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Thailand considers end to 52-year-old afternoon booze ban to woo tourists
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may end a 52-year-old ban on afternoon alcohol sales after appeals from the tourism industry, which is struggling with rising costs and weak consumer spending.
Japan's NYK Line to train women sailors in Philippines
MANILA -- Nippon Yusen has built a women's dormitory at a maritime college in the Philippines to promote diversity among seafarers in a country from which the Japanese shipping company recruits around 70% of its crew.
On the Hands of India’s Brides, Reminders of a Stark Wealth Divide
The ceremony was on the grounds of the exclusive Bangalore Club, an oasis in one of India’s largest cities. The bride-to-be, Sreya Muthukumar, was ensconced on the terrace, wreathed in smiles, greeting and chatting with her guests. Two women were attending to her, each wielding a thin plastic cone filled with henna paste.
South Korea to hit North’s drones with cheap, invisible ‘StarWars’ laser weapons
South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones this year, becoming the world’s first country to deploy and operate such weapons in the military, the country’s arms procurement agency said on Thursday.
Dozens rally in Pakistan after a Christian man is sentenced to death for blasphemy
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of members from Pakistan’s civil society rallied on Tuesday in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence handed down to a Christian man on blasphemy charges, nearly a year after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the country.
Germany to bar Chinese companies’ components from core parts of its 5G networks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of the country’s 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026, the nation’s top security official said Thursday.