Venice restaurant bill outrages Japanese tourists
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption From mouth-watering steak to eye-watering bill in Venice The mayor of Venice has voiced outrage over the €1,100 (£970; $1,347) bill that four Japanese...
View ArticleCoincheck: World’s biggest ever digital currency ‘theft’
Image copyright EPA Image caption Coincheck Inc is based in Tokyo One of Japan’s largest digital currency exchanges says it has lost some $534m (£380m) worth of virtual money in a hacking attack on...
View ArticleYemen crisis: Separatists seize government buildings in Aden
Image copyright EPA Image caption A rift has opened between two forces that were formerly on the same side Separatists in southern Yemen have seized government buildings in the city of Aden amid...
View ArticleReports of gunfire and explosions at Kabul military academy
Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard at a military academy in the Afghan capital Kabul, media report. Reports say the Marshal Fahim National Defense University came under attack early Monday...
View ArticleGeorge Weah vows to change Liberia’s citizenship laws
Image copyright EPA Image caption Liberia’s new president has pledged to take a pay cut Liberia’s President George Weah has called for the removal of a “racist” clause in the constitution which...
View ArticleFrench chef Bras gives up Michelin stars
Image copyright AFP Image caption Sebastien Bras (l) took over his famed restaurant from his father Michel Bras (r) a decade ago A prestigious food guide has allowed a top French restaurant to...
View ArticleO Canada: Senate backs gender-neutral changes to national anthem
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Canada considered a similar move in 2010 The Canadian Senate has passed a bill that changes the text of the English-language version of the national anthem to...
View ArticleNorth Koreans play ‘Yankee’ shoot-em-up game
By News from Elsewhere… …as found by BBC Monitoring Image copyright Arirang-Meari Image caption Players use a variety of virtual weapons to wipe out American soldiers The latest computer game to...
View ArticleSaakashvili: Ukraine deports ex-Georgia president to Poland
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Mikheil Saakashvili led street protests against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been deported to...
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