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TV President Obama Tries to Name Everyone Who’s Died on ‘Game of Thrones’ to Get Young People to Vote by Alex Ungerman 5:51 PM PDT, June 28, 2016 Photo: Getty Images President Obama is a pretty big Game of Thrones fan. Even so, the leader of the free world clearly …

Thursday, 28 September 2017 :  The robot dog, developed by start-up Next Technology, LLC., can check for foot odor. Next Technology is based at the National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College in Kitakyushu. It aims to market the 15-centimeter-long stuffed robot next spring at a price tag of between ¥100,000 and …

Monday, 18 September 2017 :  For the first time in history, a woman has been elected as the president of the Kelantan Football Association (Kafa). Businesswoman Bibi Ramjani Ilias Khas obtained 32 votes at the 63rd Annual Kafa Congress Sunday night, twice the number of votes of her opponent Datuk …

Friday, 17 March 2017 :   The president and chief executive of USA Gymnastics has resigned in the wake of the federation’s handling of sexual abuse allegations concerning a former team doctor. Steve Penny’s exit follows allegations the organisation had turned a blind eye to claims of sexual misconduct. The Indianapolis …

Saturday, 11 February 2017 Manila: The leader of the Philippines’ communist insurgency has called on President Rodrigo Duterte to revive collapsed peace talks as his rebels launched new attacks. Duterte angrily scrapped talks last Saturday with communist insurgents aimed at ending their decades-long conflict after both the government and the …

Friday, 10 February 2017 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose new Cabinet-level US-Japan talks on trade, security and macroeconomic issues, including currencies, when he meets US President Donald Trump, a Japanese government official involved in planning the summit said. Abe headed to Washington yesterday, hoping promises to help …

Monday, 6 February 2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday evening his government is pulling out of peace talks with the country’s communist movement, a day after he lifted the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the insurgents. “Peace talks will remain cancelled unless there is a compelling reason that will …

Saturday, 4 February 2017 KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd is extending for 3 more years the contract of its managing director/president and group chief executive Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim. The telecommunications group said in a statement that the service of Jamaludin, 58, who has helmed the group since March 2008 …

Wednesday, 1 February 2017 SEOUL – Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, one of the world’s most recognised South Koreans, said on Wednesday (1 February 2017) he will not run to become president of South Korea. Speaking at an unscheduled news conference at parliament after meeting the leaders of conservative …

Saturday, 21 January 2017 MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s president said on Friday he wanted to strengthen relations with his new U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, whose threats and barbs against the country raised fears of a major economic crisis, and battered its currency. President Enrique Pena Nieto, pilloried at home for meeting …