Sex tourismTheir fathers visited the Philippines to buy sex: now a generation of children want to track them down Brigette Sicat will not be going to school today. She sits, knees to chest, in a faded Winnie-the-Pooh T-shirt, on the double mattress that makes up half her home. At night, she curls up here with her grandmother and two cousins, beneath the leaky sheets of corrugated iron that pass for a roof.
Two United States Government investigators were last night travelling to Japan in an effort to find the cause of the worst air crash involving a single aircraft.Japan Air Lines said that 524 passengers and crew, including 21 non-Japanese, were feared killed when one of its Boeing 747 jets crashed into mountainous terrain north-west of Tokyo. Flight 123, flying a domestic route from Tokyo to Osaka, apparently veered off course shortly after taking off for its 60-minute journey.
FilmThe actor on juggling popular teen comedy and mild-mannered mockumentary – and why he's not a fan of the American version of The OfficeEugene Levy does not look quite comfortable, standing on the sofa. Those Groucho brows are frowning, surprised eyes wide. He knows the photos will work better if he's three feet up, and he's much too polite to gripe. But he's wary. That cushion is just a touch plush. Plus, he's had a run of bad luck lately.
The evolution of the ‘flushed face’ emoji over five years of Android. Composite: Emojipedia/GoogleThe evolution of the ‘flushed face’ emoji over five years of Android. Composite: Emojipedia/GoogleEmojis This article is more than 6 years oldGoogle is killing off Android's emoji blobsThis article is more than 6 years oldThe divisive icons have become a mainstay of Android, but now they’re being retired in favour of more conventional smiley faces The best emojis on the market are no more: Google’s weird blobs are being retired in favour of more conventional circular yellow faces.
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