of the country's biggest ice cream makers for allegedly forming a cartel to raise the price...
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Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws
US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of...
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Men jailed for spying for Chinese intelligence in UK
A Border Force officer and his "handler" have been jailed for spying on Hong Kong pro-democracy dissidents in the UK on behalf...
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Japan ramping up defence is ‘critical’ to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC
Japan must "strengthen its defence capabilities", Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has told the BBC, emphasising the need to revisit the pacifist posture...
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Would you choose to take a 22-hour non-stop flight?
The world's longest commercial long-haul flight has been announced, a non-stop trek from Sydney to London that can take up to 22...
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India’s cash transfer boom gives relief to the poor but strains budgets
The world's fastest growing major economy is increasingly dependent on dole to keep its poorest people out of desperate poverty. Over the...
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Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium
For years, Japanese football fans have won praise for cleaning up stadiums after World Cup matches. But this time, they're catching heat...
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