Japan cabinet approves move to cut consumption tax on food to 1%
We haven't written up this one. Nikkei Asia has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
More in World
More than $1.2m lost to scams involving courier firms and Apple’s iMessage
Since June 24, at least 251 cases have been reported.
Report finds runaway coal train reached 90km/h on 20km journey
An interim report has confirmed a runaway coal train reached speeds well in excess of the safe limit and rolled backwards for 5 kilometres before coming to a halt.
Trump warns Iran to open Hormuz or get 'hit very hard'
Donald Trump has said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as today, but warned Iran it would get "hit very hard" if negotiations fell through.
Police to increase patrols after alleged assault of grocery store owner
Police ramp up patrols in Melbourne's west after a group of teenagers allegedly bash a local grocer so severely he is now in hospital.
AI before AI: The legacy of Norbert Wiener’s cybernetics (3/3)
Norbert Wiener, the founder of cybernetics, may deserve a place in the pantheon of the founding fathers of modern AI, alongside Alan Turing and John von Neumann.