In a time of famine and money shortages, meals are a rallying point — and a topic of worry — during a season of change in Afghanistan. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift …
Thailand’s housing market weakening
Demand falling; construction activity rising Property transactions are falling sharply … based on figures from the Bank of Thailand (BoT). Nationwide condominium registrations rose by 10.3% to …
Couple transforms abandoned Japanese home into guest house
He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse.
Diners in Japan arrested for dipping own chopsticks in communal bowl of ginger
The men, whose clip of the prank was widely shared on social media, are also accused of destroying property by contaminating the container … diners have targeted gyūdon will horrify many Japanese.
Fire guts thousands of shops, police barrack in Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 5 (Xinhua) — A fire gutted thousands of shops in a market in a residential neighborhood of the old part of Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday morning, destroying goods and property. No …
Fire guts thousands of shops in Dhaka
Firefighters battle a fire at a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 4, 2023. A fire gutted thousands of shops in a market in a residential neighborhood of the old part of Dhaka on Tuesday morning, …
Radio Pakistan asked to release pending salaries, pensions by Ramazan 20
ISLAMABAD: Directions have been issued to the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) to release the pending dues of employees before Ramazan 20. A Senate committee on Friday also suggested that …
India Balking At $120 Mln Going To US, Does Not Clear Vaccine Tycoon Poonawala’s Home Sale
Billionaire vaccine tycoon Cyrus Poonawala is keen to move into his palatial Mumbai home but has been stuck in bureaucratic hassles for the past eight years. A miffed Poonawala told a foreign …
A Philanthropist’s Grand Estate in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts
Amenities include a guesthouse, a pool, a wine cellar, nine fireplaces, two libraries and extensive stone walls and terraced gardens …
Dog shot on man’s Cobb County property, owner says neighborhood violence has become a problem
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County man says violence has become a problem … Orem says teenagers are coming from the nearby complex and onto his property. “They’re coming back and forth doing their …