TOKOROZAWA, Japan (Reuters) – Ryusei Ouchi takes a deep breath as he uses his cane to feel out the edge of the three-meter-high ramp, shuffles to the edge and then drops in. FILE PHOTO: Blind Japanese skateboarder Ryusei Ouchi poses for a photograph holding a cane at a skatepark in […]
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the bill outside Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad on Monday Indian police have denied shooting people during protests in Delhi – as anger at a citizenship law spreads across the country. At least three people […]
“This is LOVELY,” Carol replied, a simple yet affective message that saw viewers flock to agree with her, as they got emotional from watching the upsetting yet very familiar story for many people in the UK. “It restores your faith in people. Merry Christmas,” one said. Someone else admitted: “In […]
However, Sterling came under pressure today following the release of disappointing UK PMI data which revealed the index slumped to a 41-month low of 48.5. Added to this, a separate flash measurement for manufacturing revealed that output slumped to an 89-month low of 45.8. The weak data was attributed to a […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday Japan should make artificial intelligence (AI) a mandatory subject for college entrance exams, to counter the yawning gap with the United States and China in the nascent field. FILE PHOTO: Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive […]
apcuk/Getty Images This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2019, your source for the season’s best gifts and deals, hand-picked by the experts at CNET. The clock is ticking. Even with free 1- and 2-day shipping from the likes of Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart, out-of-stock warnings and post-December […]
The Very Large Telescope and a specialized near-infrared imager captured this breathtaking image of the Milky Way’s central region. ESO/Nogueras-Lara et al. A breakthrough survey of over 700,000 stars near the Milky Way’s galactic center has produced one of the most stunning images of our home galaxy. Astronomers studying the […]
With the return of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, fans have been looking back at The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi with great care. Was Darth Sidious the one behind Snoke all along? Certainly, a new trailer seems to imply that with both […]