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Playing god: Japan temple puts faith in robot priest

August 15, 2019 | 09:28

A 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of the religion - despite critics comparing the android to "Frankenstein's monster".

At least 33 dead in suspected arson at Japan animation studio KyoAni

July 19, 2019 | 09:12

A man shouted "die" as he doused an animation studio with fuel and set it ablaze in Japan on Thursday (Jul 18), public broadcaster NHK said, killing at least 33 people in the nation's worst mass murder in nearly two decades.

Canada formally withdraws from Kyoto Protocol

December 13, 2011 | 08:59

Canada on Monday became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, saying the pact on cutting carbon emissions was preventing the world from effectively tackling climate change.

UN talks start in Panama on climate deadlock

October 02, 2011 | 09:00

Climate envoys from around the world opened talks Saturday in Panama in a bid to help break the deadlock on key sticking points ahead of a closely watched year-end conference in Durban, South Africa.