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White House announces that President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan next month

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White House announces that President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan next month as China and North Korea flex their muscles The White House announced Wednesday that Biden will travel to Japan and South Korea from May 20 to May 24  Jen Psaki said the trip will ‘deepen ties between our governments and … Read more

Slip-purrs! Cat becomes a social media star after owner makes him shoes made out of his own FUR

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Slip-purrs! Cat becomes a social media star after owner makes him shoes made out of his own FUR Minira, the one-year-old Minuet breed, lives with his owner in Japan He has racked up 85,000 YouTube subscribers with clips of his adorable antics In a recent viral video his owner made him a pair of slippers made … Read more

UK moves a step closer to joining £8trillion trans-Pacific trading club

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Britain moves a step closer to joining £8trillion trans-Pacific trading club including Australia, Canada, Japan and Mexico UK has entered final stage of accession process to trans-Pacific trading group Group including Australia, Canada, Japan and Mexico has GDP of £8trn-plus Joining is central to Boris Johnson’s pivot away from EU to faster-growing areas  By James … Read more

Winter Olympics: Great Britain reach semi-finals of women’s curling competition

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Great Britain dramatically seal their place in semi-finals of the Winter Olympics women’s curling by TEN CENTIMETRES as they beat the Russians and TWO other results go their way in tense finale Great Britain made the semi-finals of the women’s curling after a tense finale They needed to beat the ROC and hope that other … Read more

Creepy robot child is developed that can convey SIX facial expressions – and it’s eerily human-like 

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Meet Nikola: Creepy robot child is developed that can convey SIX facial expressions – and it’s eerily human-like The robot child is called Nikola, and can convey six basic emotions  ‘Muscles’ in face let it show happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust While the bot currently lacks a body, its developers hope that it … Read more

Erin Jackson becomes first African-American woman to win gold in speedskating

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‘It feels amazing’: Erin Jackson, 29, becomes first African-American woman to take gold in speedskating at Beijing’s Winter Games Erin Jackson took the gold medal in the women’s 500m speed skating race Jackson, who ranked 24th at her first Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea four years ago beat Japan’s Miho Takagi and Russia’s Angelina … Read more

Five female Olympic ski jumpers are disqualified for suits that are ‘too baggy’ in chaotic final

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The International Ski Federation (FIS) has come under fire after five female ski jumpers were disqualified from the first mixed team event at the Beijing Olympics for wearing jumpsuits that are ‘too baggy’ in a chaotic final. The suits were inspected during the competition and the FIS said five competitors were disqualified because their suits … Read more

Incredible 480ft yacht that’s designed to give you that sinking feeling!

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An incredible 480ft superyacht that can be submerged in water and boasts an open-air tennis court has set sail after a three-year conversion. The unique vessel, named OK, initially began its life as a yacht transportation ship in Japan in 1982 before work began to transform it into a semi-submersive yacht at the Karmarine Shipyard in Turkey.  … Read more

Takumi Minamino scores for Japan after deciding to stay at Liverpool until the end of the season

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Takumi Minamino fires Japan one step closer to the World Cup by scoring in their win over Saudi Arabia just hours after deciding to stay at Anfield to ‘fight for his place in the Liverpool team’ Takumi Minamino scored Japan’s first goal in their 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia This result edges them nearer to … Read more