RIP Internet Explorer: South Korean engineer's browser 'grave' goes viral
A South Korean engineer who built a grave for Internet Explorer -- photos of which quickly went viral -- told AFP Friday that the now-defunct web browser had made his life a misery.
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Problems soar for airlines despite pandemic recovery
Desperate to put the coronavirus pandemic behind them, airlines will hold talks on Sunday ahead of a potential summer of chaos with shortages and strikes that could threaten their recovery.
Read moreEU to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid
The European Commission will meet Friday to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine's bid for EU candidacy, a step closer to membership for the country a day after the bloc's most powerful leaders visited Kyiv as it battles Russia's invasion.
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Asian markets hit by recession fears, yen drops after BoJ decision
Asian markets mostly fell Friday after another hefty drop in New York as central bank interest rate hikes fan fears of a recession, while the yen sank after the Bank of Japan said it would not yet follow its global peers in tightening policy.
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'The power of cannabis': Japan embraces CBD despite drug taboo
With its zero-tolerance cannabis laws, deep social stigma against the drug and moves to tighten rules on consumption, Japan is no stoner's paradise.
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Bank of Japan keeps easing policy despite US, Europe rate hikes
The Bank of Japan on Friday stuck to its long-held monetary easing policy even as other central banks around the world hike interest rates to tame inflation.
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Two years after car crash, badminton ace Momota in free fall
Japan's Kento Momota was once badminton's undisputed king but his career has gone into free fall ever since a car crash more than two years ago which left him badly hurt.
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Australia's new climate promise meets mining reality
Flood, fire and drought-battered Australia is trying to clean up its act on climate change, but dependence on fossil fuel riches could stymie the national makeover.
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Saracens and Leicester eye return to former glory in Premiership final
Saracens will aim to complete their comeback from a salary-cap scandal by defeating Leicester in the English Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday.
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Education is key to racism fight, says West Indies legend Holding
Educating the young is the most effective way of combatting racism as armed with the facts they can challenge their peers, West Indies cricket legend and anti-racism campaigner Michael Holding has told AFP.
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