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Japan's emperor speaks to public in remarks suggesting he wants to abdicate

TOKYO, August 8 (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in a rare video address to the public on Monday, said he worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely se

/ 8th August 2016
Trump to target taxes, regulations in economic policy speech

DETROIT/WASHINGTON, August 8 (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will propose tax breaks for working families and for corporations as he outlines his economic plans on Monday in an effort t

/ 8th August 2016
Dipa's kin, Tripura euphoric over her Olympic final appearance

Agartala, Aug 8 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's family in Tripura is overjoyed at her reaching the Olympic final, the first Indian woman ever to do so, and are praying for her victory. Her father, a

/ 8th August 2016
Indian diplomacy from Nehru to Modi: A view from Washington

Vikas Datta IANS Indian diplomacy may be successful or not, but there is no dispute that it is thorough, as this work shows. An American diplomat in India, instructed to raise an issue formally w

/ 8th August 2016
Jihadism: The Radicalisation of Youth

Rose Delaney Inter Press Service To 13-year-old Gauher Aftab, the path to eternal bliss never seemed more enticing than in the pivotal moment a pious man with a flowing beard entered his 9th-grade

/ 8th August 2016
Truth in Reconciliation

Reconciliation involves human reasoning and the grace to recognize the existence of the one you are divided from, and cannot be relegated to mere sentimentality and emotional outbursts. The journey towards achi

Editorial / 8th August 2016
Right to Education elusive for native people in Latin America

Orlando Milesi Inter Press Service Education, the most powerful instrument in the struggle against exclusion and discrimination, is still elusive for indigenous people in Latin America who remain

/ 8th August 2016
LOOKING BEYOND THE WHITE COLLAR JOB

Tekalemla LongcharAssistant Professor, St. Josephs College, Jakhama Youth unemployment has become a global problem today. Out of the many factors, one of the factors is the preference for white collar job

People-Life-Etc / 8th August 2016
Neetu Chandra leads advanced India Independence Day celebrations in Toronto

Toronto, Aug 8 (IANS) Thousands of Indo-Canadians joined in advance celebrations of India's Independence Day here on Monday as Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra led the community parade in the heart of the bigges

/ 8th August 2016
Sonakshi sends best wishes to Indian contingent at Olympics

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Actress Sonakshi Sinha is proud of all the Indian sportspersons representing the country at the ongoing Rio Olympics. She hopes they all win big. Sonakshi, who has featured in

/ 8th August 2016
Mehbooba meets Rajnath to discuss Kashmir situation

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the situation in Kashmir while the opposition has demanded a discussion in parl

/ 8th August 2016
E-cigarette makers rush new products to market ahead of U.S. rules

NEW YORK, August 8 (Reuters) - The e-cigarette market is suddenly getting more crowded. Makers of the "vaping" devices launched a flood of new products in the United States ahead of new federal reg

/ 8th August 2016
No to Trump: Philippine lawmaker seeks to ban U.S. presidential candidate

MANILA, August 8 (Reuters) - A Philippine lawmaker is seeking to permanently ban U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump from visiting the Southeast Asian nation after the billionaire called it one of

/ 8th August 2016
Dipa's parents, Tripura euphoric over her Olympic final berth

Agartala, Aug 8 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's parents in Tripura are overjoyed over their daughter making it to the Olympic final, the first Indian woman ever to do so, and are praying for her victory at the f

/ 8th August 2016
Lonely nights for India's "women left behind", unaware of Gulf migrant crisis

KALPAKKAM, India, August 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Inside her blue-walled house, E. Bhagyam sits with a faded wedding album and talks about how much she misses her husband, who works as a welder in the G

/ 8th August 2016
Trailblazer Karmakar first Indian to grab final spot

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8 (Reuters) - When Dipa Karmakar slumped into a chair at the Rio Olympic Arena on Sunday after her "vault of death" did not go to plan, the glazed look in her eyes suggested her 2016 Game

/ 8th August 2016
Mudslides triggered by storm claim 40 lives in eastern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, August 8 (Reuters) - Mudslides triggered by intense rainfall in eastern Mexico killed 40 people at the weekend as saturated hillsides collapsed onto modest homes in the wake of now-dissipated Tropi

/ 8th August 2016
More records fall as Phelps collects 19th gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8 (Reuters) - Michael Phelps picked up his 19th gold medal on a second night of world records in the Olympic pool, with Katie Ledecky cruising to women's 400 metres freestyle victory and

/ 8th August 2016
Thailand, seeking stability, approves military constitution

BANGKOK, August 8 (Reuters) - A democratically elected government will take power in Thailand at the earliest by December 2017, a senior Thai official said on Monday, after the country endorsed a military-backe

/ 8th August 2016
Del Potro sends Djokovic off in tears

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic was reduced to tears after suffering a shock first round 7-6(4) 7-6(2) loss to Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the men's Olympic tennis

/ 8th August 2016