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The hidden costs of Asia's 'walking dead'

Johan Nylander
Asia Times
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 10:47 UTC
Studies shows that people in Asia suffer more from sleep deprivation than people in the West but insomnia is doing more harm than just making people grumpy and unhealthy - it kills creativity and lowers work output

sleeping on a train
© Agence France-PresseIn Japan the phenomena of over-tired office workers who hardly can keep their eyes open even has a special word: inemuri – "sleeping while present".
Anywhere you go in major cities in Japan, China or other Asian countries, you will see office workers slumbering in public areas - in metro trains, parks or even in restaurants. The cozy big armchairs at Starbucks are highly sought-after spots during lunch hour.

Studies shows that people in Asia suffer more from sleep deprivation than people in the West. About half of all full-time workers in Asian cities say they don't get enough sleep, and that the problem is getting worse every year. In Japan the phenomena of over-tired office workers who hardly can keep their eyes open even has a special word: inemuri - "sleeping while present".

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Three dead in Sweden bus crash with dozens of young people on board - media


RT
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 10:03 UTC
At least three people were killed and several injured after a bus carrying dozens of schoolchildren overturned in Sweden, local media reports, citing officials.

The bus was carrying around 52 children and six adults, according to Allehanda newspaper.
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Saudi doctors remove lightbulb that spent 11 yrs inside man's stomach


RT
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:36 UTC
Saudi doctors were shocked to discover a lightbulb inside a patient's stomach during surgery. The bulb had been inside the man for 11 years, after he swallowed it as a child.

A 21-year-old Asian man went to the emergency department at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Hospital in the eastern al-Ahsa, complaining of severe nausea, abdominal pain, high fever and fatigue, al Weeam reports.
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UK airports, nuclear power plants put on terror alert


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 08:38 UTC
UK police
© AP Photo/ Charlie Riede
The terror group Daesh may be plotting attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting the country's airports and nuclear power plants, British intelligence services revealed.

UK security services issued a series of alerts within last 24 hours warning country's airports and nuclear power plants about the threat of terror attacks, local media reported.

UK intelligence agencies fear that Daesh, a terror group outlawed in Russia, as well as other terror organizations have developed ways to plant explosives in mobile phones and laptops to bypass security checks at airports, The Telegraph media outlet reported.
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Police arrest 14yo in connection with rape of teen girl streamed live on Facebook


RT
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 08:34 UTC
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© Benoit Tessier / Reuters
The first suspect, 14, has been arrested by Chicago police in connection to the rape of a 15-year-old girl by multiple young men, which was streamed live on Facebook in March.

Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the arrest on Twitter:

"Tonight, CPD (Chicago Police Department) arrested the first of several juvenile offenders in the Facebook sexual assault incident."

More arrests are expected to come as the investigation continues, police say. Further details will be provided at a news conference, scheduled for 11:00am local time on Sunday.
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Six people dead, three missing after explosion in Northern China


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 08:34 UTC
Chinese ambulance
© AP Photo/ Ng Han Guan
At least six people were killed and three others went missing as a blast occurred in northern China, local media reported on Sunday.

An explosion hit a house in northern Chinese province of Shanxi leaving at least six people dead and three missing, the Xinhua news agency reported citing local officials.

​The blast occurred on Saturday night at the Nanhuan West Road in Tiantan Town in the city of Linfen, according to the report.
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Machete attack in Pakistani shrine leaves at least 20 dead, three injured


Sputnik
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 08:29 UTC
Pakistan ambulances
© AP Photo/ Mohammad Sajjad
At least 20 people were killed and three more critically injured on Sunday in a shrine by its custodian and his associates in the Pakistani province on Punjab, local media reported.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning at the shrine of Ali Ahmed Gujjar in the Sargodha district, the Geo TV broadcaster reported citing local officials.
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'Accidental' explosion in Paris suburb injures around 20 people


RT
Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:16 UTC
‘Accidental’ explosion in Paris suburb
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At least 20 people have been injured in a powerful explosion at a carnival in the Paris suburb of Villepinte Saturday. Local authorities told the media that the blast was 'accidental.'

"A man with a broken arm, a child with blood on his face" in the audience and "people [were] running around in all directions to find their children," witnesses said, according to Le Parisien.

The explosion was described as "accidental" by Villepinte commune's municipality and prefecture, the newspaper reported.

At least four people suffered serious injuries, according to local media.
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Fire breaks out in downtown Dubai


RT
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 07:31 UTC
Dubai fire
© AP video still
A large fire has engulfed a construction site in downtown Dubai, near the UAE's iconic Burj Khalifa and Dubai Mall, covering the area with thick black smoke.

The massive inferno erupted in a building near the Burj Khalifa mall at around 6.30am, eyewitnesses reported. In a statement, the Dubai Media Office confirmed that the burning building was still under construction and belonged to property developer Emaar.

Authorities were quick to dispatch fire fighting teams, including a helicopter and emergency crews as they cordoned off the surrounding area. No injuries have yet been reported, even though ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
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Palestinian-American teacher brutally attacked by Jewish Defense League outside AIPAC conference

Allison Deger
Mondoweiss
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 08:42 UTC
Kamal Nayfeh
© IMEU
A 55-year old Palestinian-American instructor at a community college in North Carolina was "brutally beaten" by members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) while walking by the AIPAC conference in Washington DC on Sunday, according to a video and statement released by the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) today. The man was identified as Kamal Nayfeh.

The JDL affiliates "punched and kicked him and hit him in the face with flag poles, leaving him with cuts and bruises all over his face and body," said the IMEU in the statement. Photos were taken of Nayfeh after the and beatings show his face bloodied and bruised.

The video picks up as the violent encounter is in progress. It is unknown what occurred in the moments before filming began.

Comment: Update (Apr. 01): Nayef's daughter Dayna said she had to ask the police to take action as the attackers "were left to freely walk around for a while before being detained."
"I asked him directly, 'Did you hit my Dad?'" Dayna said. "And this guy told me with a police officer standing beside me, 'Yes I hit your dad, and I hope he learned a lesson.'"

Dayna said her father walked her to the protest, but was not participating. When members of the JDL shouted something about there being no Palestinians there, Nayfeh said, "I am Palestinian," according to Dayna. He was then attacked.

"The only thing I told them was I am a Palestinian," Nayfeh said. "They didn't know anything about me."

Jason Charter, an organizer with Americans Take Action, was also attacked by JDL members and suffered a concussion after he was hit over the head with a pipe.



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