Japanese toilets – equipped with music players, automatic flushes, and heated seats – are clearly not afraid of making a splash with their innovative designs. But these cutting edge seats…
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S Korea: Data extracted from first Jeju Air black box – ministry
Investigators have finished extracting data from one of the black boxes from the fated Jeju Air plane that crashed on Sunday, South Korea’s transport ministry has said. The data from…
S Korea: Arrest warrant issued for impeached president Yoon
A court in South Korea has issued an arrest warrant against suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on 3 December. The warrant comes after Yoon,…
S Korea: Jeju Air passenger plane pre-flight checks found ‘no issues’ before Muan crash
A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found “no issues”, the airline has said. “Nothing abnormal was noted…
China: Teens sentenced to life in prison for classmate’s death
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March. The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13…
S Korea: Authorities order air safety probe after deadly plane crash
South Korea’s acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its…
India: Authorities announce seven days of mourning for ex-PM Manmohan Singh
India has announced seven days of mourning and a state funeral for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was hailed as one of the architects of the country’s economic liberalisation…
China: Driver who killed dozens in car attack sentenced to death
A man who killed dozens by driving his car into people exercising outside a stadium in southern China has been sentenced to death. Fan Weiqiu was accused of “endangering public…
S Korea: At least 176 killed as plane crashes on landing at Muan airport
At least 176 people have been killed when a passenger plane caught fire after skidding off a runway and crashing at an airport in South Korea’s Muan city, the country’s…
India: Nation mourns ex-PM Manmohan Singh with full state funeral
India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in Delhi. Singh led the country from 2004 to 2014 and was considered the architect…