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As Japan battles ‘flesh eating’ infection outbreak, health authorities attempt to soothe visitors’ jitters
Global media coverage of the outbreak has highlighted a spike in the number of cases of the rare but frequently deadly bacterial infection, highlighting an apparent fatality rate of 30 per cent.
India-Pakistan battle for basmati rice turns acrimonious
NEW DELHI -- India and Pakistan rarely struggle to find things to fight about, and the true ownership of basmati rice is no exception.
Political battle to succeed Modi brews quietly in India
TOKYO -- In the upcoming general elections in India, set to begin in April, a third consecutive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Hindu nationalist party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 73, appears to be a safe bet.
Fighting for their land: on Philippines’ Boracay island, indigenous Ati tribe faces eviction threat
Largely left out of this prosperity, however, are Boracay’s indigenous Ati people, who have been engaged in a protracted legal battle over land that had already been granted to them by the government.
Japanese companies offer pollen-allergic workers subsidised tropical trips in battle against hay fever
One example cited by the Post came from the IT company Aisaac, which provides around US$1,300 to employees to temporarily relocate to areas of Japan where hay fever symptoms are less severe.
Disney's Iger says Peltz proxy battle was a 'distraction,' board is focused on picking his successor
Nelson Peltz's proxy battle was a "distraction" and Disney can now focus on trying to turn a streaming profit and planning its succession, its CEO Bob Iger said on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Thursday, just one day after handing a stinging defeat to the activist investor.
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for India election from Kerala seat
Gandhi, the leading figure in an opposition alliance fighting an uphill battle against Modi, will contest from Wayanad in the southern state.