This & That
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Face Your Fears at the Reptile Cafe
For anyone terrified of an albino python, an orange corn snake or a scaly, bearded iguana, Chea Raty says getting up close and personal at Phnom Penh’s first reptile-themed cafe…
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Vespa lovers taking it to extremes
Every year, Indonesians from teens and grandads to mechanics and students gather in East Java to celebrate their love of the iconic Italian Vespa scooter. For some, it’s an extreme…
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Europe gives Internet firms 1 hour to remove extremist content
European authorities are planning to slap internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook with big fines if they don’t take down extremist content within one hour of its posting.…
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South Africa fights gun violence
As gunshots ring out in one of South Africa’s most dangerous neighborhoods, a new technology detects the gun’s location and immediately alerts police. South Africa is the first country outside…
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Japanese man, world’s oldest at 112
A 112-year-old Japanese man, born months before Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, was recognized in April 2018 as the world’s oldest man. Masazo Nonaka, born on July…
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Tiny goddess
Hindu priests have anointed a 3-year-old girl as the new “living goddess,” or kumari, of Kathmandu. She will remain at a palace in the historic center of the Nepali capital…
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Don’t blink!
Chinese street barber Xiong Gaowu deftly scrapes a straight razor along the inside of his customer’s eyelid. “You should be gentle, very, very gentle,” said Xiong, who performs traditional eyelid…
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Robot for hire to perform Buddhist funerals
A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank’s humanoid robot “Pepper” — a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals. It is programmed to chant sutras in a computerized…
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Four-legged guardians
An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a “smart vest” that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok’s streets and alleyways. Equipped with a hidden video camera, the…
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