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Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer'
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Yoshitaka Sakurada said his lack of experience with computers should not pose a problem

Japan's new cyber-security minister has dumbfounded his country by saying he has never used a computer.

Yoshitaka Sakurada made the admission to a committee of lawmakers.

"Since I was 25

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New Zealand launches balls checking booth for testicular cancerNew Zealand launches balls checking booth for testicular cancer
Image copyrightTesticular Cancer NZImage caption If you're too shy to face a doctor, the Testimatic is just the thing for you

Ever thought of getting a health check but worried about having to, well, drop your pants Meet the Testimatic.

That's a booth to allow New Zealand men to have their testicles checked

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Monkey kills baby boy in India's AgraMonkey kills baby boy in India's Agra
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Monkeys in India face growing environmental as well as human pressures

A 12-day-old boy has died after he was snatched from his mother and bitten by a monkey in northern India.

The infant's mother was breastfeeding him at their home in the city of Agra when the animal

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Philippines' Duterte skipped Asean meetings to take 'power naps'Philippines' Duterte skipped Asean meetings to take 'power naps'
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Mr Duterte has openly admitted that he is tired and ready to quit

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte missed several meetings at a regional summit because he was taking "power naps", said the presidential office.

A spokesman said Mr Duterte missed four scheduled events on

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Suneung: The day silence falls over South KoreaSuneung: The day silence falls over South Korea
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All across South Korea, at exactly 08:40 local time (23:40 GMT Wednesday) on Thursday, more than half a million students take the exam for which they have been preparing their entire lives.

The infamous Suneung, an abbreviation for College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korean, is an eight-hour marathon of

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Are these people really a threat to Thai national securityAre these people really a threat to Thai national security
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