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Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan’s capital

Japanhasanewcafewherecustomerscanenjoycoffeebrewedandservedbyarobotbarista.TherobotnamedSawyerdebutedthisweekatHennaCafeinTokyo’sdowntownbusinessandshoppingdist

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Shanghai van incident: 18 injured as vehicle hits pedestrians

AvanhasploughedintopedestriansoutsideaStarbuckscafeincentralShanghai,Chinesestatemediareport.Thesceneoftheaccident.Atleast18peoplehavebeeninjured,threeofthemser

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Baghdad cafe marks 100 years as intellectual hub

SeatedattableswithglassesofteaintheheartofBaghdad'sbookshopdistrict,thecustomersofShabandarcafehavewatched100yearsofIraq'stumultuoushistorypassby.Sinceopeningit

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Bangladesh terror cafe reopens in new location

A Bangladesh cafe has reopened, six months after Islamic extremists killed 22 people during a hostage siege.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Bangladesh, meets PM after extremist attacks

United States Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on combatting extremism on Monday (Aug 29) as the police killed members of an Islamist group blamed for a deadly cafe siege.

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7-Eleven for lunch, Mercedes for dinner, HMV for tea? In Hong Kong, chains branch out

From the ubiquitous convenience store to discount grocers 759, fashion’s Vivienne Westwood and carmaker Mercedes-Benz, businesses are moving into dining to chase the lifestyle dollar

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Xinhua Insight: Beijing tech startup street still full of ideas, passion

​It's a chilly weekday morning and Beijing's Zhongguancun Entrepreneurial Avenue is quiet. The transformation of this once sizzling area has led many to ask whether the subdued street hints at a larger picture.

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Funeral services to be held for Sydney siege victims

​Funeral services will be held on Tuesday for two hostages died in a cafe siege in downtown Sydney last week.

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Australians come to grips with tragic siege

​Terrorism has torn at the heart of Australian society triggering widespread fear and anger after an armed man showing Islamic flags held 17 people hostage in a Sydney cafe.

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Australian police raid cafe after gunman shoots hostage

Australia's heavily armed police raided a Sydney cafe under siege after a police sniper witnessed the gunman shoot a hostage, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Five hostages escape from Sydney cafe siege

​Five hostages have been released from a Sydney cafe, which has been held siege by an armed man showing Islamic flags on Monday.

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Cafe serving thrown away food opens in Bristol

A cafe has opened this week in the English city of Bristol, dishing up meals made from thrown-away supermarket food rescued from waste skips.