‘Lonely’ dolphin blamed for leaving bathers bloodied in Japan
Eighteen people have so far been injured in apparently unprovoked attacks by the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin off beaches in the town of Tsuruga.
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What Modi’s historic Ukraine trip means for India’s peacemaker role, Russia ties
Yet for all the fanfare, analysts were quick to temper expectations, describing Modi’s role as a peacemaker as “limited” and unlikely to fundamentally alter the New Delhi- Moscow relationship.
Australia housing prices, rents surge as supply shortage deepens
SYDNEY -- Like most seeking a place to rent in Sydney, Tanakit Phaopin is used to large queues. With vacancy rates hovering currently around 1.7% in Australia's largest city, and 1.3% nationally, rental inspections often draw dozens of aspiring tenants, whose entrances are staggered to manage the volume.
Australians now have legal right to ignore work calls, emails after hours
People can now refuse to monitor, read, or respond to their employers’ attempts to contact them outside work hours – unless that refusal is deemed “unreasonable”.
Will Thailand’s new PM seek Chinese funding for land bridge? Definitely, maybe
The speculation came as the country’s youngest prime minister – who turned 38 on Wednesday – mentioned the “deep and friendly relationship” between the two countries at her first press conference on August 18, a gesture seen as presaging more cooperation.
Chinese students’ suicides in Australia highlight mental health crisis amid ‘extreme isolation’
Police asked the public for more information while the local press indicated it was being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Japan university student spending nears bubble era peak
TOKYO -- Spending on hobbies and leisure activities by university students in Japan has bounced back to the 30-year-old record level reached during the go-go years of the bubble economy era, supported thanks to higher pay for part-time jobs, according to a survey by university co-op group.
Energy-hungry Singapore eyes Malaysia’s rainforests, Australia’s deserts, for clean power
This week Australia announced a massive solar farm that it hopes will eventually offer two gigawatts of power to Singapore via undersea cable.