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OECD warns Japan of risks from ageing population

This implies that, unless a series of reforms are implemented, Japan will lose its working-age population by 25 per cent in 2050.

Apr 15, 2019

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Assange's father wants him extradited to Australia

John Shipton, who lives in Melbourne, urged Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to step in following Assange's arrest in London on April 11.

Apr 14, 2019

World's largest plane successfully completes maiden flight

Achieving a maximum speed of 189 miles (302.4 km) per hour, the plane flew for 2.5 hours over the Mojave Desert at altitudes up to 17,000 feet.

Apr 14, 2019

China suspends website for black hole copyright

The photo of the black hole, located 53.3 million light years from the Earth and taken by the Event Horizon Telescope, also fell under this category.

Apr 13, 2019

A powerful quake of 6.8 magnitude rocked off Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province on Friday, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said, triggering a tsunami warning that forced panicked people to evacuate their homes.

6.8 magnitude quake strikes off central Indonesia

The jolts triggered panic and forced people to evacuate in the Luwuk, Marowali and Kepulauan Banggai districts.

Apr 13, 2019

Facebook exploring new ways to fight fake news fast

Facebook already has several measures in place to fight misinformation on its platform.

Apr 12, 2019

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Pope Benedict XVI gives blessings at the Saint Peter`s Basilica at the Vatican in Rome during the Thanksgiving mass for the new cardinals in Vatican City, Vatican, 19 February 2012. Pope Benedict XVI wants to resign. The Italian news agency ANSA announced

Ex-Pope breaks silence on church's sex abuse crisis

Since his resignation in 2013, Benedict, 92, has rarely left his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City.

Apr 12, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary

Will never give in to sanctions: Kim Jong-un

Pyongyang wanted major sanctions relief in exchange for dismantling its Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Apr 11, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May (C) attends the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, on April 10, 2019. Leaders of the European Union's remaining 27 member countries have agreed to an extension of Brexit, European Cou

UK, EU agree 'flexible' Brexit delay to Oct 31

President of the European Council Donald Tusk, who had originally proposed an extension of up to a year, confirmed the UK had accepted the deal.

Apr 11, 2019

An Australian Defence Force F-35 performs during the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition at the Avalon Airport, Melbourne, on Feb. 28, 2019.

Japanese F-35 fighter crashes into Pacific

The fighter jet went missing at 7.27 p.m. on Tuesday as it was flying 135km east of Misawa, a city in northeast Japan.

Apr 10, 2019

Beijing mulls blacklisting 'uncivilised visitors'

In 2016, the China National Tourism Administration placed 20 people with a history of bad behaviour on a blacklist, restricting their ability to travel.

Apr 8, 2019

Brexit talks with Labour 'mean compromise on both sides': May

Theresa May reiterated her warning that Britain may not leave the EU at all if she cannot get a deal through Parliament, Xinhua news agency reported.

Apr 8, 2019

BJP 'whipping up war hysteria', no F-16 downed: Imran

Imran Khan cited a US report to dismiss BJP's claims of downing an F-16 fighter of the Pakistan Air Force.

Apr 7, 2019

Juan Guaido (C), head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, delivers a speech at the Francisco de Miranda avenue, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2019. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced he was severing "diplomatic and

Guaido says he'll host world leaders in Venezuela

The government said at the time that sabotage at the Guri hydroelectric complex, which supplies 70 percent of Venezuela's electricity, was to blame for the blackout.

Apr 7, 2019

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Asylum seekers look like UFC fighters: Donald Trump

The President also mocked those supporting asylum as being in denial about migrants' motivations.

Apr 7, 2019

Earthquake: 6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no tsunami alert

Indonesia is prone to quakes as it sits on a vulnerable impact zone called the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Apr 7, 2019

Australia passes social media law over violent content

Platforms have struggled in the weeks since to remove copies of the video, which have been repeatedly uploaded.

Apr 4, 2019

Komodo Island to ban tourists for conservation efforts

Komodo Island is part of the Komodo national park, which also includes two other large land masses, and many smaller islands.

Apr 4, 2019

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested on new charges

The prosecutors have recently been investigating Nissan's alleged payments to a distributor in Oman.

Apr 4, 2019

Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), gestures at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, April 2, 2019. The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global trade growth this year from 3.7 pe

WTO chief stresses urgency of easing trade tensions

The world needs the rules-based trading system to play its full role in facilitating trade flows and providing stability in international economic relations.

Apr 3, 2019

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