JERUSALEM (AP) – One of Jerusalem’s most popular Palestinian hummus joints, Lina, used to serve about 100 Israeli diners a day – the majority of its clientele. But after the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence last fall, the place saw business drop to about three or four Israeli diners a day, …
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N. Koreans: Brutal work abroad better than life back home
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – One North Korean who worked abroad says that as a waitress in China, she was forced to put up with male customers who groped her and tried to get her drunk. Two others recall the frozen bodies of their countrymen stored in Russian logging camps. …
Read More »Japan prepares for release of tritium from Fukushima plant
TOKYO (AP) – To dump or not to dump a little-discussed substance is the question brewing in Japan as it grapples with the aftermath of the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima five years ago. The substance is tritium. The radioactive material is nearly impossible to remove from the huge quantities of …
Read More »Police say 7 connected to India temple surrender after fire
PARAVOOR, India (AP) – Seven people who fled after a weekend fire killed at least 116 people at the southern Indian temple where they are board members have surrendered to police to face prosecution, police said Tuesday. Police officer Gupakumar said the seven were taken into custody late Monday after …
Read More »2 more suspects charged in Brussels bombings
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgian authorities have charged two more men with offenses related to the Brussels bombings. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that the suspects, identified only as Smail F. and Ibrahim F., were involved in renting an apartment in the Etterbeek area of Brussels that served as …
Read More »Why you might soon text robots as often as your friends
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The robots are coming – to help run your life or sell you stuff – at an online texting service near you. In coming months, users of Facebook’s Messenger app, Microsoft’s Skype and Canada’s Kik can expect to find new automated assistants offering information and services …
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