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The paradise island where millionaires go to avoid death (and taxes): Isle for the libertarian super-rich attracts many more like Bryan Johnson - the biohacker who wants to live forever

By KESLS RAM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14834261/The-paradise-island-millionaires-avoid-death-taxes-Isle-libertarian-super-rich-attracts-like-Bryan-Johnson-biohacker-wants-live-forever.html Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Dynasties

By KESLS RAM
Dynasties, daughters and the dilemma of democracy in Southeast Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Dynasties-daughters-and-the-dilemma-of-democracy-in-Southeast-Asia
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MAHSR hurdles

By KESLS RAM
https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_841596d4-91cb-4f8f-ba50-84b9ea70fc8a Japan's significant contribution to India's Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, including funding, technology, and expertise, faces several hurdles that impact its effectiveness and the project's progress. Below is a concise overview of the key challenges specific to Japan's role, based on available information: Currency Fluctuations and Financial Risks : Hurdle : The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is funding 81% of the ₹1.08 lakh crore (approx. $14 billion) project through a low-interest loan (0.1% over 50 years). However, fluctuations in the yen-rupee exchange rate increase the effective cost for India, as repayments are in yen. Impact : Cost overruns could strain India's repayment capacity, potentially leading to tensions in the bilateral financial agreement. Japan faces risks if India struggles to meet repayment terms due to delays or lower-than-expected ...
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Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran takes direct control of day-to-day ops of Air India amid crisis

By KESLS RAM
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/nutrition/tata-group-chairman-n-chandrasekaran-takes-direct-control-of-day-to-day-ops-of-air-india-amid-crisis/ar-AA1HpJmY?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=175882be08654b23a0a7da74211af392&ei=13 -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."
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Post by Yu Jing on X

By KESLS RAM
    Yu Jing ⁦‪@ChinaSpox_India‬⁩ #Hindu relics have been well reserveved at Kaiyuan Temple in #Quanzhou , #China . Discover the stunning fusion–purusha mriga guarding the hall & pillars carved with Vishnu epics built 800 years ago, where Tamil Chola artistry met Chinese auspicious motifs. pic.x.com/NVowXCjBUn   2025/06/22, 16:11    
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Japan is obsessed with rice. And prices have gone ballistic

By KESLS RAM
With a median age of almost 50, Japan is the world's oldest big country. Citizens are probably too long in the tooth to repeat the riots of a century ago. Japan is obsessed with rice. And prices have gone ballistic https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/06/19/japan-is-obsessed-with-rice-and-prices-have-gone-ballistic from The Economist
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Pink Tax

By KESLS RAM
Women should be more aware of the pink tax and make smarter choices by comparing prices between men's and women's products. When there's no real difference between men's and women's products, choosing the cheaper option is a smart way to avoid the pink tax, and many women are already doing this The Pink Tax: The hidden cost of being a woman https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/The-Pink-Tax-The-hidden-cost-of-being-a-woman
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AI sceptic Emily Bender: ‘The emperor has no clothes’

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Her thesis is that the whizzy chatbots and image-generation tools created by OpenAI and rivals Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, Google and Meta are little more than "stochastic parrots", a term that she coined in a 2021 paper. A stochastic parrot, she wrote, is a system "for haphazardly stitching together sequences of linguistic forms it has observed in its vast training data, according to probabilistic information about how they combine, but without any reference to meaning". https://on.ft.com/465EHFT I saw this article when using the Financial Times app and thought you might be interested: Financial Times, AI sceptic Emily Bender: 'The emperor has no clothes' -- George Hammond -- Read the full article at:
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India’s tragic crash comes amid a rapid expansion of air travel

By KESLS RAM
Indian aviation is broadly safe. The country's rating on an index prepared by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a UN body, is above the global average but well below Western nations or even China. And it has a record of learning from disasters and adapting, most notably after a mid-air collision over Delhi in 1996, which led to big changes in the way airspace is used. Flyers tend not to worry about safety. Indigo, launched 18 years ago and now the market leader, has a spotless record and the youngest fleet of any major airline on the planet, with an average age of around four years. Air India's fleet is nearly twice as old, but that will change as it takes deliveries of new aircraft. This is Air India's first fatal accident since privatisation. India's tragic crash comes amid a rapid expansion of air travel https://economist.com/asia/2025/06/12/indias-tragic-crash-comes-amid-a-rapid-expansion-of-air-travel from The Economist
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Amid the expo, Osaka shows off its artistic talents (The Japan Times), 14 Jun 2025

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Amid the expo, Osaka shows off its artistic talents ZORIA PETKOSKA OSAKA STAFF WRITER The Japan Times 14 Jun 2025 Art events are vying for attention, bringing art to malls, train stations Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ©2003-2025 PressReader, all rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
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