The father of the victim's daughter travels from Japan to South Korea to identify her body.

Mei Tomikawa was one of two Japanese people killed in a Halloween crush in Seoul, and her father and another family member flew in on Monday to identify her body.

Earlier in the week, Hokkaido local assembly member Ayumu Tomikawa had told the press that he was leaving because he wanted ...

GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville spreads a racist narrative during a Trump rally, blaming Black people and criminality

At a campaign rally hosted by former President Donald Trump on Saturday night, Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville preached a racist narrative about Black people and crime.

Republican presidential candidate Terry Tuberville made the claim that Democrats want reparations for descend...

NEW SEOUL MAYOR TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR SELF COVID-19 TEST KITS

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• New Seoul mayor to seek approval for self COVID-19 test kits.
• The mayor also plans to extend working hours for small businesses hurt by COVID-19 restrictions.
• The mayor has asked the central government to approve rapid se...

S. KOREAN EASTAR JET FOUNDER SUSPECTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT

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• S. Korean Eastar jet founder suspected of embezzlement.
• Jeonju prosecution on Friday sought an arrest warrant for the founder.
• The opposition People Power Party and the labor union of Eastar Jet had filed complaints again...

SEOUL, BUSAN MAYORAL ELECTIONS VOTING PERIOD BEGINS ON FRIDAY

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• Seoul, Busan mayoral elections voting period begins on Friday.
• In the first 3 hours of early voting as of 9 a.m KST, the voter turn out rate has been 1.09 percent.
• In Seoul, the voter turn out rate as of 9 a.m KST came to...

S. KOREA LH SEES 70 MORE EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL

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• S. Korea LH sees 70 more employees involved in corruption scandal.
• An opposition lawmaker has claimed an increasing lot of employees in the scandal.
• LH employees are accused of using insider information to buy $8.88 milli...

CHINA TO DOLE OUT $1.5 MILLION IN A DIGITAL CURRENCY PILOT RUN DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR

• Beijing will dole out about $1.5 million in a limited trial run of the central bank’s digital currency, as told by the municipal government over the weekend.
• A sum total of 10 million yuan will be handed out through about 50,000 packets of 200 yuan, or about $30, each.

JAPAN’S IBM CORP. UNIT DVELOP AN AI SUITCASE TO ASSIT BLIND PEOPLE

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• Japan’s IBM Corp. unit develop an AI suitcase to assist blind people.
• A pilot test of a prototype was conducted at an airport in Japan earlier this month.
• The AI suitcase successfully navigated itself to an All Nipp...

CORONAVIRUS RESULTS IN EXCEEDING THE OUTFLOW OF PEOPLE MIGRATING INTO TOKYO IN JULY

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• Coronavirus results in exceeding the outflow of people migrating into Tokyo in July.
• The number of outflow exceeded the inflow by 1,459 people in the capital.
• The number of people moving into the Tokyo metropolitan region...

H-1B VISA HOLDERS MAY RETURN TO THE OLD JOBS IN THE US

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•       The Government, keeping in mind the need for resources to help the US recover has relaxed restrictions on H1B visas

•       People can come back to their old employers and jobs 

MINNESOTA PASSES BILL BANNING CHOKE HOLDS AND WARRIOR STYLE POLICE TRAINING

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• Post George Floyd’s death Minnesota passes bill banning police chokeholds
• The bill was supported by Republicans as well as the Democrats.

George Floyd's death on a street of Minneapolis due to a carotid hold, as he repeate...

WEALTHY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG ARE PREPARING FOR THE WORST POSSIBLE SCENARIO

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• Wealthy people in Hong Kong are planning to move their assets to other countries.
• Political distress in one of the major causes for the same.
• People are accelerating their contingency planning efforts after China’s ...

NYPD TO DIFFUSE GATHERING; CHARGED WITH RACIAL DISCRIMINATORY ATTITIDE

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• NYPD shall now focus on dispersing gatherings
• People belonging to the minority and of colour are suffering the most

With stay-at-home orders, social distancing norms and many rules in place New Yorkers are coming out of their homes confus...

Our cookware directly affects our health

People have to struggle with varied health issues nowadays. Even the medicines won’t help if the root cause is not known. What we eat directly affects our health.  A healthy and a nutrition-rich diet nurtures our body and recovers body functions. While having nutrition-deficient and to...

A right balance of muscles and body fat affects our thinking

Researchers at the Iowa State University revealed a unique fact recently which is related to our thinking process. The results showed that less of muscles and more body fat directly affects our thinking. Research tell how flexible our thinking becomes as we get older

Results may give wa...

Scotland to prosper in a low-carbon economy

Scotland will prosper in a low-carbon economy in the next 20 years. Through enhancing ecological quality, enterprises and economies will prosper. Yet health, well-being and sustainable economic development policies will be at the heart of the climate yet prosperity.

Reflecting on the 20...

Extreme climbing becomes easier with adventure technology

World’s tallest summits have become favorite destinations for climbers. Every year mountain peaks across the globe are flocked by climbers. In order to conquer harsh terrains, these adventurous put all possible efforts throughout the year. They get themselves trained for all the situations ...

Violence continues on the second day in Lebanon

The attacks on protestors by the Shiite groups Hezbollah and Amal enter the second consecutive day of violence. NNA, a state news agency reported gunfire flared up during the clashes. Lebanese broadcaster LBCI posted a video showing heavy gunfire in Beirut near the Cola bridge. No injuries were r...

Europe Accelerates Efforts Against Measles: Heavy Penalties and Bans Enforced

Germany may embrace the strictest position on measles immunizations in Western Europe—and absolutely one that goes past current prerequisites in the greater part of the United States. On Sunday, German Health Minister Jens Spahn proposed another law that would see guardians fined up to €2,500 ($2...

Promotion of former executive ‘Jay Schaufeld’ to the post of ClickSoftware’s first Chief People Officer

The company which is a leader in providing field service management software, ClickSoftware, declared the prior executive who had experience of 20 years in human resources leadership, Jay Schaufeld, as the first Chief People Officer (CPO) of the company. In his new role, Schaufeld will be leading co...