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'They must find work': Germany pushes jobs for Ukraine refugees
'They must find work': Germany pushes jobs for Ukraine refugees
Economy
by  AFP

Like a million of her compatriots, hairdresser Valentyna Vysotska fled Ukraine for Germany when Russia invaded. "My German isn't great but my boss, my colleagues and the clients are all very understanding," Vysotska, 54, told AFP. As far as Chancellor Olaf Scholz is concerned, Vysotska is an example he wished he could see more of.

Feeling flush: Japan's high-tech toilets go global
Feeling flush: Japan's high-tech toilets go global
Economy
by  AFP

As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide. Bidets are "popular everywhere" but it's still a "private experience" and "weird to talk about" for some customers.

Meet Neo Px: the super plant that attacks air pollution
Meet Neo Px: the super plant that attacks air pollution
Economy
by  AFP

It may look like an innocent green plant, but its name evokes something far closer to a robot or interstellar rocket. Protected from the elements, several thousand modified pothos plants, green speckled with white, awaited their turn to be potted, packed and shipped.