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According to official statistics, 21,140 people took their own lives in Japan in 2017. The thought of so many deaths is tragic enough, but it is made even worse when you consider that all of these were preventable. This month marks the time of year when suicides typically spike across the country. It’s appropriate, then, […]

Ruma Amar browsed Ikea with her husband on Saturday morning, her younger sister in tow. The young couple looked at baby cradles. They were planning to start a family. Later that evening, they went to the arcade at a bowling alley five minutes from their condo. Amar sent her elderly father updates on WhatsApp — […]

Representatives of South and North Koreas have inter-Korean talks at the border truce village of Panmunjom, Tuesday. / Courtesy of Ministry of Unificatio The two Koreas agreed Tuesday that a 160-member performance troupe from the South will perform twice in Pyongyang in April. The troupe will visit the North from March 31 to April 3 […]

The harsh language contrasted with Trump’s Nowruz statement last year, which made no mention of politics. (File photo: Reuters) US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year’s holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran’s government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “I wish a […]

Photo: AFP Could Paris take the revolutionary step of making public transport completely free for all residents of the capital? The mayor is looking into the idea. One way to stop people jumping the barriers at Metro stations around Paris is to remove the barriers altogether. It sounds outlandish for a capital city to make […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a keynote speech at the closing meeting of the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 20, 2018. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei) BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) — The first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) […]

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends a meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday. Photo: DPA Germany’s new foreign minister Heiko Maas has said Russia will remain a difficult partner for Europe following Vladimir Putin’s re-election – and questioned the fairness of the vote. Maas added that Russia will be needed to help resolve international tensions. […]

President Moon Jae-in speaks with Japanese Prime Minister on the phone on March 16 to discuss the latest developments with North Korea. Japan is stepping up efforts to join talks with North Korea after stressing the importance of sanctions over dialogue for Pyongyang’s denuclearization. Some diplomatic sources say Tokyo’s abrupt shift in its North Korea […]

British teacher Andria Zafirakou of Alperton Community School, UK, makes a victorious gesture after winning thImage Credit: Ahmed Ramzan / Gulf News Dubai: A UK teacher has won the Global Teacher Prize, worth $1 million (Dh3.67 million), on Sunday night in Dubai.Andria Zafirakou was selected from among 10 international finalists who had flown in for […]

Erbil International Airport Erbil (Iraqinews.com) – A Saudi plane landed Monday at the Erbil International Airport (EIA) to be the first flight to arrive at the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region since Baghdad lifted an air embargo it imposed on Kurdish airports last week. According to Kurdistan 24, the plane took off from Saudi Arabia and landed […]