Mount Fuji Eruption Could Paralyse Tokyo: Report

The snow-capped peak of the country's highest mountain is a symbol of Japan. (File)

Tokyo, Japan:  Japan's iconic Mount Fuji could paralyse Tokyo with ash if it erupted, choking roads and halting water supplies, according to a government disaster planning study, a news report said Tuesday.

The snow-capped peak of the

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A patient left a glowing, exclamation-point-heavy review on her doctor's Facebook page: "My primary care physician is truly the most incredible woman that I have ever met in my life!!!!!!!"

Marian Antoinette Patterson "takes the

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Kim Jong Agrees To Meet Trump On Border Of Two Koreas: Report

The historic US-North Korea summit will likely take place in "late May". (File)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to meet US President Donald Trump at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, an informed

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Melbourne, Australia:  Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell became the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial over historic sex offences Tuesday, with the elderly priest vowing to fight the charges.

The 76-year-old was impassive throughout the hearing in Melbourne that ordered him to face a jury on

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A 10 Per Cent Rise In Sex Assault Cases Reported At Pentagon In 2017

The surge in the fiscal 2017 included two major online photo sharing scandals. (File)

Washington:  As many as 6,769 sexual assault cases in the US military were reported in fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017, up about 10 per cent from 6,172 reported in the previous year, according to a Pentagon annual report.

These

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Amber Phillips stepped on an American Airlines flight from Raleigh-Durham to Washington on Thursday evening and immediately noticed how small the plane was. There were 65 seats, just two in each row.

When Phillips sat down, her

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