Dream job: the Japanese man who gets paid to do nothing
Shoji Morimoto has what some would see as a dream job: he gets paid to do pretty much nothing.
The 38-year-old Tokyo resident charges 10,000 yen ($71) per booking to accompany clients ...
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IAEA calls for security zone at Ukraine frontline nuclear plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Tuesday for fighting to be halted in a security zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear power station, saying its experts had found ...
Spurs have been penalised’: Conte fumes over heavy schedule
Tottenham Hotspur have been penalised with a hectic schedule compared with other teams and must speak to the Premier League to ease their burden and avoid often playing three times ...
OPEC+ seems to want $90 crude oil. It may end up defending $50: Russell
By Clyde Russell
It’s tempting to dismiss the decision by the OPEC+ group to cut crude oil production by 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October as a statistical insignificance ...
Iran sentences two women to death for ‘corruption on earth’
Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of “corruption on earth” and human trafficking over the last few days, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported ...
Weavers recycle shopping bags to shield Spanish village from sun
By Guillermo Martinez and Isabel Infantes
The sun beats down on the narrow streets of the Spanish village of Valverde de la Vera, filtered through multi-coloured shades made out of ...
From Pakistan to Texas, big rains after extreme heat deliver double punch
By Gloria Dickie and David Stanway
While Pakistanis count the cost of one of the country’s worst recorded floods, heavy rain is hitting southwestern China as the Texas city ...
Ireland fines Instagram a record $400 mln over children’s data
Ireland’s data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against social network Instagram following an investigation into its handling of children’s data, ...
Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa’s food security
Continent will see more vehicle traffic and waste burning as the population is set to double by mid-century By Gloria Dickie Plant scientist Felicity Hayes checks on her crops inside ...
Europe tries to shore up power firms with billions more
Finland and Switzerland provided billions in financial support to power companies on Tuesday, as Europe scrambles to secure energy supplies in a deepening crisis sparked by Russia’s move to ...
Russia’s Lavrov calls Truss uncompromising, mocks her Macron comment
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticised Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss for not being willing to compromise and mocked her for saying she did not ...
Big rate hike won’t save euro as energy shock deepens
The hit to the euro zone economy and its currency from a deepening energy crisis is so severe that more aggressive monetary tightening from the European Central Bank will do ...
Ample world rice supplies to cushion impact of Pakistan, China crop losses
Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices ...
Oil prices inch lower on symbolic OPEC+ output cut
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day in October was seen as a largely ...
Sterling shows signs of life as Truss hints at energy relief
Sterling lifted on Tuesday as media reports offered new details on how incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss is planning to tackle Britain’s growing energy crisis.
Household bills are due ...
Don’t give masked Aubameyang ‘superhero’ ideas, says Chelsea’s Tuchel
Chelsea’s new striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could make his debut for the London side in the Champions League wearing a mask for his injured jaw but manager Thomas Tuchel on ...
Haaland alone will not help City win Champions League, says Guardiola
Erling Haaland has settled well into his new role as Manchester City’s attacking spearhead but the Premier League club cannot rely on just him to win the Champions League, ...
Volkswagen triggers landmark Porsche IPO plan, defying market doubts
Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Monday announced its intention to float sports car brand Porsche, triggering what could become one of the world’s largest listings even as record inflation ...
Truss appointed as Britain’s PM, Johnson bows out
Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as British prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with steering the country through a looming recession and energy crisis that threatens the futures of millions of ...
Hungary to set up anti-corruption body in bid to unlock EU funds
Hungary will create an anti-corruption authority and a working group involving non-government organisations to oversee the spending of European Union funds, the government said in a decree in its official ...
Terrific Tiafoe knocks out Nadal in major U.S. Open upset
American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday.
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Rescue efforts underway as China earthquake toll rises to 65
The death toll from the strongest earthquake to hit China’s southwestern Sichuan province since 2017 rose to 65 on Tuesday as rescuers rushed to reach hundreds of stranded people, restore utilities ...
Credit Suisse expands in Qatar, launches tech hub
Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) will expand in Qatar via a partnership with the Gulf country’s Investment Promotion Agency (IPA Qatar), the Swiss bank said on Monday.
It will create ...
Power cuts, traffic snarls as India’s tech hub endures second day of floods
Many parts of India’s tech hub of Bengaluru were under water for a second day on Tuesday as more rain fell in an unusually wet monsoon season, bringing traffic ...