All Lotteria fast food outlets in Japan to be converted to Zetteria brand by March
There are 106 Lotteria outlets nationwide as of the end of 2025.
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Japan’s TEPCO restarts world’s biggest nuclear plant, first since Fukushima disaster
The restart ends the post-Fukushima nuclear stalemate, and signals the atom’s return as stable power.
Two foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong arrested over alleged child abuse; one charged
Police said a four-month-old baby suffered bleeding in the brain and other symptoms consistent with shaken baby syndrome, while his 16-month-old elder brother was also found to have bruising.
UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'
The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.
Elon Musk’s Grok still being used to generate explicit images despite new safeguards, study finds
An overwhelming majority of Grok user-generated content from a mid-January analysis depicts nudity or sexual activity, according to a think tank.
Man who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gets life in prison
Abe was serving as a regular lawmaker after leaving the prime minister's job when he was killed in 2022 while campaigning in the western city of Nara.
New cryogenic vacuum chamber cuts noise for quantum ion trapping
Even very slight environmental noise, such as microscopic vibrations or magnetic field fluctuations a hundred times smaller than Earth's magnetic field, can be catastrophic for quantum computing experiments with trapped ions.
ReRAM has reentered the chat, with high-profile manufacturing deal positioning it as the 'successor to flash memory'
A flash in the pan?
Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant
Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
Toby Carvery owner faces eviction from north London site for felling ancient oak
Felling of 500-year-old oak has provoked fury from public and Enfield council, which leases land to Mitchells & Butlers The restaurant chain Toby Carvery is facing eviction from one of its sites after taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without the permission of its
Fact check: Are Romanians protesting against an 'anti–free speech' law?
Thousands of people took to the streets of Bucharest last week to protest against a law that they say threatens freedom of expression in Romania. However, an investigation by The Cube suggests that the legislation is intended to combat extremist activity.
Europol breaks up Europe-wide drugs network based in Poland running 20 illegal labs
WARSAW, Jan 21 - European investigators uncovered an international synthetic drugs network run from Poland and have seized more than 9.3 tonnes of narcotics and arrested over 100 suspects, Polish prosecutors said on Wednesday.
EU leaders face 'critical' moment at Thursday’s summit amid Trump's threats, Calviño says
The EU Summit on Thursday will be a critical meeting where leaders must demonstrate Europe’s 'superpower' ability to push back against Donald Trump, EIB President Nadia Calviño told Euronews.
Rare Florida scrub millipedes reproduce in captivity for the first time
Before scientists even knew how many Florida scrub millipedes were left in the wild, a quiet breakthrough happened in a University of South Florida lab. The rare, giant millipedes reproduced in captivity.
Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up
Climate change is turbocharging heat waves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?
Netflix and Mappa announce new partnership, but anime fans are worried
Netflix and animation studio Mappa announce a strengthened partnership that could revolutionize anime production, but at what cost?
Big Tech is racing to own Africa’s internet
Amazon has joined Starlink, Google, and Meta in the scramble to control how Africa goes online.
Denmark fought alongside the U.S. Now, Trump is threatening it over Greenland.
Denmark was a committed partner to the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan, deploying thousands of troops, and made early contributions to the invasion of Iraq.
'Appeasement strategy is over': MEP Valérie Hayer calls for shift in EU response to Trump
MEP and Chair of the Renew Europe parliamentary group Valérie Hayer spoke to Euronews about Trump's threats to seize Greenland and impose new tariffs on European countries saying Europe's response should shift from "appeasement" to "deterrence."
Identity violation and pricing
Why do books and records have standard pricing? You’d think that a record from Miles Davis or Patricia Barber would cost more than one from the local garage band. Economists tie themselves into knots trying to explain why wine and handbags have such wide price variation, but
Italy won't take part in Trump's "Board of Peace", Corriere says
ROME, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Italy won't take part in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, daily Corriere della Sera reported on Wednesday, citing concern that joining such a group led by a single country's leader would violate Italy's constitution. Trump's
A Brief Introduction to Buckminster Fuller and His Techno-Optimistic Ideas
Buckminster Fuller was, in many ways, a twenty-first century man: an achievement in itself, considering he was born in the nineteenth century and died in the twentieth. In fact, it may actually count as his defining achievement. For all the inventions presented as revolutionary
Sculpting complex 3D nanostructures with a focused ion beam
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and colleagues have developed a new way to fabricate three-dimensional nanoscale devices from single-crystal materials using a focused ion beam instrument. The group used this new method to carve helical-shaped
How Egypt is reviving the Suez Canal after maritime attacks sank traffic
Attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea scared off much of the shipping that used the Suez Canal, depriving Egypt’s ailing economy of vital revenue.
In prudish China, men are detained after posts about ‘gay pandas’
The detentions come amid a broader crackdown on gay rights in recent years, with Chinese authorities shutting down gay dating apps and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
Trump Tirades on Greenland Get So Scary that It Rattles Medical Expert
Over the weekend, President Trump sent a deranged text to Norway’s prime minister linking his failure to win the Nobel Peace prize to the possibility of taking Greenland by military force. That wasn’t a one-off: Trump said something similar in rambling remarks on Tuesday .
China says it will defend UN system after ‘Board of Peace’ invite
The UN should be at the centre of any international system, Beijing says.
Africa: Britam Uganda Retains Top Employer Africa Status for Second Year Running
[Nile Post] Britam Uganda has been certified as a Top Employer Africa 2026 for the second consecutive year, reaffirming the company's commitment to people-centred leadership and a high-performance workplace culture.
Malaysia anti-graft body planning to charge two ex-military chiefs
The two top officials will be charged in court this week.
AI-powered ultrasounds get medical approval. Here’s how they may revolutionise prenatal screenings
Prenatal ultrasounds miss up to half of fetal abnormalities, but a new AI-powered tool just cleared by the United States could help close that gap.
NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning
NASA's Suni Williams—one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station—has retired.
Malaysia’s Perikatan Nasional rudderless as search for Opposition’s new chief deadlocked
Perikatan Nasional has a leadership vacuum as its largest member Parti Islam SeMalaysia has no suitable candidate.
Iran's foreign minister issues most direct threat yet to US as protester death toll rises
The death toll from the protests has reached at least 4,519 people, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said.
Spacecraft captures the "magnetic avalanche" that triggers giant solar explosions
Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and stronger explosions that accelerated particles to extreme speeds. The process